Hello, Kate. If only one could upgrade one's own memory and become like a teen again!
I've been meaning to leave a comment on your post about cancer and Jane Austen, to say congratulations and also, I think the current 'series' of films is a pretty mixed bag. Some were BBC productions and others made for a commercial channel in the UK - and I think that shows. The most recent crop (Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and Mansfield Park) really don't have a lot to recommend them.
For Persuasion, you can't beat the Ciaran Hinds/Amanda Root version that came out about 10 years ago. It was beautifully filmed with some of the best acting I've ever seen, a great script that stayed close to the book - just a joy to watch.
I do love Mansfield Park and Fanny Price, though I know that's not a popular opinion. I think that's why so many of the adaptations fail - because they're written by people who don't really like the book or the characters as they are, so they try to change them.
I've never much cared for Northanger Abbey and I haven't seen this adaptation, so I can't comment.
For Emma, the Gwyneth Paltrow version was, surprisingly, far superior to the Kate Beckinsale one. And for S&S and P&P, of course, you can't beat Emma Thompson and Colin Firth respectively.
I really disliked Becoming Jane, but I'll be interested to see what you make of the bio that they're showing.
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Date: 2008-01-31 08:53 pm (UTC)I've been meaning to leave a comment on your post about cancer and Jane Austen, to say congratulations and also, I think the current 'series' of films is a pretty mixed bag. Some were BBC productions and others made for a commercial channel in the UK - and I think that shows. The most recent crop (Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and Mansfield Park) really don't have a lot to recommend them.
For Persuasion, you can't beat the Ciaran Hinds/Amanda Root version that came out about 10 years ago. It was beautifully filmed with some of the best acting I've ever seen, a great script that stayed close to the book - just a joy to watch.
I do love Mansfield Park and Fanny Price, though I know that's not a popular opinion. I think that's why so many of the adaptations fail - because they're written by people who don't really like the book or the characters as they are, so they try to change them.
I've never much cared for Northanger Abbey and I haven't seen this adaptation, so I can't comment.
For Emma, the Gwyneth Paltrow version was, surprisingly, far superior to the Kate Beckinsale one. And for S&S and P&P, of course, you can't beat Emma Thompson and Colin Firth respectively.
I really disliked Becoming Jane, but I'll be interested to see what you make of the bio that they're showing.