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Jennifer Ehle+Colin Firth - how the film industry has treated them...

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Tensmumym · 29/07/2015 13:40

Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth were famously in Pride and Prejudice as partners. I've just discovered that the 45 year old Jennifer played the mother of the 25 year old Dakota Johnson in the film Fifty Shades of Grey. here Meanwhile, the 54 year old Colin played as the love interest opposite the 26 year old Emma Stone. here

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WhirlpoolGalaxyM51 · 29/07/2015 21:00

The film industry is awful for propagating the whole women = past it as "romantic" leads at, what, 35 or so? While men are allowed to continue in lead roles for decades and the presentation of really huge age gaps in this direction as totally and utterly normal. Or COURSE very young women fancy wrinkly old men! Of course a man would never fancy a woman his own age once he's past about 25!

Bonkers.

TV is a bit better for this even US stuff (I say that as this is a Hollywood speciality isn't it).