She Came To Me - AD Introduction
She Came To Me - AD Introduction
She Came to Me: AD Intro by Tacye
She Came to Me, Audio Introduction by Tacye, providing some additional details to the main characters and locations of the broadcasted film.
This wonderfully charming, romantic comedy is set in Brooklyn, New York, where the whimsey of the old world meets the chaos of the new.
It features a stellar cast who each portray their characters with great empathy. Written and directed by Rebecca Miller, She Came To me is a multi-generational love story which affectionally nods to the ‘screwball comedies’ that began in the 1930’s.
The main characters:
Peter Dinklage is Steven Lauddem.
He’s a troubled, moody, genius, sensitive composer of some renown, who is suffering from a serious writer’s block.
As the film opens, his failure to complete a commission sends him into panicked hiding behind pot plants, when at a fundraising event at Troika opera house: an opulently, vibrant space of red and gold and luscious velvet.
Byronic in appearance, he has an unruly mop of dark curls, bushy eyebrows; a beard and moustache that seamlessly merge into one another.
He stands at 4 foot 5 inches and when not attending functions, dresses casually, favouring comfortable jackets, scarf, jeans and a beanie hat. His gaze is intensely penetrating, brooding and at times grumpy.
When perfectly happy, his face radiates joy. He has a silver-grey French bulldog named Levi.
Anne Hathaway portrays his beautiful psychiatrist wife, Patricia Jessup-Lauddem.
She was Steven’s therapist after his breakdown five years ago. He had gone to her having fallen into a deep depression, and unable to compose following his last opera. They subsequently married.
Her beauty is renowned.
Her skin is flawlessly creamy white, lips full and sensual. Her dark eyes mesmerising. Her long, shining auburn hair flows like silk down her back. She is tall, her bone structure is classically structured, collar bones sharply pronounced.
She is always immaculately and expensively turned out in designer clothing, A modern-day Audrey Hepburn.
In the opening sequence, she wears the classic, little black dress. It perfectly follows the contours of her slim figure, has a slashed neckline and long sleeves that have several puff elements starting at the shoulder.
In general life, she favours the simple and clean lines of pencil skirts and fitted tops, in muted colours and lengths.
Later in the film, when attending the premier of Steven’s opera, she wears an elegant, floor length, white halter-neck dress with shimmering, steel beaded top.
Her elegant beauty and expensive wardrobe bely a penchant for religion, and a brittle fragility She seems unable to come to term with modern life. Her sexuality. Congress with Steven is a scheduled affair!
As the film progresses, the cracks in her personality become more pronounced. She begins to declutter her life, giving away her earthly possessions as her relationship with God and desire to become a nun, deepen. Her choice of clothing becomes more conservative, reflecting the changes in her behaviour.
She has a son Julian, from a previous relationship with Douglas, an ocular surgeon, who is mentioned in passing.
Evan Ellison plays Julian Jessup - a handsome, slender, 18-year student at the same school as his girlfriend.
His skin is sun kissed, caramel-brown and he sports a head of short, black ringlets.
His appearance indicates his father is black. He is a sensitive lad, and very much in love with his girlfriend Tereza.
Tereza Szyskowski, played by Harlow Jane, is the white,16 years old daughter of Patricia’s cleaner, Magdalena.
Tereza has a pretty, rounded face framed by long, slightly tousled, pale-gold hair, and a fringe that brushes the bridge of her nose.
She dresses like a typical teenager, until forced, when attending a civil war re-enactment, to wear a pale coloured, 19th century dress featuring a small, regular patterned print, apron and bonnet
Joanna Kulig plays Magdalena Szyskowski, Tereza’s mother.
She is a young woman with blond hair that just brushes her shoulders. At work, she wears it pulled back in a serviceable, no nonsense, low to the nape of her neck ponytail. At home, she just tucks it behind her ears.
She has an attractive face and a trim figure. Her general attire is practical and casual. Jeans, sweatshirts for work, denim at home.
She cleans for Patricia and Steven. She wears a gold Madonna pendant that her aunt gave her; and, though raised catholic, is not religious, she wears it out of sentimentality.
When attending Trey’s civil war enactment her costume is a demure, 19th century full skirted dress of lavender print with white apron.
Brian d’Arcy James plays the insufferably pompous Trey Ruffa. He is Magdalena’s partner and step father to Tereza. He works as a stenographer, or, in his word, court reporter.
His pedantically precise mannerisms and strictly adhering to the rules and laws of the land personality, are projected through his clothes.
When not in full civil war enactment officers clothing, of immaculate historical precision, he favours crisply ironed shirts, jackets and smart trousers.
