I love this time of year when all the movie costume exhibits start popping up with greater frequency as all the filmmakers vie for Hollywood cinema goers attention (often working in the industry themselves), in the key run up to awards season. The latest display to catch my eye is this duo of costumes worn by Mark Strong and Keira Knightley in the World War II code-breaking drama, The Imitation Game.
Original costumes from The Imitation Game on display
Sammy Sheldon Differ is responsible for the wartime
British wardrobe featured in the film and these original costumes were photographed on display at
ArcLight Hollywood cinema on November 18, 2014.
The Imitation Game movie poster
The Imitation Game is a historical thriller based on true events and the 1992 biography,
Alan Turing: The Enigma, by
Andrew Hodges and tells the tale of genius gay
British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge in cracking
Nazi Germany's Enigma Code that helped the
Allied Forces win
WWII.
Alan Turing went on to assist in the development of computers at the
University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the
U.K. government in 1952 for homosexual acts, which were illegal at the time. Forced to accept treatment in the form of oestrogen injections (a form of chemical castration), as an alternative to prison, the genius who is widely considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence died in 1954 from what is believed to be suicide.
Suit worn by Mark Strong as Major General Stewart Menzies
in The Imitation Game
Mark Strong plays 'Major General Stewart Menzies' in the movie and wears this smart double-breasted pinstripe suit in the movie. Chief of MI6 (the Secret Intelligence Service), he was responsible for wartime intelligence and counterintelligence and supervised the code-breaking initiative at Bletchley Park.
If you're a fan of the actor, be sure to also check out his
movie costume from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, plus also his
Matai Shang Thern costume from John Carter on display.
Outfit worn by Keira Knightley as Joan Clarke
in The Imitation Game
Meanwhile in the movie
Keira Knightley plays
'Joan Clarke', a woman fighting the prejudices of a man's world, one of the cryptanalysts working with the motley crew of code-breakers at
Bletchley Park deciphering
German naval
Enigma messages during
World War II.
If you're an admirer of the actress, be sure to check out
Keira Knightley's wedding gown from The Duchess,
Oscar-winning costumes from Anna Karenina and multiple
costumes from Pirates of the Caribbean.
This movie sounds like a must-see with its historic significance, both for the wartime importance and its gay rights injustices.
The Imitation Game movie poster
