I recently watched We'll Take Manhattan on TV. Beautiful movie, beautiful clothes, wonderful cast of British actors. If you love fashion and film, or even photography, or maybe love all of these mediums combined I think this is a film worth seeing. Maybe it is not the best film you will ever see in your life, but the young woman, Karen Gillan, who portrays Jean Shrimpton, completely stole my heart away. Something about her quiet awkwardness, the way she is lead astray, but in full control of herself. I don't know that much about Jean Shrimpton's personality, but if she was anything like that as a young woman, she is a very relatable person. And Karen Gillan does a stand up job playing a young woman fighting for her survival and career. You do not get the sense that she knows she has something, no hint of arrogance here, thank goodness. This wonderfully counterbalances Baily's (Aneurin Barnard) stubborn ego, and Lady Clare's (Helen McCrory) pompous know-it-all attitude. But at the heart of the whole film is that from a brief love affair was awakened a new style of fashion photography that has forever changed us, and we should be truly thankful that they did not leave us in the dark ages. Baily and Shrimpton gave us even more creative canvas to work with, and it makes me think of pioneering women such as Grace Coddington. A woman who can constantly reinvent her vision, for she sees the beauty in everything, yet can still be selective and tasteful.
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