Here’s part two of my question to untangle sisters Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning in my head!
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Brad Pitt plays a man who ages backward. Elle Fanning plays the young version of his love interest (the adult is played by Cate Blanchett).
I have no idea what era this is supposed to be, but I’m thinking it’s oldey timey?
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story aka The Nutcracker in 3D (2010)
Fanning plays “Mary,” who seems to be the renamed Clara in this feature film.
Beachy waves at such a young age!
Are we going 1920s with this?
Trumbo (2015)
As teenage daughter of blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s in the later (1950s?) scenes.
Period-appropriate but boring! © Bleecker Street. CR: Hilary Bronwyn Gail / Bleecker Street.
Live by Night (2016)
Fanning plays Loretta Figgis in this 1920s-30s gangster movie. Her character seems to be a fictionalized take on Aimee Semple McPherson (a fascinating figure — google her if you haven’t heard of her!)?
Love the 1930s glam combined with stage drama!
Mary Shelley (2017)
As Gothic novelist Mary Shelley (1797-1851), author of Frankenstein, in a movie about her romance with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
This is just SO 1990S to me!
Okay at least the bonnet makes it look historical.
Love the hat, but what’s up with the neckline ribbon?
The Beguiled (2017)
As a student at a Southern boarding school during the Civil War.
WISPS. EVERYWHERE.
I can’t unsee them!
CAN’T SEE TOO MANY WISPS.
Just hanging on the stairs.
The Great (2020)
As Catherine the Great (1727-96), soon-to-be Empress of Russia!
Such great hairstyles in this!
In a sort-of court gown.
Rocking the fur!
Great satin, unfortunate boning application.
Iconic!
Get ready for season 2, where I guess they don’t have enough fabric for non-crop-top chemises?
What’s your favorite of Elle Fanning’s historical roles?
I like her more than Dakota, to be honest. Love her in everything (including Maleficent!).
If it’s tje movie I saw, “Mary Shelley’ wasn’t so much about the Big Romance as it was about Shelley being given credit for having written the book, which was not originally published under her name. It was about female empowerment, not luuuv.
Talking about Aimee did we have a post on her yet? I saw the Faye Dunaway movie a few weeks ago and liked it very much
I’m fascinated by her mystery was she a sainted victim or a real bitch?