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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Jan 16, 2008 12:53:15 GMT -5
Oh boy. Billie Piper as Fanny Price; I just can't see it. Blech. Your own thoughts are welcome.
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Post by Val on Jan 16, 2008 13:14:36 GMT -5
The straggley hair I've seen on her in the previews just ISN'T RIGHT.
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Post by Miss Ida on Jan 16, 2008 13:41:50 GMT -5
its an okay version NOT THE BEST! I'd liked the 99 one best
the hair? i dont know what they were thinking, arent there Regency specialists' and historians around on set to make sure it is right? hmm they might have missed it..
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Post by Sarha on Jan 16, 2008 13:46:23 GMT -5
According to the PBS website, Northanger Abbey is this week and Mansfield Park next. Did something change?
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Post by Sarha on Jan 16, 2008 13:47:54 GMT -5
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Jan 16, 2008 14:01:42 GMT -5
Oops... I had the order wrong. ::sorry::
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Post by Sarha on Jan 16, 2008 14:02:48 GMT -5
No biggie!
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Post by Miss Ida on Jan 16, 2008 14:03:19 GMT -5
I still envy you guys overseas
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Post by Miss Ida on Jan 17, 2008 12:06:37 GMT -5
BUT I adore Northanger abbey so look forward to that!
the costumes are great IMO!
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Post by LadyGeremia on Jan 20, 2008 23:13:12 GMT -5
Seen Northanger Abbey for the 1st time tonight on PBS. I loved it. I thought it was a short film when compared to P&P. (BBC version). But I really enjoyed it. Last night there was a 1940's version of P&P on and you want to talk about not doing their research on costumes? Ugh. They were all in victorian gowns, full crinolines and puffy sleeves. It was a bit more comical than the original book, but I had to change the channel on this one.
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Post by Val on Jan 21, 2008 12:23:24 GMT -5
Haha, I saw the Greer Garson version of P&P was on, and having seen it before with it's horrid costumes, I didn't give it a first glance.
Costumes on NA were much better. I saw a couple hair ornaments that were very pretty too at the ball.
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Post by Lady Serendipity on Jan 28, 2008 0:09:20 GMT -5
I really *wanted* to love Fanny, as played by this actress....but I was so distracted by her features (not unattractive, but somehow seemed not to fit the era). The hair OBVIOUSLY didn't fit the era....I am far from being a historical purist, but COME ON!!!
HOWEVER....I *did* fall a little in love with Edmund. Okay, more than a little.
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Jan 28, 2008 1:23:16 GMT -5
Billie Piper is good for Dr. Who, but not for a period piece like this. Her chimp-face was only part of the problem.
I really disliked this adaptation, from the silly "I have always loved....... this room" to whopping omissions, and changes to the original story... all the way to the cheese-imbued ending. Yuck.
Will they *ever* make a decent adaptation of Mansfield Park?
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Jan 28, 2008 1:24:09 GMT -5
oooh... and the costumes were a mish-mosh of transition garb and mostly horrible.
I do confess, Edmund was very, very, very cute. I can agree with Lady Serendipity on that wholeheartedly. Tom was pretty hot too.
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Post by Miss Ida on Jan 28, 2008 8:12:00 GMT -5
I agree its horrible! but for one who does not know Jane Austen and Regency as we do it might have been a great movie.
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Post by Lady Serendipity on Jan 28, 2008 9:07:57 GMT -5
"chimp face"---ooooh, it's wicked of me to find that so funny (and accurate!) oooh... and the costumes were a mish-mosh of transition garb and mostly horrible. I don't know the fashions NEAR as well as a lot of you do, and I got that they were trying to reflect a "transition" period (or at least use that excuse!), but even at that, it just seemed all over the board to me. I read that the costumes for this weren't original, but used from other previous productions....and boy did it show! Definite lack of cohesiveness, there. Looked like all the production budget went into "Mansfield Park" itself. I rarely notice set details (esp. on a first viewing), but I kept getting distracted by the cold beauty of that house. Now *that* they pd. a lot of attention to. |
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Post by kathy1815 on Jan 28, 2008 16:40:37 GMT -5
Well, I've been having a hard time enjoying any of these adaptations on PBS. It's always been difficult for me to watch a "period" piece without examining the clothing and my goodness are we having variations! And don't get me started on the hair! Is it really so difficult to make a bun and some ringlets?!
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Jan 28, 2008 16:42:20 GMT -5
Somebody on the Real Regency yahoo forum said: None of these adaptations have anything to do with the Jane Austen novels. I'm prone to agree. And here here about the scraggly hair.
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Post by Val on Jan 28, 2008 22:27:51 GMT -5
I finally managed to watch it this afternoon and I am so disappointed. They were wearing more costumes that I would describe as from 1770 than 1810. Even those wealthy *older* women should have been able to afford the most current fashions! It wouldn't have been so bad if everyone was wearing that era but minutes later you see Regency, than later, more Georgian. Ok, this is a review from a costumer's standpoint, so let's look at it from just being entertained. Bleah! I'd already seen the 1999 edition, which btw I like very much, so I knew the story line. But this one was so superficial, it just skimmmed over JA's story. I even had a hard time keeping track of who's who.
And don't get me started on that hair. I was going to rant about Piper's coral lipstick but then remembered Jennifer Ehle's lovely lip color, so I'll leave that alone.
Jane Austen Regrets looks interesting but my hopes are not good.
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Post by Lady Serendipity on Jan 29, 2008 0:35:45 GMT -5
They were wearing more costumes that I would describe as from 1770 than 1810. ... It wouldn't have been so bad if everyone was wearing that era but minutes later you see Regency, than later, more Georgian. Well, seriously, come on! I'm only newly anything more than just a passing appreciator of the fashions of the era...and it was distracting to ME! Like you say...the bouncing all around! A couple of times I was even like, "wait...that must be a dress she was going to wear in the play or something....right?!" |
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