Marisa Tomei plays Katrina Trento, tug boat captain and Steven’s lover and muse.
In direct contrast to Patricia’s controlled and monochrome wardrobe, Katrina wears practical, earthy, warm coloured clothing.
She first appears in Sunny’s, a dive of a Brooklyn, waterside bar, and has long, tousled, dark-gold hair that is messily tucked under a battered, mustard cotton baseball hat. Her unzipped, salt-stained, navy and red, waterproof jacket has a reflective stripe on each arm and multiple pockets. underneath is a denim boiler suit. She wears work boots. Her knuckles are slightly chapped from rough weather work.
When seducing Steven, she unzips her boiler suit to reveal a black lace corset, oyster coloured silk Cami knickers, suspenders and pale grey woollen stockings.
Attending the first night of the Tug Boat opera she inspired Steven to write, her hair hangs freely, caught up at the sides. She wears a high waisted, fuchsia pink skirt with a red-flower embroidered white top. She carries an orange padded jacket.
When attending the second opera, Hurry Hurry, she wears a white embroidered navy dress.
Tugboat opera:
Chloe wears a red plastic mac over dominatrix styled, black leather hot pants and laced up DM’s.
The male singer wears a simple white shirt and Jeans.
The set consists of a white block representing a bed, a stylised white door with porthole and axe hanging on it. The backdrop of the stage is red, with slash lines of neon white light and the outline of a tugboat.
Hurry Hurry, Alien opera:
The narrator is a black opera singer. She wears a silver mid-19th century styled ballgown with extravagantly puffed sleeves and full skirt.
The river nymph dancers are various ethnicities and gender, wear pale blue fitted bodysuits.
Julio, a back singer, wears a silver waistcoat, white silk shirt and cravat and white linen suit with silver lapels. He wears silver, space age-boots, resembling wellingtons
Clarenza, a white opera singer, wears a wedding veil with pearl beaded headband, and traditionally styled, strapless gown.
Generalissimo wears a military inspired jacket with wide silver lapels, silver buttons, gloves; dark trousers and boots. The white singer has long flowing white hair.
His henchmen wear sinister helmets and masks obscuring most of their faces. Their menacing presence is enhanced by their military jackets, trousers and boots.
The stage is filled with dry ice and the simple set of ramps fades in an out of the swirling mist. The river nymph dancers hold goldfish sized round balls of light. Round balls denoting planets whirl around in the background
Locations:
The house:
Patricia inherited their large, brownstone house that is situated in a quiet, suburban, tree lined street from her grandmother.
The decor consists of clinically white washed walls and minimalistic furnishings. The artwork on the walls, modern and sparse.
The sparsely furnished kitchen is, like every room, huge, with white-washed walls. The far end consists mainly of windows. Running along one wall are honey-brown, wooden shelves with a tasteful array of framed pictures and a few ornaments. They ‘float’ above a wall length unit of the same wood.
The central island houses the sink cut out of a creamy-pale counter top. There are draws under it. The kitchen boats top end electrical appliances, including an expensive coffee making machine.
Patricia conducts her therapy sessions from home. Her room has a smattering of modern furniture, a black leather couch, two chairs, a wood and chrome desk. By a white painted cast iron fireplace are free standing shelves for her files, books and the odd ornament.
The couple’s bedroom has pale creamy wall, a large bed covered in crisp, clean white linen.
There are three tasteful framed pictures with muted colours above the white fabric headboard.
Their en suite bathroom is lit with ultra violet light. Has white sink with modernist taps. There are white tiles on the walls, the mirrors are unfussy: one above the sink, held in place with chrome bolts, a full-length mirror in slim black frame on the wall, that reflects a simple, glass fronted shower.
Sunny’s bar is a typical, low lit, unassuming drinking hole, with wooden bar running along one side; and a series of green leather benches facing tables, opposite it.
The tug boat, Katrina.
Galley:
As you enter the chaotically untidy galley, there is a small upright organ beside an area for preparing food on one side, facing a stainless-steel kitchen on the other side. At the end of the galley is a table and places to sit.
Katrina’s cabin:
A double bed is pressed up against a dark mahogany wood panelled wall, against which a row of cushions creates a ‘sofa’.
At the head of the bed are 2, dark-orange pillows. The bed is covered with a rustic embroidered coverlet.
Beside that is a set of wooden draws, and a chair that faces a small sink and cabinet of toiletries. There are pictures and mementoes on every surface. Giving it a well lived in feel.
She Came To Me premieres on Saturday 11th November at 10.10 am on Sky Cinema Premiere. Audio described by Tacye