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Here’s the weird thing: a few weeks ago I actually had a phone conversation with a producer interested in optioning the book. “What actress do you think should play Mrs. Sparrow?” he asked.Learn more about the book and author at Karen Engelmann's website.
It took me a few seconds to reply, surprised he wanted my opinion. “Well, I always imagined Kristin Scott Thomas. She’s a fabulous actress, the perfect age, looks Swedish and speaks French.”
“She is fabulous,” the producer noted. “I just did a movie with her. Ryan Gosling played her son.”
“Ryan Gosling!!!???” I squealed, serious novelist dissolving into tabloid junkie. “Ryan Gosling can have any part he wants…”
That ended the discussion, and rightfully so. I love going to the movies, but otherwise have a ridiculously limited and naive view of the film business. Let the professionals do their job! However, this does not mean that I cannot create my fantasy cast from the daydreaming comfort of my sofa, bowl of popcorn at hand. Here is my Seeker, the Eight from his Octavo, and several other key roles.
Emil Larsson — narrator, customs officer and man of the Town: Ryan Gosling, of course!
Mrs. Sofia Sparrow — card shark and cartomancer: Kristin Scott Thomas.
The Uzanne — Baroness and villainess: Laura...[read on]
Writers Read: Karen Engelmann.
The Page 69 Test: The Stockholm Octavo.
My Book, The Movie: The Stockholm Octavo.
--Marshal Zeringue
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