JANE AUSTEN's Rogue Gallery

[rpowell]

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[diana_dwight]

It must be quite unpleasant to live knowing that you have a roguish face. Or maybe rogues don't care what people think of them :-)

[spally]

This was a great post and so cool that you included some of the female rogues - not just the male ones! :)

I heartily agree with your comments about Alessando Nivola, Haley Atwell and Care Mulligan. They were all superb.

[screamingintune]

Love this post! Agree with you on who offered the best portrayals, as well. I absolutely hate the Kate Beckinsale Emma, but I do agree that Raymond Coulthard was the best Frank Churchill. I also think that version had the best Jane Fairfax, as well. It's the Emma and Mr. Knightley that terrified me, haha. I do think Ewan McGregor could have done more with the role if the film hadn't been so condensed.

TOTALLY with you one Henry Crawford as well. I always had a hard time disliking him and seeing him as a true villain when he really was very ill-treated by Fanny. Then again, I've always found Fanny to be Austen's most unlikable heroine by far.

Dominic Cooper (2008) - Many television critics made a big deal about his portrayal of Willoughby, but I honestly did not see the magic. However, I must admit that he gave a pretty good performance, even if his Willoughby came off as a bit insidious at times.I had no idea he'd gotten such strong reviews. I did not care for his version of Willoughby at all. He was too obviously slimy and

[sarahkatiejay]

Mary Crawford has one of the best lines of any JA novel; "Selfishness must always be forgiven, you know, for there's never any hope of a cure." . I'll always love Mary for that.

I think Jane enjoyed writing her rogues. SUCH FUN!

[elizzybright]

Great list, I loved it!