I JUST LOVE THIS DRAMA, I DON'T LIKE TO PLAY FAVORITES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY GOOD PERIOD MOVIES AND DRAMAS OUT THERE BUT I CAN'T HELP IT. THE BRITS REALLY KNOW HOW TO ENTERTAIN
I loved all of Jane Austen's novels...except this one. But after seeing this version of Northanger Abbey a while back, I actually learned to appreciate the novel alot more. This is a very good series.
I ve thought the same thing, that the cast have brought out the characters so very well, especially Mr.Tilney. Just perfect.. and the book was funny but did not give an impression of such absolute light heartedness.
I am seeing this film for the 7th time... I can not get enough!!! Love the book! I read it in english( I'm german) and it was not quit easy to understand the old english language..but i did it and finished =) I like this story very much and also other from jane austen great stories!
Over many years I realize that British films are like classic art oil paintings in a gilt frame,while many "Hollywood" films are akin to color tinted postcards of "Chicken Charlie's"in Kalamazoo,Michigan.
You definitely have to read them! I think there are the best english books of that period, and it's so well written! Even as a french reader, I understood almost everything and I had such a good time in reading them!
@agora1955 I agree with you entirely... Sometimes when I'm reading Austen I question whether she is mocking the male voice of reason so subtley that readers at the time would not have (on the whole) noticed, I definitely think her writing was ahead of her time.. Her ability to create such multifaceted characters and to let the reader into the mind of a genuine female character (not one created by a man) was revolutionary
I just finished reading Northanger Abbey, which was the last one I needed to read. Other than Sandition, which she never finished, I've read them all. I think they're all fascinating. I love Jane Austen.
@RasMajnouni Couldn't agree more. The BBC version of P&P (1995) proves that without a shade of doubt. Understated, classic and universal - that's what British productions are.
Catherine's parents sound like my parents xD My mum: "She shouldn't be reading novels all day. She's always in another world." My dad: "Oh well, let her read if she wants to." Thankfully my kind of novels were different to Catherine's =P
yes I agree, in Northanger Abbey for instance Catherine believes Henry Tilney to be the Pinnacle of gentility and when reading the book, the reader assumes this also through the way the narrative is filtered through catherine but when you think about Henry Tilney you realise he isn't that great. He lied to his father about her, he believes that England is free from criminality and ironically mocks Catherine for not believing so also, when it's as fantastical a belief as her Gothic fancy
Oh I just so ove Northanger Abbey! :D It's my personal favorite... :) I'm not saying it's superior to Pride and Prejudice orPersuasion, which I also love, but there's something about it... It's so playful and funny the way she treats her characters here.... And I'm more then happy hith this adaptation :) Catherine and Henty are perfect!.... I would have only made Isabella a bit less obvious...
go to a search engine and type in "Period films" "Period era romantic films" or the same on wikipedia search "Period era books', "Victorian Era books". If there is a book written by a woman author,it'll probably have at least one or two films by the same name.That's what I did and found much.Even RU-vid has under "Period films" a lot.(Not just for women,they have been my favourite films for 40 years.)
Reading all these comments here and on other related sites---seems to me like there is a whole other secret-like society that is totally enraptured with this long ago lifestyle...I like that
aloth of the time we assume that the men are being courteous but we're fooled by the blindspots of her heroine and thus don't pick up on the weaknesses and flaws of the male characters
The only thing that really helped me when watching this on youtube for the 1st time, was the fact that each part has a picture to narrerate what would happen next...because I really don't wan't to be caught off gaurd by nudity...I hate it when good books ruined in movie format.
@ReemKhurshid :D I've been trying to sit down and watch N&S and I will, soon. (I confess I did something horrendously terrible though. I watched the ending! I knoow I knoow! I shouldn't have but, but but. .. ) lol, thanks for the suggestion! :)
Best way to get rid of a troll is to ignore him/her. Please people, don't get into stupid RU-vid fights. Remember, WWJD? (What Would Jane Do?) Give the cut direct, of course! :)
@bookiee8 I'm taking a class of the same name, though it's my fourth year and I'm a Lit major. I've read all of her novels except Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility. The class is very interesting for me as well. Let me know how it goes...cheers! :)
no, it was the preacher. Normally (at least at my church) the preacher tilts the baby's head back so that the water goes off the forehead, not into the eyes... this guy is careless
The only book I dont' like Mansfield Park...perhaps because I've whached the movie first, damn.... What I love about JAne Austen is that I understand her charakters so well, whow they are thinking.... and I somehow don't understand the ones in Mansfield Park :/ What do you think?
@MysitcRiver29 wouldn't it be a trip to be able to time travel and get plunked down in that period....like for a month...to live in those posh castles----wear those clothes---eat their food---maids butlers stable boys (olden time cabana boys)--horses ---those partys !!---those bizarre dances--- can you imagine rollin like that 111
@luna4ever36 ... Have you watched the 2009 version of EMMA... it is fabulous... Johnny Lee Miller and Romola Garai are fantastic... It also has Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) in it too... I'm sure as an Austen fan like myself you will enjoy it as much as I have... Best regards from Wales UK :0)x
@jminto88 Totally agree. I get so annoyed by Hollywood movies that are always glamorous, always in a big city, with people who have great jobs & apartments, where everyone down to the last extra is gorgeous, every hair in place and every outfit expensive. it's so fake!! I can't relate to it at all, and I'm sure most of America can't either! If they do make movies that are more like real life, they're usually ultra depressing and vulgar. I rarely watch movies anymore unless they're British.
Mansfield Park (remake) Jan. 27 Miss Austen Regrets (bio) Feb. 3 Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth (Feb. 10, 17, 24) Emma with Kate Beckinsale on March 28 Sense and Sensibility (remake) March 30 and April 6
Its funny how all the characters in the beginning are like - "oh she actually looks almost pretty today!" and I'm like...well you've got high expectations that girl is very pretty in my opinion!
