Sebastian is a tall, dazzlingly handsome blond cavalry officer. Kind of like Ralph Fiennes, if you imagine him without that lovely smile and playing the part of a misogynistic control freak.
Montmorency is tougher to cast, since he's meant to be the sort of person who fades into the background. Best I can do is David Tennant...but he's far too adorable, and I was never a Tennant fan! (Christopher Eccleston was and remains my Doctor.) Anyway, if you hired him to play a bitter young man with a massive sense of entitlement, I'm sure he could ditch the charm and sweetness and make a good Montmorency.
Re: Fiennes...your description makes me think of him as the Nazi officer in "Schindler's List".
ReplyDeleteAgain, I love your casting choices!
ReplyDeleteYeah, no question but what Fiennes can play a villain!
ReplyDeleteFiennes is such a great multidimensional villain, isn't he? His "Schindler's List" role was worlds away from his "Harry Potter" role was worlds away from his "In Bruges" role but they're all excellent.
ReplyDeleteWoman recovering from life with a misogynistic-control-freak husband makes me think of "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," and that can only be good!
I actually haven't read "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall." It's on my long list of classics to read someday when I'm not juggling quite so much.
ReplyDeleteOh, you need to add "Tenant" to your TBR column over there. Right after "The Meaning of Ichiro," perhaps :)
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