The film does make it clear that the Dashwood sisters' London visit takes place over the winter and spring, but it would not have been difficult to show some snow or frost (since Mrs. Jennings anticipates that a frost will drive country sportsmen into town) on the ground and in the trees in a few of the scenes where people are in their carriages, or are walking from the carriages to the indoors. I don't know why this wasn't done. I also feel that Marianne and Elinor aren't dressed warmly enough in some of these winter scenes; it seems unlikely that they would be strolling around in thin muslin gowns and open robes with three-quarter length sleeves. The weather is apparently extremely mild.
Ultimately, though, these are nitpicks, and considering that this film contains part of a poem that wasn't written until 1833, a piano that remains perfectly in tune after being delivered in a wagon over fairly bumpy terrain, and horses that can apparently gallop for many miles without exhaustion, among other oddities, a snowless English winter seems not too far out of line. 😉
"Courage is found in unlikely places." ~ The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
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tally1-934-484232
9 years ago
While I agree with everything you said, to be fair snow is really not that common in the south of England, particularly near the coast as Devon is. The air is too damp and it doesn't get that cold (most of the "cold" will be damp chills but not freezing dry cold).
England in the winter remains very, very green as it's such a damp island. The leaves may mostly be off the trees but the grass is still a deep green and shrubberies will still be green. I've flown from England to France and England to the US in winter and always marvel at how green the country is from the air in December/January compared to the US or the continent.
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Raincrow11
9 years ago
I've never visited the UK, but I have read a bit about the Gulf Stream and its effects on climate. 😃 I agree with you that the fairly lush greenery in the scenes in Devon is probably just fine (and quite pretty!); I was referring to the London scenes. Shouldn't it be colder there?
The 1995 Pride and Prejudice suggests wintry weather in appropriate scenes by artful placement of "frost" and light "snow" on buildings and trees, showing actors dressed in warm coats and muffs, etc. Although seasonal changes are not absent in this S&S film, they're less obvious than they are in the P&P miniseries -- partly because of the differences in the settings, to be fair. Overall, though, I find P&P's approach to be more effective.
"Courage is found in unlikely places." ~ The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
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