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re: Nicholas Nickleby

Posted by:	lordofspeech 02:05 am EDT 05/09/15
In reply to:	re: Nicholas Nickleby - comedywest 08:55 pm EDT 05/08/15

Despite their prizes, Hillary Mantel's books suffer from the unique focus on Cromwell which made them so fashionable. The heart of the story is and was and should be the Ann-Henry-Religion triangle. As dated as it now is, the ANNE OF A THOUSAND DAYS had its focus right. Mantel's story (and its adaptation) is too clever and workmanlike to make great drama. No tears, no chills, no catharsis. ANGELS IN AMERICA, especially for the power of its timeliness, had great emotional resonance. But Charles Dickens is greater than Kushner, and NICHOLAS NICKELBY had the clout of that author's heart-rending humanity as well as the genius of its director and characterizations that blew you away. Smike. Nicholas' uncle. As well as seemingly minor characters that contained entire worlds. Unsurpassable. (Although the original MARAT/DE SADE, which I did not see, and Sackler's epic theatre vision of THE GREAT WHITE HOPE came close.

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