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- Based on the book of the same name, the March sisters come of age in post Civil War America. Danes plays Beth March, the youngest sister who is shy and kind, but dies at age 18 after contracting scarlet fever several years earlier.
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Dec 27, 2019 · And while Claire Danes portrayed Beth in 1994, and Eliza Scanlen took on the role in 2019's version, it's still unclear how and why dear, gentle Beth had to die. Below, we explain the illness that led to her death, and why Alcott decided to kill her off in the first place.
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Streaming on Disney+
In this adaptation of Steve Martin's novel, Danes stars as Mirabelle, a lonely young aspiring artist working at a glove counter at Saks Fifth Avenue in Los Angeles. Mirabelle ends up in a love triangle with a young slacker, Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman) and a wealthy businessman, Ray (Martin). Related: Steve Martin’s 10 Best Characters This movie is an interesting deconstruction of love triangle stories that involve a wealthy older love interest, and younger poorer love interest. The movie plays...
Streaming on Apple TV
Recently widowed after the death of her abusive husband, Cora Seaborne (Danes) moves from London to Essex to investigate a mysterious serpent. The series also stars Tom Hiddlestonas Pastor Will Ransome, who forms a bond with Cora over science. This is a slow-paced but intriguing gothic drama that takes its time with suspense. Danes does a convincing English accent which is something that is not always easy to achieve. While not all of the subplots work, such as the one involving Cora's maid l...
Streaming on Hulu
This modern retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set on Verona Beach uses the play's original dialogue, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Danes as Juliet. This movie adaptation is appealing because it manages to update the story to the 1990s. The use of the original Shakespearean language, though, may not appeal to everyone. Danes is convincing as the love-struck fourteen-year-old and has incredible chemistry with DiCaprio as Romeo. Their "meet cute"...
Streaming on Amazon Prime
Danes plays Maria Hughes, a seventeenth-century theatre dresser who causes the law of who can play female roles to change. She auditions to play Desdemona in Othello, which puts her employer, Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup), known for playing female leads, out of the job. The film explores gender in regard to stage performance with the contrast between Maria and Ned. It also explores bisexuality with Ned's attraction to both his lover George Villiers and Maria. The two are sort of rivals in the b...
Streaming on Netflix
Based on the book of the same name, the March sisters come of age in post Civil War America. Danes plays Beth March, the youngest sister who is shy and kind, but dies at age 18 after contracting scarlet fever several years earlier. The film also stars Winona Ryder as Jo March and Christian Bale as Laurie. Related: 10 Best Outfits From The 1994 Adaption of Little Women Although her character doesn't get as much screen time as the other sisters, Danes gives an effective performance - especially...
Streaming HBO Max
In this adaption of the Victor Hugo novel of the same name,Jean Valjean (played by Liam Neeson)a Frenchman convicted for stealing a loaf of bread is pursued by Javert (Geoffrey Rush), a police officer. Meanwhile, they are in the midst of student revolutions. Danes plays Jean Valjean's adopted daughter, Cossette. Danes as Cossette is far more independent than the character normally is. She objects to the control Jean Valjean has over her life, and convinces him to leave to Paris. However, many...
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In this fantasy movie based on the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman, Tristan (Charlie Cox), a young man in an English village that is next to the borders of the magical kingdom of Stormhold, crosses over to retrieve a fallen star, Yvaine (Danes) and give her to his sweetheart. The only problem is that others are after her as well. The love story between Yvaine (Danes) and Tristan (Cox) is one of the best aspects of this movie. They go from resenting each other to slowly falling for each...
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This is a biopic of Temple Grandin (Danes), an autistic woman who became a scientific expert in animal husbandry, creating humane designs for cattle processing plants as well as creating the "hug box," a device for calming autistic people. Related: 10 Historical Figures That Should Have Their Own Movies, According To Reddit Danes is very convincing at portraying Grandin as an individual. For example, Danes' voice in the film sounds very close to the real Grandin. The biopic is an inspiring re...
Streaming on Hulu
This series stars Danes as Carrie Mathison a CIA operative who believes a prisoner of war, Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody (Damien Lewis) is a terrorist radicalized by al-Qaeda. This tense, long-running series featured Danes in a challenging role, playing a character who was not always likable. Viewers were engaged with the many plot twists and turns as well as the flawed, dynamic characters. The inner workings of the CIA and the danger inherent in their work protecting Americans provided dram...
Danes played 15-year-old Angela Chase in this coming-of-age series, which also featured Jared Leto as her high school crush Jordan Catalano. Danes portrayed Angela with realism that resonated with audiences. The situations the character found herself in with friends, at school, and pining after her crush gave Danes strong story lines to portray. De...
- Olivia Hayward
Mar 25, 2022 · Young Claire Danes also appeared in Gillian Armstrong's 1994 adaptation, as Beth — the role portrayed by Eliza Scanlen in Greta Gerwig's celebrated update — and for the actor, the film was a major moment in time. Danes gushed to the New York Times that the project "felt like a beginning for me," not least because it was her very first movie role.
- Joey Keogh
Feb 3, 2020 · But with Little Women, Claire Danes was not a household name. Her role as Beth, a people pleaser who spends much of the narrative bed-ridden from scarlet fever, was her debut film. According to The New York Times, she saw it as a “new beginning.” And as for that death scene? “It was crushing.
- Deanna Janes
Little Women (1994) Claire Danes: Beth March. Showing all 32 items. Jump to: Photos (27) Quotes (5) Photos. 4 more photos. Quotes. Beth : If God wants me with Him, there is none who will stop Him. I don't mind. I was never like the rest of you... making plans about the great things I'd do. I never saw myself as anything much.
Mar 21, 2024 · Danes' next big break came when she was cast as the tragic Beth March in the 1994 adaptation of Little Women, starring alongside Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Kirsten Dunst, and Christian Bale.
Nov 6, 2023 · Claire Danes portrays Beth perfectly in 1994 adoption; the awkward, introverted shyness but the deep and loving affection she has for her family and others. Even the timbre of her voice in this scene is so well performed; with the wavering sadness but sure acceptance of her impending death, with just that raspy hint of wheeze and breathlessness ...
