Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Today I caught The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie..... woooo didnt realize how scandalous that movie is. Though I can't figure out why all the women speak like drag queens.

I was quite surprised by that movie, especially the scene involving young Pamela Franklin having her portrait painted. I hope she was older than she appeared to be. Maggie Smith's performance was predictably amazing, but at the time, I wasn't sure what to make of her character. I guess I was expecting a "Dead poet's Society" type of film, but instead, Miss Brodie was out-of-touch, pro-fascist and reckless in her encouragements to her charges. I may have to revisit with adjusted expectations someday, as I was quite thrown the first time around.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

I hope she was older than she appeared to be.

She was 19 at the time of filming. I, too, was really thrown by that. They look so incredibly young during those first several scenes. But if you watch to the end, and then go back to watch the beginning, you can see the tricks they use to make them look more youthful than they actually are.