Natasha could be a young Natalie Portman if dark or a young Kate Winslet (a la Sense and Sensibility's Marianne) if blonde, but I think of her as dark.
Sonya is a young Mare Wittingham--not pretty but pleasant to look at.
Pierre is hard; Zach Gali. . . . (from Hangover) is too manly in a way; a young John Goodman is too tall; perhaps Andy Richter--he is sweet and thoughtful and could look both dumb and smart with glasses.
Count Rostov I have thought of as an older Pierce Broslin.
I have thought of Nickolai since page 100 as Brad Pitt and Andrei as Jude Law. Dolokov seems like a Paul Rudd--could be charming, could be a snake.
Nikolai Bolkonsky is an aging, crabby Donald Sutherland.
Marya is likely to be someone who doesn't seem pretty but can be--her eyes--Maggie Gyllanhall before she was thought to be cute and yet thin like she is now.
Helene has to be a young Kathryn Zeta Jones or if we want something more slavic, maybe Natasha Kinsky.
Anatole is a cad. Who can play him? A young James Spader with his hair dyed black?
Marya Dimitrevna? That great mother of Winslow Boy and Sense and Sensibility--Gemma Jones. Or, if we prefer American, an aging Meryl Streep.
Those are my choices as of now. But I'm a bit put off by Dolokhov--he is a puzzler on how handsome and ambiguous he should be. . . Barbara
Great responses, Barbara. I knew I could count on you.
I agree with you 100% on Natalie Portman for Natasha.
What about Scarlett Johanssen for Sonya? A younger Scarlett Johanssen, before she became quite the voluptuous sex symbol?
John Goodman was the best I could do for Pierre. Andy Richter seems not quite to have the gravitas. I'd never heard of Zach Galifianakis before, but actually he seems like a pretty good candidate.
I love your idea of Donald Sutherland for Nikolai Bolkonsky.
I was thinking Matthew McConaughey for Anatole, but a young James Spader could work too.
Gemma Jones is good for Marya Dimitrievna—or what about an older Judi Dench?
Nikolai Rostov seems a little more boyish and a little less sexy than Brad Pitt to me. What about Jake Gyllenhaal or Toby Maguire?
Natasha could be a young Natalie Portman if dark or a young Kate Winslet (a la Sense and Sensibility's Marianne) if blonde, but I think of her as dark.
ReplyDeleteSonya is a young Mare Wittingham--not pretty but pleasant to look at.
Pierre is hard; Zach Gali. . . . (from Hangover) is too manly in a way; a young John Goodman is too tall; perhaps Andy Richter--he is sweet and thoughtful and could look both dumb and smart with glasses.
Count Rostov I have thought of as an older Pierce Broslin.
I have thought of Nickolai since page 100 as Brad Pitt and Andrei as Jude Law. Dolokov seems like a Paul Rudd--could be charming, could be a snake.
Nikolai Bolkonsky is an aging, crabby Donald Sutherland.
Marya is likely to be someone who doesn't seem pretty but can be--her eyes--Maggie Gyllanhall before she was thought to be cute and yet thin like she is now.
Helene has to be a young Kathryn Zeta Jones or if we want something more slavic, maybe Natasha Kinsky.
Anatole is a cad. Who can play him? A young James Spader with his hair dyed black?
Marya Dimitrevna? That great mother of Winslow Boy and Sense and Sensibility--Gemma Jones. Or, if we prefer American, an aging Meryl Streep.
Those are my choices as of now. But I'm a bit put off by Dolokhov--he is a puzzler on how handsome and ambiguous he should be. . . Barbara
Great responses, Barbara. I knew I could count on you.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100% on Natalie Portman for Natasha.
What about Scarlett Johanssen for Sonya? A younger Scarlett Johanssen, before she became quite the voluptuous sex symbol?
John Goodman was the best I could do for Pierre. Andy Richter seems not quite to have the gravitas. I'd never heard of Zach Galifianakis before, but actually he seems like a pretty good candidate.
I love your idea of Donald Sutherland for Nikolai Bolkonsky.
I was thinking Matthew McConaughey for Anatole, but a young James Spader could work too.
Gemma Jones is good for Marya Dimitrievna—or what about an older Judi Dench?
Nikolai Rostov seems a little more boyish and a little less sexy than Brad Pitt to me. What about Jake Gyllenhaal or Toby Maguire?
Dolokhov is a tough one for me, too.