Kendra has her 18th-Century Quest to watch every movie ever set in the 18th century, and while I’m not so much on a mission, it’s undoubtedly true that I will gladly sit down and watch anything set in the 16th century. It’s my happy place! Even if the costumes and/or story don’t measure up. Thus, I finally watched all of The Princess of Montpensier (2010), which Kendra already deemed as “good but not great,” plus we’ve used images from this flick for occasional snarking. Hey, I knew what I was getting into, and yet I persevered because the lure of this era for me is strong. Overall the costumes are a solid B, bordering on A- grade, but the look is brought down by sloppy hairstyling and headgear (or lack thereof). Being me, I can’t leave it at that, and thus screecaps aplenty…
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The modern hair and makeup, and leading character syndrome are painful in this one.
I’ve said this before and will say it again: in Frock Flicks the performances should make the characters relatable, the costumes should be TRANSPORTIVE.
Also, Mme Melanie Thierry has a fascinating face: it’s perfectly imperfect in a way that actually works quite well for ‘Historic Beauty’ even if it’s not quite on-model for any specific period.