Television: Great Expectations (BBC1)
Miss Havisham- fair play to the production team for trying something different but for me it just didn't work. Some critics are suggesting she (Miss Havisham, played by Gillian Anderson) is too beautiful but the problem is that she is not convincingly evil.
I wasn't a fan of the decision on Havisham's first appearance. She leaves the bedroom, to which she normally keeps, and walks down the stairs, barefoot, towards Pip. She has a fairylike quality and is not the Havisham that I remember from the book.
The power of the character lies largely in her mystery but she has become a cartoon character in this adaptation. Her appearance is extreme white. The interpretation lacks subtlety. She cranes around Pip, leans into him in an exaggerated manner where the dialogue should speak for itself.
That said, touches such as the scratching of the skin did bring the character to life.
Miss Havisham- fair play to the production team for trying something different but for me it just didn't work. Some critics are suggesting she (Miss Havisham, played by Gillian Anderson) is too beautiful but the problem is that she is not convincingly evil.
I wasn't a fan of the decision on Havisham's first appearance. She leaves the bedroom, to which she normally keeps, and walks down the stairs, barefoot, towards Pip. She has a fairylike quality and is not the Havisham that I remember from the book.
The power of the character lies largely in her mystery but she has become a cartoon character in this adaptation. Her appearance is extreme white. The interpretation lacks subtlety. She cranes around Pip, leans into him in an exaggerated manner where the dialogue should speak for itself.
That said, touches such as the scratching of the skin did bring the character to life.
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