Anghraine

I’m ambivalent about the Romola Garai Emma, but I would murder a kitten for a MP adaptation that treated Fanny and Mary along the lines of the way that Emma did with Emma/Jane/Frank.

Like … both are brought to live under the guardianship of a rich and powerful uncle, both are enormously shaped by their upbringings within their foster families, but those upbringings are very different and Mary and Fanny are wildly different in personality yet attracted … and I think it could also raise the emotional stakes for the audience, which is sometimes difficult for people with MP adaptations.

elperian said:

why would you leave that golden commentary in the tags?!

I replied:

Heeeh, well, it seemed a bit speculative! But:

#if i had artistic skills i would totally draw tiny fanny vs tiny mary and henry in the same basic positions #like #being led to some fancy door or something #and then young fanny being almost sent away to mrs norris #and then mary sending herself away from the admiral #and then meeting #idk maybe it /would/ make a better graphic novel than film but i can’t do any of these things anyway #but IF I COULD that is how i would adapt mp

heckofabecca said:

I LOVE THIS

I replied:

Thank you, haha. I long for it in my soul!

antskog at Tumblr asked:

How do you feel about Romola Garai's Emma?

My response:

I liked it, with reservations.

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