tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post7202821199403786749..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: Are Pride and Prejudice Movie Adaptations Clouding the Book?Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-616393669744569302009-09-06T22:23:44.660-04:002009-09-06T22:23:44.660-04:00Just wanted to throw in that there is an EXCELLENT...Just wanted to throw in that there is an EXCELLENT free version of P&P as an audiobook in the Itunes store, read by Catherine Byers, who delivers incredibly well. I have listened to it twice in the last year, it is just so good, and she is so very expressive and enjoyable.<br /><br />And, I definitely do see the movie images in my head every time I read it. It's interesting to read/see Jeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402191650681699030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-60074291885065348482009-08-26T22:37:37.871-04:002009-08-26T22:37:37.871-04:00I see Matthew Macfadyen's face, some of his sp...I see Matthew Macfadyen's face, some of his spirit, and some of Collin's spirit too. But mostly, I see the Darcy Jane Austen wrote. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501935047491717524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-49588205642814005752009-08-26T09:32:45.772-04:002009-08-26T09:32:45.772-04:00Guilty as charged...as I read the books now, I do ...Guilty as charged...as I read the books now, I do have certain actors in my head: the cast from the 1995 miniseries. But I don't think that's enough external disruption to cloud Jane Austen's novels ever !Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-47540539923292339342009-08-25T18:01:44.406-04:002009-08-25T18:01:44.406-04:00Oops - that would be "example", not &quo...Oops - that would be "example", not "examply", LOL!The Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-61385301172800859552009-08-25T17:59:31.457-04:002009-08-25T17:59:31.457-04:00Hmm, interesting question. Short answer - usually ...Hmm, interesting question. Short answer - usually no. Reading Jane Austen's books, I usually have a fairly distinct picture of each character in my head. Sometimes my visual picture may bear some similarity to the character as portrayed in one of the film adaptations; sometimes not.<br /><br />With Mr. Darcy for examply - I'd always imagined him as looking somewhat MacFadyen-ish, even The Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-73089190949653933752009-08-25T15:15:48.759-04:002009-08-25T15:15:48.759-04:00While I don't see specific actors when I rerea...While I don't see specific actors when I reread the novels, I do hear the voice of Colin Firth's Darcy in my head along with Rupert Penry-Jones' Captain Wentworth when reading. Ha! This even happens when I read any of the "sequels." I usually manage not to compare and contrast the books with the film adaptations. I enjoy the films as "stand alone" works. This way IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-29657488822946821532009-08-25T11:17:11.761-04:002009-08-25T11:17:11.761-04:00No, I don't see the actors in my head when I r...No, I don't see the actors in my head when I read. Much as I love and enjoy the 1995 BBC series, for example, it's as something separate and different. I experience the books differently.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-81636111334645975182009-08-25T10:41:57.827-04:002009-08-25T10:41:57.827-04:00Personally, I definitely think movie adaptations h...Personally, I definitely think movie adaptations have clouded my perceptions of the novels, particularly <i>Pride & Prejudice</i>! When I re-read it now, I usually have Keira Knightly's Elizabeth and Matthew Macfadyen's Darcy in my head. I know -- say it isn't so! But it's hard to remove those visuals from my brain. <br /><br />That being said, I loved the 2005 film... and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-17052341987791770372009-08-25T09:47:26.086-04:002009-08-25T09:47:26.086-04:00Hey Laurel Ann--thanks for the link love, as alway...Hey Laurel Ann--thanks for the link love, as always!<br /><br />To clarify what I meant which might have gotten lost in the deletion of a couple of adverbs: I do love the adaptations, especially the 1995 one. However I feel that I at least need to read the book as many times as I watch the film (which as not been the case). Otherwise, like Maria said, one tends to read less carefully and think Laura McDonaldhttp://girlebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-48483898821494725302009-08-25T08:21:58.110-04:002009-08-25T08:21:58.110-04:00Oh goodness no, I don't think so...all of the ...Oh goodness no, I don't think so...all of the films I've seen and loved (the Olivier version, the 1995 & 2005 versions, even Bride & Prejudice) have only enhanced my enjoyment and appreciation of the novel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-88747349243298996992009-08-25T05:26:58.219-04:002009-08-25T05:26:58.219-04:00I usually like to contrast and compare a classic a...I usually like to contrast and compare a classic and its adaptations but I usually read the book first. Otherwise I tend to read less carefully. In literature it is always so important HOW not only WHAT is told. And Jane Austen was a master in HOW she told us her stories!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.com