Valentine's Day brings Winter's Tale, starring Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay (of Downton Abbey fame), to the big screen. It is a film based on Mark Helprin's 1983 novel of the same name. The film also stars Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly. A unique love story with a prologue set in 1895, Winter's Tale utilizes a decades-jumping effect to tell the story, bringing the viewer all the way to present day New York City.
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| Farrell & Findlay in a love that won't die |
The movie seems to have a lot to offer: fantasy, romance, mystery, and drama - if you like that kind of movie, that is. My feeling is a lot of women will love it, and a lot of men may sit through it on Valentine's Day weekend and kind of wonder what it's all about (just a hunch).
Colin Farrell plays Peter Lake, a middle- aged burglar who falls in love with a young heiress as she dies in his arms. When Peter learns he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save his young love, Beverly Penn, played by the magnificent Jessica Brown Findlay. Sound crazy? Well...the plot is a bit out there. If you have read the book and loved it, see this movie. If you didn't read the book, see this movie anyway and be prepared for ups and downs, many plot twists and more than a few tears.
The Beauty & Fashion in Winter's Tale
The costumes for Winter's Tale were created by Michael Kaplan. You have seen his creations in such films as Fight Club (1999), Pearl Harbor (2001) ), Burlesque (2010), and Star Trek: Into Darkness (2011), to name a few. He is sure to really bring it with the costume design to this movie, as there are so many different periods of time for him to work with.
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| Findlay in gorgeous period style fashion |
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Expect to see Jessica Brown Findlay in some stunning looks, as the movie spans more than a century. This is not only a love story, but also a classic story of good vs. evil. Here is a one of the trailers for this fantastical film, found on screenrant.com: Winter's Tale Trailer
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| Jessica Brown Findlay as the beautiful Beverly Penn |
Anna Moeslien (Assistant Editor and Entertainment Editor of glamour.com) in an online column wrote that she cannot wait to see Winter's Tale, could literally be felt glowing from the pages as she the following:
Move over, Rachel McAdams. There's a new time-traveling obsessed woman on the scene: Downton Abbey's Lady Sybil. Wait, I meant, Jessica Brown Findlay. Well, she is drinking tea, wearing enviable period-piece dresses, and falling in love with old-timey bad boys—it's easy to assume this is just alternate-universe Lady Sybil.
In related news, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS MOVIE. It has all the things I love: an adorable kid, epic time-traveling romance, sepia-toned lace dresses and undergarments. And this time Russell Crowe is playing the funny-hat-wearing bad guy in a movie and not singing, so everyone wins.
I don't know about everyone else, but she had me at "sepia-toned" and "lace dresses." MAJOR fan of Russell Crowe, and as a bad guy? Yes!! The word on the street is Colin Farrell is sensational in this film, so it's a win-win in the male acting category for me.
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| Russell Crowe as Pearly Soames |
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Love Story + Fantasy + Valentine's Day = Perfect!
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| Do you believe in miracles? |
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