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George

posted 12 years ago by Heatsbaby
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I'm surprised no one has written about how lovely George is! It was so refreshing to have such a gentle, carefree male character and I think a lot of it had to do with Julian Sands' wonderful portrayal. He really conveyed this perfect sense of innocence and humanism.

On a completely random sidenote, does George remind anyone else of a (non-goofy) Kenneth Parcell from 30 rock? I think it's the "gentlemanly" demeanor of them both but I couldn't stop thinking how alike they were...haha

[–] Mandyjam 12 years ago

And I love George's father. I get the feeling that he has always been out of step, but that he has learnt to live with it, and come to know and love himself, with time. He finds the silliness of artificiality painful, when it keeps people apart that should be together.

"great minds think differently"

[–] CvonQ 12 years ago

I agree about the character and Julians Sands' portrayal of him.

His physical presence (both as an actor and as James Ivory filmed the character) is also remarkable--very much the contrast to Cecil the asexual aesthete with whom Lucy would never have experienced sensuality.

[–] ShannonTriumphant 12 years ago

I agree with everyone so far! George was delightful and Sands played him very adeptly. For a British actor, his ability to use his eyes to convey feeling is amazing.The looks he gives Helena, especially while Cecil is reading, and while arguing that he knows she loves him. The director of "House of Mirth" marveled at how well American actors do that, whereas British actors use other things, like their voices or gestures. I'd never thought of it and began to watch movies to see if it's true...and usually, it is.

George's silence was a great counterpoint to Cecil's constant babbling, quoting, showing off in Italian and interrupting everyone. And Mr Emerson is one of the greatest characters in literature! Only he could have produced a son like George.

She deserves her revenge, and we deserve to die.

[–] AZINDN 12 years ago

George's au naturale romp around the "sacred lake" is worthy of the slo-mo Hall of Fame. Julian Sands is hotter than the average British male. Woof!

-- Ew lover, you gonna make me clutch my pearls --

[–] GhostedPouts 11 years ago

I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice the similarity with Kenneth. I only realized it about halfway the movie and afterwards I just kept giggling like an idiot because their characters belong to such different worlds. George was an adorable character since the beggining, he's that kind of person who's easy to get along with.

[–] meadowlark54 11 years ago

I fell in love with George when he began to explain his love to Lucy, particularly when he told her that even while he is holding her in his arms, he wants her to be able to express her own true thoughts and feelings and just be herself. THAT is what I call love. What could she have possibly seen in that prig, Cecil?

I thought Freddy was sweet too. He was a good brother and could see that Cecil was not right for Lucy. He was a lot like George, very spontaneous and fun-loving.