What did you all think of how Ms. Duncan played the role of Clementine Churchill?
She seemed overly emotionally controlled. Especially in the 'family dinner table row' between her children. And the various scenes with Jock Colville. And what did you think of the scene where Clementine tells Millie about little Marigold, and her sudden death? That was heartbreaking, watching both WSC and CSC break down in tears. I wish Marigold was buried with her parents and siblings at Bladon, instead of being alone in Kensal Green Cemetery, London. Anyway: I thought the production was beautifully photographed, and the overall acting performances good. Sure would be nice if there was a factual presentation of the same story. My two cents. :) (Ms.) Pat Finnegan On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 1:11:10 PM UTC-4, Cita Stelzer wrote: > > Whether “Churchill‘s Secret”, broadcast in the USA last night, was > riveting television I leave to the critics. But that it was historically > inaccurate at one important point there is no doubt. Lindsay Duncan’s > beautifully acted television version of Clemmie as a wife competing with > his political career for his time and attention has no relation to the > real-life version. Clementine Churchill, as I point out in my review of > Sonia Purnell’s biography of Clementine Churchill, was no whining woman at > odds with her husband’s political life. In fact, Clemmie was a full partner > in his political career, entertaining politicians and military figures when > he was away in the trenches in WWI. And as any fair reading of their > voluminous correspondence shows, offering wise advice to the often > impetuous-Winston, advice that prolonged his career. Not only was she a > full partner in his work, she had a full and rich life of her own, witness > her fund-raising work for the Red Cross’s Aid to the Soviet Union. Kudos to > Ms. Duncan, and don’t blame her for being asked to portray the fiction of a > novelist’s imagination. > > > > Cita Stelzer > > > > > > > > > > > > Cita Stelzer > > > > Please note new email address: > > ci...@irwinstelzer.com <javascript:> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
