Episode four of BBC One’s Emma aired on Sunday, October 25th in the UK. The last two episodes improved greatly for me. I think after the initial shock of the changes with Jane Austen’s original concepts for character’s and the lack of her beautiful language, I settled in to enjoy this four part serial from [...]
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BBC One’s Emma – Episode Four Slideshow
Posted in Austen Adaptations, Emma Movies, tagged Emma 2009, Emma BBC One, Jane Austen, Romola Garia on 1 November 2009 | 4 Comments »
BBC One’s Emma – Episode Three Slideshow
Posted in Austen Adaptations, Emma Movies, tagged BBC One's Emma, Jane Austen, Jonny Lee Miller, Romola Garai on 21 October 2009 | 6 Comments »
BBC One’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma continues. Episode three aired in the UK on Sunday, October 18th. I am enjoying the beautiful locations and costumes, but am still perplexed with the screenplay. I am missing Jane Austen’s beautiful language and witty humor. There is much discussion about the variances in Regency manners and [...]
BBC One’s Emma – Episode 2 Slideshow
Posted in Austen Adaptations, Emma Movies, tagged BBC One's Emma, Jane Austen, Jonny Lee Miller, Romola Garia on 14 October 2009 | 8 Comments »
Episode 2 of BBC One’s new adaptation of Emma aired in the UK on Sunday, October 11, 2009. So – we are half way through and I am still biting my tongue trying not to spoil it for all non UK viewers and giving you all a teaser slideshow to episode 2 instead. If you [...]
BBC One’s Emma: Episode 1 Slideshow
Posted in Austen Adaptations, Emma Movies, tagged BBC One's Emma, Emma 2009, Jane Austen, Jane Austen adaptation, Jonny Lee Miller, Romola Garia on 7 October 2009 | 10 Comments »
Episode 1 of BBC One’s new adaptation of Emma aired in the UK on Sunday, October 4th. As always, the reviews are mixed. Some feel it is beautifully produced, well cast and an interesting new interpretation. Others are disappointed in some of the actors, the non Regency manners, and the screenplay since so little of [...]
Emma 2009: A Behind the Scene’s Preview of BBC One’s New Adaptation of Jane Austen’s Classic
Posted in Austen Adaptations, Emma Movies, tagged Emma 2009, Emma BBC One, Film adaptation, Jane Austen, Jonny Lee Miller, Romola Garai on 2 October 2009 | 5 Comments »
Ok, now I am really chomping at the bit to see this!
Don’t forget UK viewers. Emma premieres on BBC One Sunday October 4th, at 9:00 GMT
Check out my preview of the cast and production.
Preview: BBC One’s Emma staring Romola Garai Begins on Sunday
Posted in Austen Adaptations, Emma Movies, tagged Blake Ritson, Emma 2009, Emma4, Jane Austen, Jodhi May, Jonny Lee Miller, Romola Garai on 29 September 2009 | 10 Comments »
UK bonnet drama viewers are in for a treat this week as the new BBC One miniseries of Jane Austen’s novel Emma premieres in the UK on Sunday, October 4th from 9–10:00 p.m. GMT. This is the first of four episodes of the adaptation by BAFTA award winning writer Sandy Welch (Our Mutual Friend, Jane [...]
Austen at Large: Darcy and Davies: Adapting Mr. Darcy from the Novel to the Screen
Posted in Austen Adaptations, Austen at Large, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged Andrew Davies, Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen, Movie adaptations, Movies, Mr. Darcy, Period Drama, Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice (1995), Pride and Prejudice 1980 on 7 March 2009 | 11 Comments »
Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s most popular if not most adapted novel, and its famous hero Mr. Darcy has been interpreted in many different ways. There have been several excellent period adaptations of Pride and Prejudice which present Darcy’s character differently, particularly Fay Weldon’s 1980 and Andrew Davies 1995 versions. These two adaptations master [...]
Masterpiece’s Sense and Sensibility 2008 Revisited: Part Two
Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevens, Elinor Dashwood, Hattie Morahan, Jane Austen, Marianne Dashwood, Masterpiece Classic, Sense and Sensibility, Sense and Sensibility (2008) on 9 February 2009 | 3 Comments »
The rebroadcast of episode two of the 2008 mini-series Sense and Sensibility concluded last night on Masterpiece Classic and I am duly satisfied, not only with this production but with Jane Austen’s amazing story. You can catch up on my thoughts on episode one here.
Sense and Sensibility has really grown on me over the years. It is [...]
Masterpiece’s Sense and Sensibility 2008 Revisited: Part One
Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged Dan Stevens, Dominic Cooper, Hattie Morahan, Jane Austen, Masterpiece Classic, Sense and Sensibility (2008) on 2 February 2009 | 7 Comments »
They say that time and distance are the best healers. After revisiting the 2008 miniseries of Sense and Sensibility last night on Masterpiece Classic, I have to agree. This controversial new adaptation by Andrew Davies which premiered last March has mellowed for me, and the rough edges that I wrote about in my initial review [...]
Sense and Sensibility to be rebroadcast Sunday on Masterpiece Classic
Posted in Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevnes, Elinor Dashwood, Hattie Morahan, Jane Austen, Marianne Dashwood, Masterpiece Classic, PBS, Sense and Sensibility (2008) on 27 January 2009 | 4 Comments »
Sense and Sensibility (2008) will be rebroadcast on February 1st and 8th at 9:00 pm on PBS. What a welcome respite after the tumultuous Victorian drama of Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Wuthering Heights on Masterpiece Classic this past month.
This adaptation by Andrew Davies was my favorite new production on The Complete Jane Austen last [...]
Who Wants Mr. Darcy Hanging Around Your House – - All the Time?
Posted in Austen Inspired, Austen in the News, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged Colin Firth, Darcy Portrait, Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice on 8 January 2009 | 6 Comments »
The portrait of actor Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries of Pride and Prejudice is on the block on January 21st through Bonhams Auction House in London and available to the highest bidder. This may very well be the ultimate Darcy fan collectible. Not only is it a portrait of Colin Firth [...]
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