I know that, but literally, every single movie I've seen with her in it, it's like that, Evening(which is amazing, and one of my favorite movies), Letters to Juliet, Atonement, this one and so on.

Call the Midwife is another one... She plays Older Jenny and narrates the start and end of most (probably all tbh) episodes, but only appears in one episode.

It's for the lack of roles for women, mostly. They pass over 40 and just dissapear, unless the stars aligned and can play an old lady remembering her youth or Elisabeth I

SlayerNinaFriki As Redgrave did in that horrible Anonymous film. In that instance, she played the older version to her daughter's (Joely Richardson, who's also in this film) younger Elizabeth.

You might try seeing the very films she made when she was young, e.g., Blow Up, The Loves of Isadora, Camelot - to name a few notable ones.

JOYEANDBLESSINGS: The Aspern Papers is a remake of the 1947 film "The Lost Moment." ....same plot same everything. The 1947 version had Agnes Moorehead playing the Vanessa Redgrave role and Susan Hayward playing the daughter. Robert Cummings played the male lead.

@@jackanthony976 Henry James'story was published in 1888.

s.casasola he is beatiful

Could be, could be ............................

Handsome men age well

@@danielaarroba6356 I know right x

I loved him in The Tudor’s, now that is one magnificent series, I wish we seen him more often!!

TRISHMILLER: The Aspern Papers is nothing but a remake of the 1947 film "The Lost Moment" which starred Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward and Agnes Moorehead. The plot is exactly the same and so is most everything else. It is interesting to see Vanessa Redgrave taking on the role that Agnes Moorehead played in the original 1947 version. I think the original 1947 version was much better as far as the acting is concerned. Although the Aspern Papers has its merits I still prefer the original 1947 version. A lot of these so called new movies are stories taken from obscure old movies of the past. Unlike the foreign and independent film makers, it seems that mainstream film makers are running of out of stories to tell so they are digging into the vaults of long ago forgotten films and remaking them and then promoting them as original plotlines.

I prefer The Lost Moment too. I first watched it when I was young and thought it was creepy and atmospheric in a Great Expectations kind of way. The Aspern Papers lacked life....the setting was superior to the original and the Redgraves do a good job but Jonathan Rhys Meyers was dull, wooden and quite awful and the whole thing just dragged. I only watched it till the end to see if they'd changed the ending in any way and because James Ivory was involved....

right!?

Is this a joke or are these their actual names? If this is a joke about King Henry VIII and Catherine Parr, his 6th and final wife, I don't get it? If not, then it's so cool that they have the same names

Joelyn played Catherine Parr in The Tudors and well Jonathon played King Henry VIII. So it is a joke.

Ohh I see, thanks for explaining!

Someone said it!!!

Okay, so you're committed to one movie about every 8 years. That's some commitment, dude.

JAMESMILLER: Vanessa Redgrave is playing the part that Agnes Moorehead played in the original film, "The Lost Moment." The Aspern Papers is nothing but a remake of the 1947 film "The Lost Moment" which starred Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward and Agnes Moorehead. The original was far better as far as the acting goes.

Vanessa is playing the role originated by Agnes Moorehead in the 1947 version of this film which was called "The Lost Moment."

It looks like her. Yes :-) She got far :-)

Vastrik yeahhhh

+mita gm such a great book

ha ha

And call me in the morning

Snoop is in this?

It's in the James story, but much in this movie is not.

Daniela Arroba Jonathan IS my crush 😂

+Discussing it All considering Henry James, who wrote "The Aspern Papers", was American I'm sure many of his countrymen familiar with work will find it interesting..

For sure. We Americans never watch anything that isn't set in America. It's actually illegal. One could go to jail. Or be hanged as a traitor.

Not all of us are so shallow. Mr. James was, himself, an American, you know.

+Ken Campbell right? not to mention the fictitious famous poet the main character is obsessed with - Jeffrey Aspern - is also American. I'm not even American (but get mistaken for one frequently) but it really is absurd how much casual (and in this case ignorant) xenophobia gets thrown your way

I am American. I only care about a good round of storytelling. Cast pertinent to the setting of this "Play"

invincible - because he oozes sensuality. He’s delicious to watch!

Henry James' story was published in 1888, so I would guess the film's scriptwriter was inspired by James.

Gisa W Slonim Acting is horrible, mainly male lead. Very disappointing.

@@tearose522 May I please ask what you mean by male lead? You know the story and the main characters are supposed to be the mother and her daughter is that what you mean?

Henry James was American as was the character in the story.

Alfredo C It was awful! So disappointed!! Could they have picked a worse male lead? And the whole movie moved at a snail's pace. What a letdown.

@@tearose522 If a 2 minute trailer is boring in the first 30 seconds, I can't imagine they'd do better in 2 hours

Alfredo C I saw and loved the opera "The Aspern Papers" years ago and so hoped this movie would be wonderful too. I just can't believe how bad it was. And you're right about the preview.

This is a remake of the 1947 film "The Lost Moment" starring Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward and Agnes Moorehead.

Jack Anthony, thanks for that movie reference. Looked it up and evidently it didn't do well at the box office. But it's an interesting bit of trivia for anyone who loves Henry James's The Aspern Papers.

I find you here too!