Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlvKvvuvg-s
Last Accessed:4th February 2014
In this modern day adaption of the classic Charles Dickens novel 'Great Expectations' we see Helena Bonham Carter playing 'Miss Havisham', with Jeremy Irvine as 'Pip' and 'Holliday Grainger' as 'Estella'.
When i watched this film first thing that struck me was costumes as a whole including hair and makeup. It all looked brilliant it really had me hooked and observing each and every detail, down to the spot of dust on Havishams' face.
We see the film portraying period characters however with contemporary twists and this is really interesting to look at how other people portray the characters now in the modern day based up on how Dickens created them within his novel.
This film followed the storyline, being left on the wedding day and all clocks stopped, we then go through the upbringing of Estella and Pip who comes to play with Estella, as they grow we see Pip sent to London to be a gentleman and Estella left in their home village to continue her work, and break mens hearts the way Havisham brought her up. We see Pip visit Havisham and eventually be told never to return. There are many different endings to great expectations and in this adaption we see Estella and Pip finally meet again as the friends they always were.
After watching this modern day adaption it really inspired me to get thinking about ideas and it led to me playing around with makeup and hair ideas for my Havisham piece. However in this film we see a very theatrical hair and makeup used throughout and for my Miss Havisham i have decided i want to create something a little less theatrical and a little more realistic to what i thought she may actually look like.
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