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Post by latte on Apr 14, 2018 2:59:57 GMT
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Post by latte on Apr 14, 2018 3:07:34 GMT
Was the Ian Fleming, James Bond character of Miss Moneypenny, based on VERA ATKINS?
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Post by quasar on Apr 14, 2018 4:15:52 GMT
The more I read about this woman, the more I see Stana was made for this role. According to The Guardian's obit, Vera had a "seraphic smile." Now who else has one of those?? :):) linklatte, great idea to create this thread. Will be fun to add to as we learn more about the RL Vera. Another resource - a brief documentary film in which Vera reminisces what it was like; she sounds very old so I assume she was interviewed just before her death Vimeo
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Post by latte on Apr 14, 2018 8:32:25 GMT
The more I read about this woman, the more I see Stana was made for this role. According to The Guardian's obit, Vera had a "seraphic smile." Now who else has one of those?? :):) linklatte, great idea to create this thread. Will be fun to add to as we learn more about the RL Vera. Another resource - a brief documentary film in which Vera reminisces what it was like; she sounds very old so I assume she was interviewed just before her death Vimeo The more I research this woman, the more I can see Stana being the perfect actor to play her. But, I'm also now wondering about where they will start and finish the storytelling in the movie. Will they cover Vera's early years before the war when he father went bankrupt etc? Probably not. They will probably dive right into it and maybe do flashback to some things like the rumoured deceased fighter pilot fiancee? Then of course is the heart-wrenching endings to the other two characters in the film. Do they show Vera travelling into Europe, post German surrender, seeking the truth to their respective fates? So much story telling potential and of course not just for Vera, but the other characters as well. Thanks for the additional links.
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Post by quasar on Apr 14, 2018 11:07:28 GMT
The more I read about this woman, the more I see Stana was made for this role. According to The Guardian's obit, Vera had a "seraphic smile." Now who else has one of those?? :):) linklatte, great idea to create this thread. Will be fun to add to as we learn more about the RL Vera. Another resource - a brief documentary film in which Vera reminisces what it was like; she sounds very old so I assume she was interviewed just before her death Vimeo The more I research this woman, the more I can see Stana being the perfect actor to play her. But, I'm also now wondering about where they will start and finish the storytelling in the movie. Will they cover Vera's early years before the war when he father went bankrupt etc? Probably not. They will probably dive right into it and maybe do flashback to some things like the rumoured deceased fighter pilot fiancee? Then of course is the heart-wrenching endings to the other two characters in the film. Do they show Vera travelling into Europe, post German surrender, seeking the truth to their respective fates? So much story telling potential and of course not just for Vera, but the other characters as well. Thanks for the additional links. My pleasure.
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Post by eeyore on Apr 14, 2018 12:00:37 GMT
Here's the wiki for Vera Atkins, BEWARE it contains possible SPOILERS, if you don't know the history of the characters, which may occur in the film, it will be interesting to see how much of Vera's post war activities to trackdown what happened to the agents she recruited is included in the film. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Atkins
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Post by latte on Aug 7, 2018 21:17:22 GMT
Another brave woman of the era.
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Post by jnorton45 on Jul 10, 2021 13:39:59 GMT
Just rewatching Stana as Vera Atkins. Amazing job by Stana. Maybe her best. Something about the way she catches the time and place. The hair and the clothes help, but it’s more about the way she holds herself when she’s not speaking. She has this tension of how important and dangerous this all is combined with “grace under fire” attitude. Very much reminds me of Michael Kitchen as DI Foyle in Foyle’s War. Maybe it’s the same irreverence for British classism.
Anyway, exceptional performance. I’d love to see a movie or miniseries with Stana doing the same or similar role during those times in and around WWII.
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Post by sydauscaskettfan2412 on Jul 10, 2021 16:18:57 GMT
Just rewatching Stana as Vera Atkins. Amazing job by Stana. Maybe her best. Something about the way she catches the time and place. The hair and the clothes help, but it’s more about the way she holds herself when she’s not speaking. She has this tension of how important and dangerous this all is combined with “grace under fire” attitude. Very much reminds me of Michael Kitchen as DI Foyle in Foyle’s War. Maybe it’s the same irreverence for British classism. Anyway, exceptional performance. I’d love to see a movie or miniseries with Stana doing the same or similar role during those times in and around WWII. I have seen Foyles War ie Michael Kitchen. Totally agree re comments. It also posssibly is the era. My mother was in her 20's during WW2 and that could also be why I have a thing for WW2 movies. (But not all. Im not into war movies. My thing is more Michael Wilding and Anna Neagle. My mother was a teenager during the Depression too. I think having 'grace under fire' attitude was pretty much the standard, because one never knew what would happen next. Totally agree re Stana's exceptional performance as Vera Atkins. I think she always puts 110 percent into her roles., and it shows.
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