But I feel compelled to share one on the (high) heels of a recent comment from my cutting-edge-yet-gentle-reader WendyB on this post.
For I have wanted to film, for a good 15 years, now, an all-dog update of that classic novel, which I would call Jane Eyredale.
Can you not imagine a noble but gruff Newfoundland as Mr. Rochester? A miniature poodle as Adele? And my beloved Marilla (a bulldog) was slated to play Mrs. Fairfax.
If any potential backers are reading this, drop me a line. And let this post serve as copyright notice! Don't get any sneaky ideas, James Cameron.
(The image above is from a Bruce Weber shoot for Vogue. If I recall, a dignified bulldog played the reverend. And then probably drank too much punch.)
Oh Miss Cavendish, I would glady offer VC funding, just as long as my pup takes center stage. Is it a deal for Jane Eyredale?
ReplyDeleteAwards shows are in the very near future!
As long as you stayed true to the manuscript and avoided any obvious humor, I would watch that film several times over.
ReplyDeleteSounds hilarious! I'll direct and we can collaborate on screen adaptation!
ReplyDeleteHmmm--CC, what kind of pup do you have?
ReplyDeleteMT--The film would be made with the greatest of respect.
MDS--I think it would work!
This is utterly hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI can see it in my head. Can William Wegman finance this project? Or would he be too jealous?
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to put together a course proposal, with your film a crucial component. I've got that great Updike poem, some of Mark Doty's -- he's got the best Golden Retriever poem ever! -- and, of course, my next-door neighbour's dog's chapbook (Victor channeled his poetry through scribes chosen from among Canada's best-known -- George Bowering, P.K. Page all have verses in it. . . ).
ReplyDeletePerhaps we could get funding for a trans-national symposium.
Now you just need to hurry up and get the film out there -- I'm waiting. Students are waiting. . . We can transform academia!