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Maybe I should just make a comprehensive list and post it on the Jane Austen page here on Movie Chat. I’ll work on it tomorrow. 🙂
Nice list. There are some titles missing, such as Clueless, and a number of Hallmark Channel cheese-fests (some are rather sweet). IMDB is a frustrating platform for the list, though, because too many JA adaptations have been relegated to the status of episode in various long-running drama series, such as Stage Two (Northanger Abbey) and Masterpiece Theatre (PP80, SS84, etc.). Wishbone has 2 JA adaptations (PP and NA). Also missing: Death Comes to Pemberley, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Twelve Men of Christmas, The Jane Austen Book Club, Austenland, Lost in Austen.
I’ve seen at least 32, but I suspect more because I didn’t take a full accounting. Counting my JA DVDs would be a good place to start (30).
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Just remembered there are lots of tv sketch comedy parodies, too, such as Mad Tv’s Larry Flynt inspired “Jane Austen Tea & A” sketch.
If you make one, send me the link!
Your loss.
I am enjoying it immensely. It’s not Shakespeare, nor Austen, but it is enjoyable as heck.
Oh ffs. The guy is almost 70 years old! He’s aging really well imo.
(I would recommend an eyebrow trim, though.)
And her brother is a dick!
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and by Bush II. The US president is sort of an amalgamation of the two men. The political dealings between the pres and the PM are modeled after Bush and Blair. Blair was referred to in the press and by many Brits as “Bush’s poodle”; the film is meant to portray that. (Blair had a very good working relationship with Clinton, as equals.)
No, she found the necklace several days later.
Billing isn’t based on who the biggest star is (although that does frequently coincide). Billing is negotiated by the actors’ agents. In this case, perhaps it could be attributed to Dillon’s representation having a strong history with the casting dept for this film, or having a bit more clout than McGavin’s rep?
At the time that they eloped, Wickham wasn’t trying to run off with Lydia; he was just trying to escape his gambling debts. He owed money to his fellow officers (debts of honor from losing at cards) and was unable to pay up, so he was running off. Bringing Lydia along was an after thought.
Yes, but Lydia was still “out” so her parents placed Lydia in the position to be courted and married off at that age.
Lydia was “out,” which means her parents had officially put her on the marriage market.
Willoughby was pursuing an orphan without the knowledge or consent of her guardian. Brandon was in the company of Marianne’s entire family. He wasn’t sneaking around, taking advantage of a young girl whose intended protector (at that moment, Miss Williams’s friend’s father) was lax in his duty, leaving the girl vulnerable to Willoughby’s nefarious intentions.
Did you notice how all three of the women Willoughby gets involved with are fatherless? It’s a pattern. He chooses girls whom he perceives are more vulnerable. Miss Grey’s family did not want her involved with Willoughby, but she was already in possession of her fortune so there was nothing they could do to prevent her from marrying him.
You’re right that Edward wasn’t afraid of being sued. In fact, his mother wanted to pay off Lucy so Edward could break his engagement, but Edward was too hOnorable to allow that.
It never had a chance of winning. Amazon (owners of IMDB) had been gradually Phasing out the message boards over several years. Each time there was a massive flame war on some board, with people going crazy and over-using the report feature, posting complaining messages to Col Needham and outrageously sending complaints about specific posters via email to amazon execs, it shortened the lifespan of the IMDB message boards. Amazon was never interested in hosting a message board community. It was always just a matter of time.
She was born into a cult and lived there for several years until her dad left, taking her with him. Her parents split up and she was raised by an abusive father and a weak mother who serially got involved with terrible men. She had a terrible childhood and isn’t in a healthy enough place yet to stop blaming everyone for her life. She needs to forgive herself for making bad choices, move on, and make better decisions with the rest of her life,
After her marriage, Cora’s father continued to give her an annual sum, referred to as her “dress allowance.” Shirley MacLaine/Cora’s mother refers to it when she tells her she can increase her dress allowance, but is unable to offer the large amount of cash needed to save Downton (again).
In spite of the negative reviews I will still watch it. But I will wait for a free option. Not going to fork over money for it.
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