Lady Edith: So he slipped the hook.
Lady Mary: At least I’m not fishing with no bait.
Laura Carmichael and Michele Dockery in the period drama Downtown Abbey (2010 – 2015) The scathing insult reflects the competitive disharmony between the two sisters that flowed throughout the whole show.
Zoë at The Sporadic Chronicles of a Beginner Blogger has a feature on her site where you pick a memorable scene and include a short analysis on it. Here’s my choice.
I have yet another guest contributor for my Sporadic Scene segment. Today I would like to welcome Alex of Alex Raphael with his scene. Thank you so much Alex!
If you have a scene that you would like featured, drop me a mail at sporadiczoe@hotmail.com with a picture/gif/video of the scene and an explanation as to why (should you want to include it).
I love individual rivalries. It’s one of the big reasons I am such a sports fan. Ali v Frasier, Senna v Prost, Borg v MacEnroe, Magic Johnson v Bird, Coe v Ovett. It’s more unusual to find them in film, even in sporting ones. And even more curiously, one of the most fascinating and absorbing rivalries on film is found in a period drama. The relationship between Mozart and Salieri may not be as evenly matched as those mentioned previously, but it is no less fascinating. The…
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When it comes to period drama, the art of cinema is capable of adapting a fine text to a film that is a joy to the senses. The challenges of a film being set in the past brought out the best in the six films below. A big round of applause if you can name all six correctly.
(1980s)
(1990s)
(1990s)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
Answers
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1. Amadeus (1984)
2. The Remains of the Day (1993)
3. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
4. Gosford Park (2001)
5. Atonement (2007)
6. The King’s Speech (2010)
Alex Raphael 