Paramount Vantage has always been a safe haven for the crafts cateogries when it comes to the Oscar season. Each year, the Vantage Guilds website showcases the below-the-line stuff that consistently gets the short end of the coverage stick. (We harp on this a lot around these parts).
With that in mind, the studio has launched an official website for Saul Dibb’s upcoming film “The Duchess.” And as a part of the interactivity, there is a special section spotlighting Michael O’Connor’s costume designs, which could be a formidable contender for the film this year if nothing else.
There’s also an extremely informative section called “Discover” that could keep you busy for quite a while…if Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire does it for you, that is. There’s tons of stuff about “the Empress of Fashion” and plenty to indicate a strong push for the design aspects of the film.
The trailer is also included (see below), as well as the usual media bells and whistles. Give it all a look here. And I suppose now’s as good a time as any to remind the readership that Gerard Kennedy’s weekly “Tech Support” column will launch on Thursday, September 4.
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[…] Costume dramas frequently prioritize spectacle over personality in their threads, but O’Connor’s creations, sumptuous as they are, are intelligently conceived and sequenced to serve character and atmosphere. The gradually altering colors and silhouettes of her dresses reveal as much about Georgiana’s shifting state of mind as Knightley’s carefully calibrated performance. O’Connor is surely a shoo-in for Oscar recognition. […]