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We watched Sarah in Dressmaker
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Although latest adaptation of Emma wasn't an overly successful affair (but it did have brilliant visuals), a new
Jane Austen movie is in works! As Hollywood Reporter informs,
Sarah Snook (who was nominated for an Emmy for her role in Succession TV series and we watched her in Kate Winslet's amazing Australian movie Dressmaker) will lead new movie version of her final novel
PERSUASION! To be directed by
Mahalia Belo, it is a romance of second chances, telling the story of Anne Elliot who, many years after refusing the proposal of young naval officer Frederick Wentworth, finds herself navigating the waters of English society when Wentworth returns from war a wealthy and decorated captain. As Anne ponders missed opportunities, she must consider her own regrets and unwavering, possibly unrequited love. Are you excited about the new adaptation? The lead is certainly a talented actress and a gorgeous woman.
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Black Narcissus starts November 23rd
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In other exciting news from the period set genre,
FX has released the first trailer for their and BBC's mini series
BLACK NARCISSUS with
Gemma Arterton! The three episode adaptation of
Rumer Godden's novel will air all its three parts on FX November 23rd and they will also be available next day on
Hulu! Over at
BBC it will air in December. It is set in Mopu, Himalayas, in 1934 at a remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’, the location holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. During the latter years of British rule in India, ambitious young nun Sister Clodagh
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Gemma Arterton takes the lead role in the series
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(Gemma Arterton) heads a mission to a remote part of the Himalayas. The palace of Mopu has been donated by General Toda Rai, who hopes the Sisters of St. Faith will rid the ‘House of Women’ of unhappy memories connected to
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The three part series is adapted from Rumer Godden's novel
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his late sister, Srimati. Although Clodagh ignores the warnings of the General’s raffish agent Mr. Dean (
Alessandro Nivola), isolation and illness soon take their toll, with the haunting atmosphere of the palace particularly
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Alessandro Nivola takes the male lead in the series
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affecting volatile Sister Ruth (
Aisling Franciosi). As past and present collide, the arrival of the young General Dilip Rai (
Chaneil Kular) is the catalyst for an explosion of repressed desires that may end in a fatal confrontation. Late
Diana Rigg also stars alongside
Jim Broadbent.
