Fingersmith

What is it about British period pieces? Why is it that I find anything with haughty accents, top hats and bustles absolutely fascinating? I feel I ought to know better, and yet I watch so much of the stuff that Nate will walk through the living room, glance at the TV and ask, "Is Helena Bonham Carter in this one?" As discussed, Dangerous Liaisons is one of my favorite movies.

Yesterday Richard & I watched Fingersmith (2005) as part of Crafternoon. A 3-hour drama set in London in the 1860s, Fingersmith tells the story of a pack of thieves who hatch a plot to swindle a nice young girl kept as an indentured servant to her perverted uncle. It was so engrossing I only managed to sew 4 buttons in the whole 3 hours, and Richard later had to undo all of his needlework. Now that's entertainment.