This story about “Great Expectations” hair and makeup artist Niamh Morrison first appeared in the Limited Series / TV Movies issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
Miss Havisham is one of the most iconic characters in English literature. The wealthy recluse from Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” is so well known, she has become shorthand for heartbreak, revenge and being trapped in time — a person fossilized while still drawing breath. Her story — abandoned at the altar, she retreats to her mansion, forever dressed in her wedding gown — has been reimagined more than a dozen times on the big and small screens.
Olivia Colman and Fionn Whitehead in “Great Expectations” (FX)
The latest adaptation of the novel, FX’s limited series executive produced by Steven Knight, is a darker, more modern interpretation, brimming with sex, drugs and four-letter words (not something you find in most buttoned-up Dickens adaptations). So when it came to...
Miss Havisham is one of the most iconic characters in English literature. The wealthy recluse from Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” is so well known, she has become shorthand for heartbreak, revenge and being trapped in time — a person fossilized while still drawing breath. Her story — abandoned at the altar, she retreats to her mansion, forever dressed in her wedding gown — has been reimagined more than a dozen times on the big and small screens.
Olivia Colman and Fionn Whitehead in “Great Expectations” (FX)
The latest adaptation of the novel, FX’s limited series executive produced by Steven Knight, is a darker, more modern interpretation, brimming with sex, drugs and four-letter words (not something you find in most buttoned-up Dickens adaptations). So when it came to...
- 6/8/2023
- by Missy Schwartz
- The Wrap
It was an historic night for female filmmakers at the British Independent Film Awards, with 10 of the night’s biggest awards going to women or films directed by them. The biggest winner of the night was “Aftersun,” which won Best British Independent Film, as well as Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Debut Director for Charlotte Wells. The film also took home prizes for cinematography, editing, and music supervision.
Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” also had a strong showing, with Rosy McEwen winning Best Lead Performance and Kerrie Hayes winning Best Supporting Performance and Oakley winning Best Debut Screenwriter. Shaheen Baig also won Best Casting for the film.
Despite facing stiff competition from the likes of “Decision to Leave” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World” won Best International Independent Film.
Keep reading for the complete list of nominees from the 2022 British Independent Film Awards,...
Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” also had a strong showing, with Rosy McEwen winning Best Lead Performance and Kerrie Hayes winning Best Supporting Performance and Oakley winning Best Debut Screenwriter. Shaheen Baig also won Best Casting for the film.
Despite facing stiff competition from the likes of “Decision to Leave” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World” won Best International Independent Film.
Keep reading for the complete list of nominees from the 2022 British Independent Film Awards,...
- 12/4/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
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