Bronte: The movie - Britmovie

faginsgirl · 03-04-2008, 10:45 AM

Yes, they are about to start fiming on a new movie about the Bronte sisters. Should be interesting! I love thier books especailly Charlotte`s `Jane Ayre`.

I am guessing that the storyline will involve the trouble with thier brother being an alchoholic and being on opium.

Fagins girl xx

Edward G · 03-04-2008, 11:22 AM

Hi Fagin's girl,
I loved the "Jane Eyre" book at school.
But enough about the Victorian age...
Who's going to play the lead and main support in the movie?
I dread to think what Hollywood would do to the story of the Bronte Sisters - or is it going to be a UK or Merchant Ivory type production?
Regards,
Edward G.

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Originally Posted by faginsgirl

Yes, they are about to start fiming on a new movie about the Bronte sisters. Should be interesting! I love thier books especailly Charlotte`s `Jane Ayre`.

I am guessing that the storyline will involve the trouble with thier brother being an alchoholic and being on opium.

Fagins girl xx

faginsgirl · 03-04-2008, 11:28 AM

Tells all here:

Bronte

Fagins girl xx

CaptainWaggett · 03-04-2008, 11:29 AM

Not much in the way of definite casting yet

magicdog · 03-04-2008, 11:30 AM

Been keeping an eye on this for a while, I think it has been knocking about in production for years - I think it had Jonathon Rhys Meyers attached at one point to play Branwell if I remember rightly, then he dropped out. Now IMDB say it has Charles Sturridge directing, director of Brideshead Revisited etc, which seems to have got some great names in - Kristin Scott Thomas, Rebecca Hall, Joan Plowright etc so could be really good stuff.

There was a Bronte TV series in the 70s which at the time was 'critically acclaimed' but struck me as a bit dull - I remember entire scenes devoted to the sisters walking round the dining table for exercise. BBC did a documentary a few years back which was really good, very moody and, um, Wuthering.

dremble wedge · 03-04-2008, 01:23 PM

I remember watching Devotion the Hollywood version of the Bronte story years and years ago.

Great fun and Sydney Greenstreet turned up as Thackeray!

CaptainWaggett · 03-04-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dremble wedge

I remember watching Devotion the Hollywood version of the Bronte story years and years ago.

Great fun and Sydney Greenstreet turned up as Thackeray!

'Morning Mr Thackeray'
'Morning Mr Dickens'

dremble wedge · 03-04-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainWaggett

'Morning Mr Thackeray'
'Morning Mr Dickens'

Yes, I imagine that happened all the time in The Cheshire Cheese...

batman · 03-04-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dremble wedge

Yes, I imagine that happened all the time in The Cheshire Cheese...

I am reminded of the lines in Shakespeare in Love ... ( I can't remember them exactly)

Tavern Keeper: Off now are you Mr Marlowe?
Marlowe: Yes, just popping down to Deptford

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03-04-2008, 11:29 AM	#4
CaptainWaggett Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 1,883 Country: iTrader: (0)	Not much in the way of definite casting yet

03-04-2008, 11:30 AM	#5
magicdog Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK South Posts: 21 Country: iTrader: (2)	Been keeping an eye on this for a while, I think it has been knocking about in production for years - I think it had Jonathon Rhys Meyers attached at one point to play Branwell if I remember rightly, then he dropped out. Now IMDB say it has Charles Sturridge directing, director of Brideshead Revisited etc, which seems to have got some great names in - Kristin Scott Thomas, Rebecca Hall, Joan Plowright etc so could be really good stuff. There was a Bronte TV series in the 70s which at the time was 'critically acclaimed' but struck me as a bit dull - I remember entire scenes devoted to the sisters walking round the dining table for exercise. BBC did a documentary a few years back which was really good, very moody and, um, Wuthering.

03-04-2008, 01:23 PM	#6
dremble wedge Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: derbyshire Posts: 916 Country: iTrader: (0)	I remember watching Devotion the Hollywood version of the Bronte story years and years ago. Great fun and Sydney Greenstreet turned up as Thackeray!