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The Aspern Papers (2018) Online

The Aspern Papers (2018) Online
Original Title :
The Aspern Papers
Genre :
Movie / Drama
Year :
2018
Directror :
Julien Landais
Cast :
Jonathan Rhys Meyers,Vanessa Redgrave,Joely Richardson
Writer :
Jean Pavans,Julien Landais
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 30min
Rating :
4.9/10

A young writer tries to obtain romance letters a poet sent to his mistress.

The Aspern Papers (2018) Online

A young writer tries to obtain romance letters a poet sent to his mistress.
Credited cast:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers - Morton Vint
Vanessa Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave - Juliana Bordereau
Joely Richardson Joely Richardson - Miss Tina
Lois Robbins Lois Robbins - Mrs. Prest
Jon Kortajarena Jon Kortajarena - Jeffrey Aspern
Poppy Delevingne Poppy Delevingne - Signora Colonna
Morgane Polanski Morgane Polanski - Valentina
Barbara Meier Barbara Meier - Emily
Alice Aufray Alice Aufray - Young Juliana
Nicolas Hau Nicolas Hau - The Romantic Poet
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arianna Addonizio Arianna Addonizio - Olimpia
Alessandro Bressanello Alessandro Bressanello - The Tailor

Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Joely Richardson were previously married in the TV Series The Tudors as King Henry VIII and his sixth/final wife Catherine Parr.

Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson are mother and daughter in real life, here they play aunt and niece.

Julien Landais's feature directorial debut.


User reviews

JOIN

JOIN

Visually stunning and although it was a slow burn, it was worth it in the end. My only complaints and reason for less than10 stars is because the character development just wasn't there and John Reyes Meyer was terrible in this movie!! I'm normally a fan (somewhat) but in this film he acted as though he was filming his first movie out of drama school, absolutely terrible acting, the way he spoke drove me crazy! It was like he was reading lines he had just read for the first time 10 mins before! He had NO emotion or understanding of the meaning behind the words/lines. It really distracted and annoyed me throughout the film. Other than that it was fine. The 2 main female roles were AMAZING! Especially the elder lady.
Mushicage

Mushicage

Was taken in by the convincing and excellent performances of all three leads, from start to finish. I think what I loved most was that I felt inside the personal story throughout, filming was perfect!
Clever

Clever

The truths of the message of the story far outweigh the negative reviews of production
Ahieones

Ahieones

I almost feel guilty reviewing this film, since presumably someone involved with it probably really cared about the project, but oh my god is it bad. Usually a period drama like this is reliably solid - the worst it can be is stodgy and a bit dull; but this one was a screaming dumpster fire from its bodice-ripping opening credits. It should, however, get an award for most criminal waste of Vanessa Redgrave. Joelly Richardson is also an excellent actress, and one can only imagine the two must have been rolling their eyes at each other on the set over the god-awful, scenery-chewing performance of Jonathan Rhys Meyers. It's Razzie-worthy, actually - maybe he'll get a nomination. And what the hell was going on with that accent? It was supposed to be American, but was so over-the-top nasally and shouty it was like his lines were being read by an air horn. Good god man, get a dialect coach. In short, this movie is unwatchable.
Fek

Fek

I liked this artistically done movie adaptation of the Henry James story. It's beautifully shot in Venitian palazzi and the music is so appropriately used especially the Liszt piano music and Wagner at the end.

The Aspern Papers is a short novel so there's not a lot of story in this movie. But what's there is a still affecting tale of a writer with an ulterior motive and the spinster who might be able to give him the dead poet's letters he wants.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers acts strangely here - stiff and unconvincing. He delivers his lines theatrically with a strange American accent that doesn't quite convince. Joely does a convincing job as a whithered spinster who blossoms. Vanessa Redgrave really knows how to act like an old person who is in her final chapter of life.

Worth a watch.