Possibly not in the realm of realistic reconstruction

[oursin]

Okay, I am not the person who is ever going to jump up and down and go 'wheee!' at the prospect of a biopic of James Miranda Barry which promises that it's likely to be heavy on the 'secret forbidden lerrrrv' theme.

But while kudos to Natasha McElhone for getting this project off the ground, she is far too tall to play Barry, who was under 5 ft. (

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[legionseagle]

I have to say my version of what the charwoman cried out has several pungent observations on the competence of the (male - presumably) medical practitioners who attended Barry in her last illness, too...

[fallingtowers]

I only became aware of Barry's existence via Patricia Duncker's wonderful novel James Miranda Barry, but I think I will continue to prefer her version to a screen adaptation with too much of a romance focus. Pity, that, because this biopic would have so much potential.

And if anyone ever decides to write Barry/Nightingale RPS, please let me know... :)

[serrana]

S'okay, I am quite fond of secret forbidden crossdressing doctor lerrrrv, so I'll bounce in your stead. ;>

[oursin]

Part of how Barry got away with it was, I suspect, being seen as a very short man who was always offering to fight duels in over-compensatory fashion.