Modern beauty in a historical setting... In today’s cozy bedroom chat, we’re diving into the discussion of the ‘smartphone face’ or ‘iphone face’ in historical period dramas. In this video, we’ll chat about:
Can a face be too modern to star in a costume drama?
What makes a face modern? What makes a face classic?
Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot in Netflix’s Persuasion adaptation
Pride and Prejudice (1995) and (2005)
Why Keira Knightly is the perfect costume drama actress
Skin texture: why women are held to a higher standard
Veneers and the period drama
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation and the controversial casting of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi
The Victoria Secrets Rebrand backlash and the case of never pleasing anyone
To Walk Invisible (2016): a movie about the Bronte sisters and a perfect example of a smartphone face-free movie.
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