love this movie- hate the cinematography
really it looked like someone filmed it with a video camera.
Loves Michael Johns and will miss him terribly
I agree, this version certainly doesn't have the production values of later adaptations. I'm sure I read somewhere, but I can't remember where, that this version was actually made onto videotape, rather than film. A question of cost, I think. This would also explain the recycled costumes from earlier costume dramas. It's still my favourite though
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It definitely was shot on video, except for (I believe) the exterior scenes. This was no uncommon during that period and is a reason that so many of the 70s and 80s adaptations have a rather amateurish appearance. Unfortunately, this keeps people away from these adaptations, and that's a shame because several of them are quite good.
If you can, get a copy of "Jane Austen on Film and Television" by Sue Parrill. It's an excellent book that discusses all of the adaptations that the author could get her hands on (the most recent set of adaptations is not discussed). She even discusses 1950s adaptations for which only the script survives. Over at Google books, you can check out selected pages of the book: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=l6dsN6KfXUkC&dq=+%22sue +parrill%22&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=6fYOQWMJ9-& amp;sig=YSEyf-ypOa7MsUeMMGdcC70wxs8#PPA48,M1. There are even stills from some of these older adaptations.
Recycling costumes is not unusual. It's done all the time. Check out this site: http://www.recycledmoviecostumes.com/
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