tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post4456660050778873374..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: The Women of Oliver TwistVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-22036265770066995692009-02-21T08:17:00.000-05:002009-02-21T08:17:00.000-05:00I agree, Cinthia, Anna Massey was the perfect Mrs....I agree, Cinthia, Anna Massey was the perfect Mrs. Norris. No one has played her better. But that BBC film adaptation was made over a quarter of a century ago. The last time I saw Anna play a substantial role, one that was really integral to the plot, was as Miss Prism in 2002's The Importance of Being Earnest. There are so few good meaty parts for talented older actresses like Anna Massey. Most Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-21617222959080905472009-02-20T18:48:00.000-05:002009-02-20T18:48:00.000-05:00I'm with you on that too Cinthia !I'm with you on that too Cinthia !Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-67338219967636845672009-02-20T11:04:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:04:00.000-05:00And do not forget that Ms. Massey has appeared in ...And do not forget that Ms. Massey has appeared in an Austen adaptation, since she was no less than Mrs. Norris in the Mansfield Park miniseries (1983), and she keeps being the best Mrs. Norris we have ever seen.<BR/><BR/>CinthiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-58092546550719535492009-02-20T09:24:00.000-05:002009-02-20T09:24:00.000-05:00I thought that the writer/director made the Mrs. B...I thought that the writer/director made the Mrs. Bedwin meatier than it needed to be. I felt that by showing her as a counterpart to Mrs. Corney, the role became more than "let's get a distinguished actress to play a sweet old lady." I agree she doesn't move the plot forward much, but she provides the exposition necessary to piece together the story. I also thought she got more screen time than Sarah O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01336602241504980801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-78155700532170003332009-02-19T22:44:00.000-05:002009-02-19T22:44:00.000-05:00I just love Anna Massey. The first time I saw her ...I just love Anna Massey. The first time I saw her was as Lady Laura in "The Pallisers" miniseries. She is a delight to watch no matter what she's in.Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.com