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William Simon, Casual Lecturer, Education and English Departments, University of Tasmania

DARK SECRETS: Why we still love the devil wears prada 20 years on | Vintage Vibes

Twentieth Century Fox

The Devil Wears Prada’s Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) has become a mythic cinematic character. The magazine editor is icy, commanding, manipulative, cruel, oddly sympathetic and endlessly imitated.

Streep’s portrayal was surprisingly inspired by the quiet authority of powerful men such as Clint Eastwood. Her Miranda is soft but steely, controlled rather than overtly theatrical.

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