New Adaptations start 2nite with "Persuasion" PBS!

[Mme de Beaufort]

I've got my vcr set to record. YAY! I'm so excited to see them in one sitting instead on the the tiny youtube screen in 9-minute increments.

Hurrah!

[Lady Serendipity]

ACK! My television viewing is so limited that I didn't even know about this!

SO MUCH YAY!!!!

*have signed up for email reminders*

[cosmoblue]

I was very pleased with the costumes! The movie was too short. I liked the book so much I felt so sad. Watching some of the scenes made me dizzy with the weird camera angles.

I am glad that I waited to watch it in HD, with the story so shortened and it being so not HD I wouldn't have even been able to enjoy the full beauty of the costumes.

[Val]

Just finished watching it. I thought it very superficial in the character developement but in 1 1/2 hrs, you can't do much I guess. I'm not familiar with all the characters, so I was very confused with all the people sometimes. I thought the constant closeups of people dizzying. And it frustrated me that I couldn't see more of the costumes.
I did see a lot of the capotes, very nice ones too. No really fancy ones but that's fine.
I'm a little prejudiced in favor of the one that Amanda Root & Ciaran Hinds was in. www.sonypictures.com/classics/persuasion/persuasion.html It's my favorite and I felt emotional watching it. If a movie can make me cry, I give it a higher rating. I didn't feel anything for this one.
It was still enjoyable but not my favorite.

[Mme de Beaufort]

Anne Elliott is my favourite JA Character of all the women. I think this actress did alright with her; but I still like the prior version better.

I didn't like that they didn't tie it up at the end. And the running about was a bit annoying... the kiss was nice.

It was nice to see it on the larger screen, and costumes *were* nice.

[Miss Ida]

I loved this Version of Persuasion (even though I haven't the channel you are taking of, I have seen all the new versions)

I loved the costumes! and the actors, I have read Persuasion and though they did great in 1½ hours, oh and that wentworth!

[Sarha]

How was this version? Shame on me I forgot this started. I will definitely not miss the next one!

[Miss Ida]

www.veoh.com you can Download it there, I am watching it now, hehe

to you all!

How did you like the detail of Anne looking straight into the camera? I loved this, It made it very intimate to watch, like Anne is looking at us, and telling us the story

[Sarha]

Thanks for the link, I will have to check it out.

[Miss Ida]

you have to Download VEOH tv first, MP07 is there too, and MP99

[cosmoblue]

idas said:

How did you like the detail of Anne looking straight into the camera? I loved this, It made it very intimate to watch, like Anne is looking at us, and telling us the story

I really disliked that. It seemed like forced intimacy, but they didn't really tell us enough about her to get anything from it. I can only imagine what I would have thought if I hadn't read the book already though.

[Mme de Beaufort]

I liked them because I could get a close look at the costumes, bonnets, etc.

[Miss Ida]

we cant always agree but thats the good part right? discussion.

but I loved it, Ive only seen the amanda root once and cant really compare. but I love the 71 version, though anne was far to pretty here!

[Mme de Beaufort]

Northanger Abbey 1/20
Mansfield Park 1/27
Miss Austen Regrets 2/3
Pride & Prejudice 2/10, 17, 24
Emma 3/23
Sense & Sensibility 3/30, 4/6

Go here for previews of all; the "Miss Austen Regrets looks particularly interesting (and her niece's gown is STUNNING)

www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/

[Miss Ida]

i wont see it! because I have no opportunity to see all of it

CRIES!

[Mme de Beaufort]

::pats Ida on the back::

Now now, it's not going anywhere. You'll see. It'll all be on DVD soon enough. Don't cry.

[Miss Ida]

thanks dear!!

[Vic]

Just to let you all know, I wrote a review on Persuasion for PBS's Remotely Connected. The blogs and boards are all agog about this rendition of Persuasion - especially the ending.

I thought Sally Hawkins was particularly effective (many people did not like her), and that Anthony Head made a great Sir Walter Elliot. I loved that they set the movie in Bath, but loathed the ending. In no way would a Regency miss run through town. And NEVER would she kiss her man in public.

Visit Remotely Connected here: www.pbs.org/nights/blog/2008/01/the_complete_jane_austen_persu_1.html#more

[Miss Ida]

msplace said:

.....In no way would a Regency miss run through town. And NEVER would she kiss her man in public.

That vexed me greatly! but it made some good drama (seen from the directors Point of view)

I saw the 95' version last night and I like that better in the view of the romance between Anne and Wentworh,

BUT if you get the chance of it watch the 71 version, it is great but they made Anne very pretty and thats the only fault IMO

small pic but the only one i could find

[Mme de Beaufort]

I liked the '71 version well enough; Anne was well represented I think, and her sisters were wholly ridiculous as she should be, however it was very hard to stop myself from obsessing over the giant sixties fall on her head. That huge hair did shrink a bit over each episode, but it was too screaming sixties and it annoyed me.

And the gowns all had giant paisleys; even the decor was sixties to some degree.

What I do like about that series of old BBC versions is that you can identify the costumes throughout the adaptations, they used and reused gowns over and over again. You see the paisley ones from Persuasion used in different films, and Emma's gowns are also reused quite a bit.

Watch for them.

What's scary is that 1971 is the year I was born. ::eep::