Mia Farrow as Blanche Vernon.
She did not expect art to console her. Why should it? It may be that there is no consolation. But, like most people, she did expect it to take her out of herself, and was constantly surprised when it returned her to herself with no comment. The smile of certain nymphs seemed almost to mock her as the finally stood up to go, and their plump arms seemed to usher her, with much ceremony, from the room. For this reason, she always felt slightly reduced by the art of the past, rebuked for her mildness, scorned for her seriousness. The past had its secrets, which she sought very much to know. The National Gallery frequently challenged her assumptions, which was her reason for returning. (M, 9)
"Blanche has become very eccentric"...
This was pretty well undeniable. Blanche went to such lengths... always dressed to the nines, making elliptical remarks that no one knew how to take. Always carrying on about characters in fiction, or characters whom she said should be in fiction, and sipping uninhibitedly from various bottles of wine. (M, 17)
My other castings:
Jennifer Connolly as Claire Pitt in Undue Influence (1999)
Christina Ricci as Frances Hinton in Look at Me (1983)
Chloe Sevigny and Maggie Cheung as Rachel and Heather in A Friend from England (1987)
1 comments:
I believe this is a perfect role for Mia Farrow. A Misalliance is one of my all time favourite novels (although it's such a short story) by AB. Thanks for choosing a perfect actress to play this role! You should be the director!!! Have you ever thought of that as an optional career outside of academia?
Yours, ASD
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