Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Hiding out
Today's film is a biopic about Charles Dickens and his mistress of many years.
How they kept their secret hidden and maintained their relationship.
Directed and starring Ralph Fiennes as Dickens, the main character is the "other woman" played splendidly by Felicity Jones. The two meet and become close friends, then lovers. Dicken's wife is aware of the situation so we have a triangle of sorts but it being the Victorian era it is played on the down low. The fact that he is famous has a bit of the tabloid possibilities looming even then.
This is a very nicely turned out film with great locations and costumes. I liked it a lot and was gripped with the drama of the situation.
A debut of Fiennes as a director, he did very well. I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
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