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Stilted dialogue

posted 12 years ago by sakura_droplet
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I saw this for the first time only last night - I've been on a Nicole Kidman kick recently - and whilst I thought it was beautifully made with great performances from all involved, I felt the dialogue felt very stilted and slightly awkward. Not just in one time period, but all three. Since it was so prevalent (to me, anyway) I'm wondering if it was somehow a concious effort on the director's part, as it wasn't just down to one particular actor or time period, as I said.

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[–] Marlene_Misses_DWE 12 years ago

It was intended. Because all these episodes are stories about the same story, same book and are surrounded by the same heroine: Virginia writes the book. Laura reads the book. Clarissa lives the book.