Figure 1.--Here we see the boys in a park scene. Here they seem to be wearing short jackets rather than the smocks that we note in some actual photographs of the boys. |
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"Finding Neverland is an elaborately costumed film. We have some doubts, however, about the accuracy of the costumes. One important point here is that the family was rather an arts and culturally oriented family and thus the boys were dressed with a French flare that was not common for British boys at the time. There is a slight indication of this in the film--but not very accurately as best we can tell. It's interesting to compare the costuming with the BBC TV version. And in this case we have actual images of the boys to compare with the film costuming. In the BBC version, "The Lost Boys", the boys wore berets and smocks. HBC is assessing the two versions to determine which costuming is more authentic. We note the berets were worn by the boys. This is an accurate depiction. Many of the other outfits are more open to question. In "Finding Neverland" the boys seem to wear jackets rather than smocks. The costuming differs somewhat by age, but mostly the boys seem to weak Norfolk suits. We also notice some blouses without shirt tails. The boys do wear Eton collars. We notice in the bedroom scenes that the boys wear pajamas rather than nightshirts which would have been more common at the time. We would be interested in any assessments readers may have on the accuracy of the costuming.
The boys depicted in the film were actual boys. Because of theirvassociation with Peter Pan, they are some of the best known boys in literature. In this case we have actual images of the boys. So it is possible to assess the costuming in the film with some accuracy as we note several period photographs of the boys.
One important point here is that the family was rather an arts and culturally oriented family and thus the boys were dressed with a French flare that was not common for British boys at the time. There is a slight indication of this in the film--but not very accurately as best we can tell. We note the berets, but not the emphasis on smock-like garments which the boys apparently commonly wore.
"Finding Neverland is an elaborately costumed film. We have some doubts, however, about the accuracy of the costumes. We note the berets were worn by the boys. This is an accurate depiction. Many of the other outfits are more open to question. In "Finding Neverland" the boys seem to wear jackets rather than smocks. The costuming differs somewhat by age, but mostly the boys seem to weak Norfolk suits. We also notice some blouses without shirt tails. The boys do wear Eton collars. We notice in the bedroom scenes that the boys wear pajamas rather than nightshirts which would have been more common at the time. We would be interested in any assessments readers may have on the accuracy of the costuming.
It's interesting to compare the costuming with other productions. There was a film made, "Peter Pan". There was also a BBC TV version. In the BBC version, "The Lost Boys", the boys wore berets and smocks. HBC is assessing the two versions to determine which costuming is more authentic.
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