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To Love is to Burn, to Be on Fire!
by metalluk | Apr 01 '05
Pros: Austen's themes; great lead and secondary performances; sets; costumes; emotional depth of the script
Cons: The two most stylized performances (Grant and Rickman) won't be to every viewer's taste
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Sense and Sensibility (Reply to this comment)
by skbreese,  in Movies
The fact that you appreciate this film despite your gender, shows that you have both the sense and sensibility, that are portrayed in this film. Excellent review, as always. Sheila
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Apr 02 '05
5:35 am PST
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Re: Considering (Reply to this comment)
by metalluk
I think the one of Mansfield Park even improves on the book
I agree. Mansfield Park is my least favorite Austin novel because I don't like the personalities of either the main female or male characters. I actually like the "villains" in Mansfield Park better than the heroes, which is never a good sign. The film makes the heroin a good deal more appealing and, in fact, incorporates part of Austen's own life story into the character of Fanny. One negative with the film, though, are some really ugly and gratuitous photographs of rape/torture of slaves, which are quite appalling.
Northanger Abbey may too, but I haven't read the book).
Northanger Abbey was the last Austen novel I got to and it is very surprising -- unlike any of the others. It was the only one that creates a tension that forces you not to put in down until you've finished it. The film version is o.k., but not good enough. It's been overly condensed. Both the ones you mention I consider it the second tier of Austen adaptations -- in the top ten but not the top five. I know you're also a fan of the old version of P&P, with Olivier and Garson, and I am as well. It also falls just below the five best, IMO.
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Apr 01 '05
8:33 pm PST
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Considering (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
that they are lengthy, focus on archaic social distinctions, and lack conflagrations, it is surprising how well Jane Austen's novels work in screen adaptation (I think the one of Mansfield Park even improves on the book, and the one of Northanger Abbey may too, but I haven't read the book).
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Apr 01 '05
6:16 pm PST
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