Has anyone been watching The Complete Jane Austen series on PBS Sunday nights? I watched Persuasion and Northanger Abbey the past 2 Sunday nights. Usually the show is a 2 part adventure. These adaptations of Jane Austen's novels have been shortened quite a bit. They were each just an hour and a half. Persuasion's Captain Wentworth was very dreamy in almost a David Beckam type way, making the show fun to watch as he gave those longing Colin Firth/Mr. Darcy type looks the entire movie. It was short, fun and charming.
So Northanger Abbey last Sunday was trying for a more Gothic and spooky mood. The Property and Castle in Northanger Abbey reminded me of the shots of Dr. Frankenstein's castle in Young Frankenstein or Count Dracula's castle on Sesame Street, because of the eerie lightning behind every shot of the Abbey. I had to laugh out loud Count Dracula style "ONE-ha ha ha TWO ha ha ha".
I am pumped for this Sunday's Mansfield Park which is my favorite. I already watched the trailer for it, and i already have issues with Fanny Price's eyebrows but i am trying not to let that damper my experience. In all other Jane Austen books The heroine ends up with the handsome stranger she barely knew, or is just barely getting to know in the course of the book. Not so with MP. She falls madly in love with her best friend who she's known her whole life. (lets pretend they're not cousins ok?) This idea is highly romantic to me. My mother told me once growing up that the greatest advice about love and romance and soul mates is to marry a man who is your best friend. That's totally Fanny and Edmond. I recommend the Frances O' Conner and Johnny Lee Miller film version of the book. Its great. Just wanted to give a shout out to any version of JANE AUSTEN anything.
TOP 10 FILM ADAPTATIONS OF JANE AUSTEN MOVIES (in no order)
10. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE- random LDS version.
9. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE- Kiera Knightly version- those who know me know why i have a few issues with this one even though over all its relatively ok.
8. PERSUASION- Masterpiece theater version
7.SENSE AND SENSIBILITY- Emma Thompson and Kate
6. NORTHANGER ABBEY- Masterpiece theater dramatic silly version
5. PERSUASION- the old A&E or is it BBC version?
4. EMMA- go GWEN!
3. BRIDE AND PREJUDICE- Bollywood adaptation, NO LIFE WITH OUT WIFE
2. MANSFIELD PARK- Johnny Lee Miller as Edmond
1. PRIDE PREJUDICE- A&E version. work it COLIN FIRTH
Everyone agree? And if i might add before i go, all these Masterpiece theater versions sure make Bath, England seem snotty and for the elite. i have no desire to ever venture to Bath and take a turn about the rooms there.
2 comments:
One day the 2007 ITV version of Persuasion starring Rupert Penry-Jones will come out, and I will watch it, and I will love it. Even though I hated the book. I think it may be the same one that you saw in the Masterpiece Theater collection, but I'm not sure. Anyway. I love that man. Can't wait to see it.
I'm going to have to disagree with your placement of the new P&P and with your inclusion of the Mormon version on the list, but I love you anyway.
Rock on, Bride and Prej.
Really, you hated the Kira Knightly PandP? I LOVED that one. Especially the music. I just watched "Jane Austen Book Club" and now wish I had 5 friends to do that with. I havent read anything but Emma and P&P...I am so uncultured!
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