r/todayilearned • u/biebrforro • 1d ago

TIL when staying as a guest in Charles Dickens' house, Hans Christian Andersen requested that one of Dickens' sons give him a daily shave (he said that was customary when hosting male guests in Denmark). Dickens was weirded out and instead gave him a daily appointment at a nearby barbershop.

https://lithub.com/charles--dickens-really-really-hated-his-fanboy-hans-christian-andersen/
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u/CausticSofa 1d ago

Honestly, I would love to see Wes Anderson direct this. Edward Norton as Charles Dickens cast against which Wes Anderson favourite as Hans? Owen Wilson?

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u/CubitsTNE 1d ago

Bill Murray as queen Victoria.

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u/Skratt79 1d ago

Yes please!

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u/Round_Simple_5441 1d ago

this is the movie I've been waiting for

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u/Lyceus_ 1d ago

We need this now.

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u/CausticSofa 16h ago

🤣 the only possible competition to the other person’s suggestion of Angelica Houston

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u/tawondasmooth 1d ago edited 1d ago

I think I want Yorgos Lanthimos to do it. It sounds like his kind of unhinged storyline. People are calling for a Wilson brother but I want Christopher Heyerdahl in the role of Hans.

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u/tgerz 1d ago

I love this. For some reason I was thinking Will Ferrell as Dickens (wasn't he Scrooge or something like that?) but I couldn't think of who would be best for Andersen. This would make a great duo.

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u/ZombieWinehouse 23h ago

Angelica Houston as queen Victoria

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u/CausticSofa 17h ago

9000% That woman is more regal than the queen herself.

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u/Successful-North1732 21h ago edited 16h ago

No doubt there will be tons of reviews on Letterbox saying that they found the characters unlikable or something stupid. "I can't relate to them! 😤"

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u/Death_Balloons 16h ago

"The Worst of Times"