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Edith Cushing In Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak

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Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak tells the tale of our heroine, Edith Cushing, portrayed by the doe-eyed Mia Wasikowska. In the opening narrative, she states firmly, “Ghosts are real. I know that now.” Fourteen years after receiving a warning from her dead mother to “beware of Crimson Peak,” Edith writes and lives wither her doting yet stern father, Carter Cushing (Jim Beaver.) They’re well off, a fact Mr. Cushing is proud of. In comes Sir Thomas Sharpe and his older sister, Lady Lucille Sharpe (portrayed by Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain respectively.) Sir Thomas begins to court Edith, wooing her despite her father’s and childhood friend, Alan McMichael’s (Charlie Hunnam) apprehensions. After her father’s mysterious death, Thomas sweeps her off to England to live in Allerdale Hall (also known as Crimson Peak.) Edith begins to see just how sinister the Sharpe brother and sister truly are. Secrets are unleashed, Edith’s life threatened, as she …show more content…

When initially introduced during a Ball scene, Lucille stands out in a blood red gown that contrasts with the pale color of the ladies, including Edith, around her. You can tell something is not quite right between the stony glance she gives Thomas after he chooses Edith not only as his dancing partner at the ball, but as the woman he intends to woo. There’s an air of jealousy and you can see Lucille’s declining mental health show up more and more as the film progresses. She snaps on Edith, shows how insanely jealous she is of Edith and Thomas’ marriage, and more dark secrets begin to emerge. Being a rather big fan of Hiddleston, it was Wasikowska and Chastain who stood out the most to me. The story is brilliantly told, from the set designs to the wardrobe. The cast is headed by some of Hollywood’s finest and having never seen a Del Toro film previously to this one, I can say that it definitely sparked my interested to see his other

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