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Daisy Buchanan (2013)

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Participants Rachel Young3driftingbear29Amanda Nguyen5wiredcyclist13shadowridge99Jeremy Kim57Karen Smith9jaderaven52
Rachel Young3 Rachel Young3 Active MemberOP
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#1 ·
After 'Anna Karenina,' my absolute favorite novel is finally getting a new screen adaptation. They’re kicking off filming this fall...

The director is... Sophie Barthes...

As far as the actors go, they're already big names...

Mia Wasikowska Hey... Emma... honestly, I don't even know where to start with her. It’s like watching a slow-motion train wreck where you want to scream at the screen just to make her stop... but she won't. She just keeps chasing these impossible, cinematic fantasies that have absolutely nothing to do with reality... it's exhausting!
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Paul Giamatti... honestly, where do we even start? It’s just... it's maddening how much talent is being overlooked by the mainstream... people just don't get it. He brings this raw, frantic energy to everything he touches, that specific kind of desperation that feels so incredibly real... you see it in his eyes, that flickering intensity... and yet, the big studios keep passing him over for the flashy, empty blockbusters. It's infuriating... truly infuriating... How... Ezra Miller...
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Ezra Miller... honestly, where do we even start? It’s just one thing after another with this one. You expect a certain level of professionalism when you're working at that level, especially in Hollywood, but instead, we get constant headlines about chaos and questionable choices. It’s exhausting to watch... truly exhausting. One minute they're the darling of the studio, and the next, it's a complete meltdown. How does anyone maintain any kind of credibility after all this? It's maddening... What's up? Léon Dupuis... honestly, what are we even doing here? It’s just more of the same... repetitive, uninspired, a total waste of my time...
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The film adaptation of Gustav Flaubert’s "Emma Bovary" centers on Emma, this stunning young woman who ends up married to a small-town doctor named Charles. She goes into the marriage thinking she'll finally find that sweeping, romantic bliss—you know, the kind you read about in novels... but the reality is a total gut punch. She quickly realizes there is a massive, soul-crushing gap between her grandest dreams and the mind-numbing, repetitive drudgery of suburban life. Her spirit just can't take the boredom... it practically screams for some kind of excitement, leading her to throw herself into reckless, fleeting affairs while completely abandoning Charles, her home, and her child... I can't believe I'm even bothering to mention this, but honestly... what happened to quality streaming? Everything feels like such a mess lately. It’s just one disappointment after another... turns out you can't trust anything you see online anymore. Just a total disaster...

IMDb... honestly, what happened to this site? It used to be the gold standard for film buffs, but now it feels like a cluttered mess of SEO-driven garbage and user ratings that mean absolutely nothing... You can't even find a decent critique without wading through ten layers of mindless fluff. It’s frustrating... just completely exhausting to navigate when you actually want to find something meaningful...
driftingbear29 driftingbear29 Active Member
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joined Oct 2014
#2 ·
Jesus. Thank God they’re finally making a new movie based on that novel—which, let’s be honest, is absolutely perfect 😍 🙏

The way they constantly butcher this story on AMC is just exhausting 😳
Since the original was filmed so long ago, I am genuinely looking forward to seeing a modern take 🎉

🍿 ..Emma, what a mess 😁
Amanda Nguyen5 Amanda Nguyen5 Active Member
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joined Dec 2007
#3 ·
Honestly, I’m just stoked that more people are finally going to get a chance to discover the work of Renoir, Minnelli, and Chabrol.
wiredcyclist13 wiredcyclist13 Newcomer
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#4 ·
I’m absolutely thrilled 😍
my absolute favorite book 🙂

the casting looks spot on...
shadowridge99 shadowridge99 Member
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joined Apr 2015
#5 ·
I'm really looking forward to 🙏 😍
Rachel Young3 Rachel Young3 Active MemberOP
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joined Dec 2014
#6 ·
wiredcyclist13 said:My absolute favorite book... if I even have to pick just one... though it’s hard to narrow it down when there are so many masterpieces out there... 🙂

Me too...

I’m currently on my third read-through... 😍
Jeremy Kim57 Jeremy Kim57 Member
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#7 ·
I had no idea they were filming this—how exciting! Though, let's be honest, it could never truly capture the essence of the book. As an American literature professor, I find myself completely lost in the pages every single time I teach this text—it really is just a flawless masterpiece, isn't it? I am looking forward to seeing the film, regardless.😍
Karen Smith9 Karen Smith9 Active Member
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joined Apr 2013
#8 ·
Rachel Fowler61 said:I had no idea they were filming an adaptation—that is absolutely fantastic news! Though, let’s be honest, it can never truly capture the magic of the original book. As an American literature professor, I find myself getting completely swept up every single time I teach this particular text; the work is just... well, it's flawless. Absolutely perfect. I am genuinely looking forward to seeing how they handle it on screen.😍

That’s such a fantastic book—Flaubert really is a master of his craft—but wait, didn't you see the movie version already?
Jeremy Kim57 Jeremy Kim57 Member
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#9 ·
I haven't seen this one yet—is it actually any good?
I've watched a few different versions of Anna Karenina, but none of them really hit the mark for me... mostly because they seem to completely ignore the character of Levin.
Karen Smith9 Karen Smith9 Active Member
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joined Apr 2013
#10 ·
Rachel Fowler61 said:I haven't seen this one yet—is it actually any good?
I’ve sat through several versions of Anna Karenina, but honestly, none of them really hit the mark for me... mostly because they tend to completely ignore Levin.

Well, there are quite a few versions out there...
you've got the Chabrol version from '91, and then a handful of others...
but personally, this one just seemed to resonate with me the most.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041615/
jaderaven52 jaderaven52 Newcomer
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#11 ·
I mean, if you ask me, this is going to be absolutely phenomenal! 😁D
Karen Smith9 Karen Smith9 Active Member
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#12 ·
Arthur Garcia59 said:Personally, I'm just thrilled that people might finally get a chance to discover the works of Renoir, Minnelli, and Chabrol.

Hehe, yeah—I suppose that’s really the only way it ever happens...😉
Rachel Young3 Rachel Young3 Active MemberOP
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joined Dec 2014
#13 ·
Henry Lloyd-Hughes is basically
Charles Bovaryimage...
Rachel Young3 Rachel Young3 Active MemberOP
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