Male Doubles: Post 4

I accumulated so many short posts adding one or two doubles that I decided to combine all the male ones into another big post. So here it is -- Male Doubles: Post 4! Note that all of these have been published previously...no new ones here. But soon, Male Doubles Post 5! That'll have new ones. :)

John Rhys-Davies

Gimli (Lord of the Rings, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Sallah (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc 1981, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989)

A Turk (?) (King Solomon's Mines, 1985)*

Voice for Cassim (Aladdin, 1995)*(correct picture?)

Ciaran Hinds

Captain Wentworth (Persuasion, 1995)

Sir Tarleton (Amazing Grace, 2006)

Bill Paterson

Mr. Gibson (Wives and Daughters, 1999)

Lord Dundas (Amazing Grace, 2006)

Andy Serkis

Voice for Gollum (and Gollum's actions were based on his own) (Lord of the Rings, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Captain Haddock (Tintin, 2011)*

Rigaud (Little Dorrit, 2008)

Alun Armstrong

Flintwich (Little Dorrit, 2008)

Bucket (Bleak House, 2005)

***Interesting, Alun Armstrong has also acted in two versions of Oliver Twist, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, AND The Mystery of Edwin Drood. I think we could say he's essential to Dickens!***

Movie: Amazing Grace

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.75 (we’ll round to a 9)

Genre: Adventure, biography

Primary actors: Romola Garai, Michael Gambon, Ioan Gruffudd

Length: About two hours

Based on: William Wilberforce’s life (you also meet John Newton!)

Time period: 1700's and 1800's

Quote(s): We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible...so we will do them anyway.

Year it came out: 2006

My overall opinion: I didn’t love it as much as I’d hoped to, but it was still a very moving movie. Wilberforce did an unbelievable amount of work against slavery! I had no idea that he’d spent as many years as he did working on that. It was very eye-opening.

There were some wonderful recognizable actors in here…see the post about the Doubles for this movie that comes out later today. :) They included Romola Garai (2009 Emma), Michael Gambon (with Garai in the 2009 Emma and in a lot of other period dramas, among others), Ciaran Hinds (if you don’t know, you have to wait and see!), and Bill Paterson (same as the latter).

I did enjoy Romola Garai’s dresses! Absolutely stunning. I want one.

I think Amazing Grace is rated PG – there is some heavy material. A little swearing, and some rather disturbing images too. I wouldn’t recommend for anyone under 13, though of course, it depends on the child. However, if you are a period drama lover – check this one out!

Female Doubles: Post 1

Here we go, on our first Female Doubles post! There are at least two more of these in the works. :) Remember, suggestions are welcome!

* means I haven't seen the movie.

Romola Garai

Emma (Emma, 2009)

Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace, 2006)*

Gwendolen Harleth (Daniel Deronda, 2002)*

Celia (As You Like It, 2006)*

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Anna Maxwell Martin

Bessy Higgins (North and South, 2004)

Cassandra Austen (Becoming Jane, 2007)*

Esther Summerson (Bleak House, 2005)*

Keeley Hawes

Cynthia Kirkpatrick (Wives and Daughters, 1999)

Fancy Day (Under the Greenwood Tree, 2005)

Rosamund Pike

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice, 2005)

Lady Harriet Cumnor (Wives and Daughters, 1999)