Film No. 25 (2014) April 9th. 6:30 PM THE WINDSOR Nedlands.
The Invisible Woman
Charles Dickens was a showman and celebrity of the 19th century. He travelled The U.K. and the world reading his stories to packed audiences in the same way a stand up comic spreads his wares. So when he meets a young, intelligent actress Ellen (Felicity Jones), more than half his age and falls in love, we can't help but wonder what the tabloids would have made of that in 2014.
Ralph Fiennes brings Dickens to life both as director and actor. Given his brilliance in The Grand Budapest Hotel, Ralph is "on a roll"; Invisible is an entertaining feature film and will do very nicely at Perth's Windsor and Cygnet cinemas' where the more mature theatre goer spends their time.
The story is simple. My theory is that the seed of this interpretation of forbidden love, well published in the latter years of Dicken's life, stemmed from a letter he sent to The Times, to quell rumors of his social predicament. With no such thing as twitter this was how celebrities had personal contact with the masses.
Felicity Jones emerges as a real talent. Her relationship with her mother (Kristen Scott Thomas) is the catalyst for the secret to be kept "in house". Miss Jones has beauty but retains the believable secret which holds the film up as entertainment. This is a costume romp to be enjoyed by many. 8GUMS
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