Why we still love The Devil Wears Prada, 20 years on
- Written by William Simon, Casual Lecturer, Education and English Departments, University of Tasmania
Twentieth Century FoxThe 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...





