The barest bones of “The Essex Serpent” make up a familiar enough story, whether taking place today or, as this new limited series does, in the late nineteenth century. An ambitious and…
” make up a familiar enough story, whether taking place today or, as this new limited series does, in the late nineteenth century. An ambitious and attractive woman, seeking answers about what she should do next with her life, leaves the big city for a small town, where she meets an equally attractive man and finds that everything is more complicated than it seems.
In Essex, fear hangs thick in the salty air. Director Clio Barnard makes the most of filming on location, capturing the town’s often oppressive atmosphere with gorgeous, eerie shots of the undulating water teasing everyone’s imaginations. The intricacy of Jane Petrie’s costume design and Alice Normington’s production design work together to create not just historical accuracy, but vivid tableaus of the characters’ most intimate lives.
As Father Will, Hiddleston deploys his earnest gaze to its most optimal use. Barnard’s camera is always well aware of just how tall he is and rarely hesitates to emphasize it. In turn, Symon’s scripts make an obvious attempt to acknowledge his almost staggering handsomeness, with everyone from Cora to her pining surgeon friend Luke doing a double take when they realize thatthe vicar.
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