9 thoughts on “TBT: Fingersmith (2005)

  1. The Korean film adaptation of the novel, “The Handmaiden” (2016), is really good.

  2. I think “Fingersmith” was the first Waters novel I read, but I cannot remember seeing the film. The costumes and hair look very good–melting into the scenes, instead of screaming, “Mid-Victorian, viewers!”

  3. Please don’t use the word q*eer without censoring it. it is still a very bad slur in many parts of the US, especially for older LGBT+ people. I know you don’t mean any harm but it is very jarring and alienating. Please be mindful of the people who are triggered by these words, especially older gay and trans folks. Many gay people had this slur used against them during the AIDS crisis, and in some places it is still as bad as saying the “f” word.

    1. It’s 2022 & we in the LGBTQ community have long since reclaimed “queer” from being a slur. If you consider it such, that is your problem, not ours. I was called “dyke” “queer” & all kinds of things back in the ’80s, but I’m not going back in the closet, sorrynotsorry.

  4. Yes, I did see this version of Fingersmith, and I thought it was so compelling. I haven’t read the book yet, nor any other by Sarah Waters, and this post is only nudging me more to finally get around to reading it!

  5. I loved this miniseries and the book as well, it’s still my favorite of Sarah Waters’ novels. It wasn’t until much later that I realized it’s actually a reworking of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. Also loved the Korean adaptation which also has great costumes.

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