Interview
As one half of the first costuming team I ever noticed as a young movie fanatic, interviewing Jenny Beavan was a special treat. She's currently enjoying her ninth Oscar nomination for her work on The King's Speech. This is her third solo nomination. She and her former partner John Bright costumed the Ishmael Merchant & James Ivory period dramas that I grew up obsessing over: A Room With A View, Howard's End, Maurice and the like. When Jenny and I spoke to discuss her current Oscar run for The King's Speech, however, it was less period drama and more modern comedy. "I'm guessing as to what you're saying" she told me while technical difficulties had us both comically shouting into our phones / computers until the situation was resolved.
We began at the beginning.
Merchant/Ivory is after all, a very good place to start, both for a young film buff...
As one half of the first costuming team I ever noticed as a young movie fanatic, interviewing Jenny Beavan was a special treat. She's currently enjoying her ninth Oscar nomination for her work on The King's Speech. This is her third solo nomination. She and her former partner John Bright costumed the Ishmael Merchant & James Ivory period dramas that I grew up obsessing over: A Room With A View, Howard's End, Maurice and the like. When Jenny and I spoke to discuss her current Oscar run for The King's Speech, however, it was less period drama and more modern comedy. "I'm guessing as to what you're saying" she told me while technical difficulties had us both comically shouting into our phones / computers until the situation was resolved.
We began at the beginning.
Merchant/Ivory is after all, a very good place to start, both for a young film buff...
- 2/16/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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