Season 2 debuts on March 25.
FromJane AustentoStanley Kubrick, here are the five pop culture period pieces that most inspiredBridgerton.
Indeed, Bridgerton author Julia Quinn has cited Austen as inspiration and even been compared to her.
Jonathan Bailey in ‘Bridgerton,’ Colin Firth as Darcy in ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ and Keira Knightley in ‘The Duchess’.Liam Daniel/Netflix; Moviestore/Shutterstock; Everett Collection
“Those are the gold standards,” Van Dusen says.
It’s why I fell in love with the genre in the first place."
Van Dusen cites it as a major influence for its sex scenes and use of voiceover in particular.
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“That movie is just so sensual and sexy without ever showing too much,” he says.
you could feel the yearning happening there.
And I love the voiceover so much in that movie."
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“I fell in love with that movie because it was so fun,” he notes.
“The tone is humorous, and it didn’t take itself too seriously.
That movie is it.
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There’s so much decadence in that movie; it’s over the top.
you’re free to definitely feel that inBridgerton.”
“That’s such a fascinating character,” he says.
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“Keira Knightleyas Georgiana.
She lived in such an opulent, gilded cage.
Van Dusen cites its visual style as majorly influential.
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“I love that film from a purely aesthetic point of view,” he says.
The look of the film is so gorgeous with all the candlelight.
you’ve got the option to really feel the warm glow of those candles.
“The scale is so large in that movie it’s epic,” he adds.
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