It's a Pride and Prejudice reunion! Not just because actors Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, and David Bamber appeared in the 1995 BBC miniseries and the 2010 Oscar-winning film The King's Speech, but because both of these films are chiasma.
This is a special Cinematic Chiasmus to me. The King's Speech speaks to my heart because there are very few films that explore the practical challenges that come from stuttering. And I happen to have an uncomfortable stutter when I'm nervous.
It brings tears to my eyes near the start of the film when a little boy haltingly greets Bertie and his wife at Lionel Logue's office because I recognize the terrible price he must have paid to reach that point of being able to speak so clearly.
There's something very special about this movie. And I'd like to share just how extraordinary it is by showing that its portrayal of a speech impediment leads to the most eloquent kind of storytelling: chiasmus.
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