What a wallow

[wojelah]

I have spent this weekend in a wallow of the sort I haven't indulged in for an age, but instead of being a hormonal pity party, I passed through that valley and came out the other side into sheer ridiculous enjoyment of Gothic novels, Jane Austen, and men in well-fitted trousers. (This despite working from home today.)

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[seldearslj]

This would be the older Persuasion movie? With Ciaran Hinds as Captain Wentworth? I do love that version. (Haven't seen the more recent version...)

I do rather love the Emma Thompson & Kate Winslet Sense and Sensibility - it works so well for me. Although the newer one is good in other aspects, and makes Willoughby just that little bit more worthless and pitiable

[wojelah]

YES. That's exactly the one. His voice reading that letter? Oh, my god. Who's in the more recent version?

Re: Sense & Sensibility - when did the new one come out? omglawdork" gave me the shooting diaries/script for Christmas, and if you haven't read it, I HIGHLY recommend.

Re: the newer P&P - hahahahahaha. Mr. Bingley has never done much for me, I agree. And the change in the Bennett's lifestyle was confusing as well. I found if I could accept it as a REtelling, rather than a faithful telling, I enjoyed it, but that I had far more nits to pick. And it suits my mood better sometimes. The BBC version is still my go to - I just can't always give it the six hours it requires, which makes me sad.

Okay, I am going to have to find THAT Emma too - as I like those actors a GREAT deal. Jeremy Northam's Mr. Knightley, though? Subject of much delight.

[seldearslj]

Oh, I do have a thing for Jeremy Northam's Mr. Knightley. I remember starting to watch The Net (circa mid 90s) and was all "ugh, he can't be a bad guy! he's MR FUCKING KNIGHTLEY!"

The Romola Garai/Jonny Lee Miller Emma is maybe a couple of years old now (which is probably so dated by now), and a miniseries by the Beeb. A bit more subtle than the one with Gwyneth, Northam, and Ewan McGregor (ZOMG McGregor as Frank Churchill - I have a terrible fondness for his elegant-and-charming style). And I prefer Jane Fairfax in this one - a bit more vulnerable, as suits a young lady of too much elegance with her heart a too involved with a man who's too cowardly to stand up for love

[wojelah]

RE: S&S - I didn't know about the 2008 miniseries! Must find!

And yes. Alan. Rickman. The. End.

I am a walking example of that doom. But I can attest that there are worser fates. :D If ever you find yourself back on the East Coast with time to spare, you are invited to a thoroughly decadent evening.

[patty1943]

When I read Sense & Sensibility as a kid, I could not understand Col. Brandon. Then I saw Alan Rickman...Oh! Now I get it!
The new S&S was like Downton Abbey. No grasp of the period. Can't watch.