With the exception of leaving out the other sister Margarite, this is a very faithful adaptation to Jane Austens' first novel. I love the book and I love this film version.
I also thought Robert Swann made a great Colonel Brandon very much like Alan Rickman did as well in the 1995 version (love that one too!).
Anyone agree??
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and Irene Richards' Elinor had such strength and dignity. I really enjoyed her performance.
shareand Irene Richards' Elinor had such strength and dignity.
She also played Charlotte in P&P with David Rintoul and Elizabeth Garvie.
I like her Charlotte better than the one in P&P (1995) though.
"I promise you, before I die I'll surely come to your doorstep"
I just borrowed this from a local library, and I was suprised to see the actress who played Charlotte in the 1980 P& P (which I bought) on the cover of the DVD. I haven't seen any actor who has been in more than one Jane Austen adaptation. I thought Richards had a thankless role as Charlotte especially considering the Mr. Collins in that P & P, so I hope she's better in this.
shareI haven't seen any actor who has been in more than one Jane Austen adaptation.
There are lots!
Sophie Thompson:
Mary in Persuasion 1995
Miss Bates in Emma 1996 (Paltrow version)
Victoria Hamilton
Mrs. Forster in P&P 1995
Maria Bertram Rushworth in Mansfield Park 1999
Henrietta Musgrove in Persuasion 1995
Guy Henry
John Knightley in Emma 1996 (Beckinsale version)
Mr. Collins in Lost in Austen
Lucy Robinson
Mrs. Hurst in P&P 1995
Mrs. Elton in Emma 1996 (Beckinsale version)
Bernard Hepton
Sir Thomas Bertram in Mansfield Park 1983
Mr. Woodhouse in Emma 1996 (Beckinsale version)
Joanna David
Mrs. Gardiner in P&P 1995
Elinor Dashwood in S&S 1971
Lindsay Duncan
Lady Bertram (and Mrs. Price) in Mansfield Park 1999
Lady Catherine de Bourgh in Lost in Austen
Hugh Bonneville
Mr. Rushworth in in Mansfield Park 1999
Mr. Bennet in Lost in Austen
Carey Mulligan
Kitty Bennet in P&P 2005
Isabella Thorpe in Northanger Abbey 2007
There are even more:
Prunella Scales
Lydia Bennet, P&P 1952
Miss Bates, Emma 1996 (Beckinsale)
Jonny Lee Miller
Charles Price, MP 1983
Edmund Bertram, MP 1999
Daphne Slater
Elizabeth Bennet, P&P 1952
Anne Elliot, Persuasion 1960
Harriet Smith, Emma 1948
(she also played Jane Eyre in 1956)
Samantha Bond
Maria Bertram, MP 1983
Mrs. Weston (a.k.a. Poor Miss Taylor), Emma 1996 (Beckinsale)
That's all I can come up with right now.
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Nicholas Farrell
Edmund Bertram in Mansfield Park 1983
Mr. Musgrove in Persuasion 2007
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Fanny Price in Mansfield Park 1983
Mrs. Allen in Northanger Abbey 2007
Sylvestra Le Touzel
How could I have forgotten her? As a completely aside, I happen to be a Doc Martin fan and she was in one episode of that. Very entertaining.
my god its full of stars
I stand corrected. I finished the series and Irene Richard was definitely better in this than in P & P. Next up: when I get it, the 1995 Emma Thompson version.
PS It's hard enough to keep track of the casts of the various adaptations of just one Austen book, let alone six.
Also, Is it me or does Willoughby remind anyone else of Wickham from P & P?
That's interesting -- I really liked Irene Richard as Charlotte. I don't think I have a favorite Elinor. All the ladies I've seen have done admirably. Except that Emma Thompson was way too old for the part.
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You did!? To me, she was the worst thing about it. And what a curious looking creature. Do you think she's had a nose job?
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I very much enjoyed it! although i must say i did not like the actor who played edward. he wasn't as dashing as i imagined edward to be, and yes, colonel brandon was excellent. I also found myself comparing mr. willoughby to a repentant version of mr. wickham in P&P. anyone agree?
shareI fell in love with this brandon...dunno why.
And I did like the expanded Willoughby scene -- something only hinted at in Thompson's version. Still, I suppose I'd like him to stay a bit more wretched....mean, I know.
Now back to Brandon -- never thought I'd say this, but he's taken precedence over Rickman's Brandon.
and that's hard to manage.
naomipoe,
Late actor Robert Swann played Colonel Brandon in this version, and I'd say he's up there with Alan Rickman as my two favorite Brandon's; pretty fine!
"I promise you, before I die I'll surely come to your doorstep"
Oh, I LOVED this Edward. He was much more likable than the stuttering, stammering ham-pie that is Hugh Grant. I'm sorry, he just does nothing for me. But this Edward had such sad, soft, deep eyes, for the first time I could see why Elinor liked him.
shareI finally got to see the 1971 version and I really like it. It's even more faithful to the book than this one.
shareI miss Margarite
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