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| The Changeling (1974) [Beatrice-Joanna]: Presumably stabbed by Stanley Baker, then dies shortly after confessing her part in his crimes. (I haven't seen this version, but I have read the play.) Hamlet (1976) [Ophelia/Gertrude]: Playing a dual role, as "Ophelia," she drowns in a river (depicted in a surreal, symbolic montage). ("Gertrude's" death is not depicted in this version of the play.) Caligula (1979) [Caesonia]: Stabbed in the stomach with a sword by Paolo Bonacelli on the steps of the Senate, after she attempts to rush to Malcolm McDowell's aid. Oresteia (1979) [Cassandra]: Killed (presumably stabbed to death) by Diana Rigg and Diana's lover. (I haven't seen this mini-series, but I'm familiar with the history/ myth.) Excalibur (1981) [Morgana]: See Kay McLaren. Pascali's Island (1988) [Lydia Neuman]: Shot in the stomach as she reaches for her lover, after first being wounded in the shoulder. (Thanks to Bill) Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) [Lilia Herriton]: Dies in childbirth. (Thanks to Marc) The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) [Karen Stone]: Presumably killed (off-screen) by Rodrigo Santoro after she lets him into her apartment; the movie fades out as he approaches her, but the tone of the story implies that he will kill her. (The nameless character has sometimes been interpreted as a symbolic personification of death.) (See also Vivien Leigh in the 1961 version.) Shadowboxer (2005) [Rose]: Shot in the head (as a mercy killing) by Cuba Gooding Jr. while they're making love in the woods. (Thanks to Jeff) |
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