Period vs. Modern: Compare/Contrast
What I like to do is see how someone might manage two very different roles, especially if one of those roles is for a character in a period piece. So, this picspam is going to contrast the period and modern roles of 20 actors/actresses from various countries. Although the costumes and hair immediately come to mind, I also tried to look at other aspects, such as cultural norms and body language, that might have required the actor/actress to approach the roles differently. Hope you enjoy!
Aamir Khan
Bhuvan (Lagaan) vs. Akash (Dil Chahta Hai)
Aishwarya Rai
Jodhaa (Jodhaa-Akbar) vs. Sunehri (Dhoom 2)
Alison Brie
Trudy Campbell (Mad Men) vs. Annie Edison (Community)
Ayase Haruka
Tachibana Saki (JIN) vs. Yuri Kazune (MR. BRAIN)
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I (Elizabeth: The Golden Age) vs. Sheba Hart (Notes On A Scandal)
Eita
Komatsu Tatewaki (Atsu-hime) vs. Mine Ryutaro (Nodame Cantabile)
Han Go Eun
Cha Song Joo (Capital Scandal) vs. Vivian Castle (A Man Called God
James McAvoy
Thomas Lefroy (Becoming Jane) vs. Max (Penelope)
Jang Geun Seok
Lee Chang Hwi (Hong Gil Dong) vs Hwang Tae Kyung (You're Beautiful)
Kate Winslet
Rose DeWitt Bukater (Titanic) vs. Clementine Kruczynski (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Keira Knightley
Georgiana Cavendish (The Duchess) vs. Jules Paxton (Bend It Like Beckham)
Kirsten Dunst
Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette) vs. Claire Colburn (Elizabethtown)
Marion Cotillard
Édith Piaf (La Vie En Rose) vs. Sophia Kowalsky (Jeux d'enfants)
Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson (Amistad) vs. President Tom Beck (Deep Impact)
Nina Dobrev
Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries) vs. Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)
Rachel McAdams
Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes) vs. Clare Abshire (The Time Traveler's Wife)
Ralph Fiennes
Amon Göth (Schindler's List) vs. Harry Waters (In Bruges)
Salma Hayek
Frida Kahlo (Frida) vs. Elisa (30 Rock)
Zoe Saldaña
Anamaria (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl) vs. Dolores Torres (The Terminal)
Zhang Ziyi
Mei (House of Flying Daggers) vs. Kristen (Horsemen)
Aamir Khan
Bhuvan (Lagaan) vs. Akash (Dil Chahta Hai)
Aishwarya Rai
Jodhaa (Jodhaa-Akbar) vs. Sunehri (Dhoom 2)
Alison Brie
Trudy Campbell (Mad Men) vs. Annie Edison (Community)
Ayase Haruka
Tachibana Saki (JIN) vs. Yuri Kazune (MR. BRAIN)
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I (Elizabeth: The Golden Age) vs. Sheba Hart (Notes On A Scandal)
Eita
Komatsu Tatewaki (Atsu-hime) vs. Mine Ryutaro (Nodame Cantabile)
Han Go Eun
Cha Song Joo (Capital Scandal) vs. Vivian Castle (A Man Called God
James McAvoy
Thomas Lefroy (Becoming Jane) vs. Max (Penelope)
Jang Geun Seok
Lee Chang Hwi (Hong Gil Dong) vs Hwang Tae Kyung (You're Beautiful)
Kate Winslet
Rose DeWitt Bukater (Titanic) vs. Clementine Kruczynski (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Keira Knightley
Georgiana Cavendish (The Duchess) vs. Jules Paxton (Bend It Like Beckham)
Kirsten Dunst
Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette) vs. Claire Colburn (Elizabethtown)
Marion Cotillard
Édith Piaf (La Vie En Rose) vs. Sophia Kowalsky (Jeux d'enfants)
Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson (Amistad) vs. President Tom Beck (Deep Impact)
Nina Dobrev
Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries) vs. Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)
Rachel McAdams
Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes) vs. Clare Abshire (The Time Traveler's Wife)
Ralph Fiennes
Amon Göth (Schindler's List) vs. Harry Waters (In Bruges)
Salma Hayek
Frida Kahlo (Frida) vs. Elisa (30 Rock)
Zoe Saldaña
Anamaria (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl) vs. Dolores Torres (The Terminal)
Zhang Ziyi
Mei (House of Flying Daggers) vs. Kristen (Horsemen)