Ralph Fiennes been on a roll lately. As well as portraying Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter franchise, he's also starred in Skyfall, as well as directing an acclaimed version of Shakespeare's Coriolanus. So that's two billion dollar movies and a great directorial debut - something few actors, if any, have accomplished.
Now, for his follow up to Coriolanus, he's taking on Charles Dickens. But instead of adapting a Dickens book, he will be focusing on the writer himself and the story of his mistress, Nelly Ternan (Felicity Jones), with The Invisible Woman, which has received a new poster and trailer; check them out here....
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Nelly, a happily married mother and school teacher, is haunted by her past. Her memories, provoked by remorse and guilt, take us back in time to follow the story of her relationship with Charles Dickens with whom she discovered an exciting but fragile complicity. Dickens - famous, controlling and emotionally isolated within his success - falls for Nelly, who comes from a family of actors. The theatre is a vital arena for Dickens - a brilliant amateur actor - a man more emotionally coherent in his work, or on stage, than in life. As Nelly becomes the focus of Dickens' passion and his muse, for both of them secrecy is the price, and for Nelly a life of 'invisibility'.
This sounds like something that could take off both critically and commercially, with a good romance always being an easy sell to audiences. The film will receive a limited run in North America from December 25th, and opens in the UK on February 7th, 2014.
Now, for his follow up to Coriolanus, he's taking on Charles Dickens. But instead of adapting a Dickens book, he will be focusing on the writer himself and the story of his mistress, Nelly Ternan (Felicity Jones), with The Invisible Woman, which has received a new poster and trailer; check them out here....
Nelly, a happily married mother and school teacher, is haunted by her past. Her memories, provoked by remorse and guilt, take us back in time to follow the story of her relationship with Charles Dickens with whom she discovered an exciting but fragile complicity. Dickens - famous, controlling and emotionally isolated within his success - falls for Nelly, who comes from a family of actors. The theatre is a vital arena for Dickens - a brilliant amateur actor - a man more emotionally coherent in his work, or on stage, than in life. As Nelly becomes the focus of Dickens' passion and his muse, for both of them secrecy is the price, and for Nelly a life of 'invisibility'.
This sounds like something that could take off both critically and commercially, with a good romance always being an easy sell to audiences. The film will receive a limited run in North America from December 25th, and opens in the UK on February 7th, 2014.