tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post1070277459336764456..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: Andrew Davies Adapts Austen: Sensibility Crashing Against SenseVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-39110968802543349402012-08-29T08:03:50.262-04:002012-08-29T08:03:50.262-04:00Je suis française et je m’intéresse à Jane Austen?...Je suis française et je m’intéresse à Jane Austen? Je suis d'accord avec vous : le vrai héros dans ce livre est le Colonel Brandon. Son amour est constant et sans faille. Il sait se faire discret quand il faut et se trouve toujours au bon endroit quand Marianne a besoin de lui. Un vrai gentilhomme et le héros romantique parfait. Merci de ce superbe blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-47735593618029810942011-02-15T01:27:58.469-05:002011-02-15T01:27:58.469-05:00Ps: And I notiuce the theme of wild and wikdfile v...Ps: And I notiuce the theme of wild and wikdfile very prevalent in this film, wild ocean waves crashing against cliffs, all very indicative, all somewhat just like Marianne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-92024502453385117282011-02-15T01:24:57.025-05:002011-02-15T01:24:57.025-05:00I adore this version. And might I add that this Co...I adore this version. And might I add that this Colonel Brandon is FAR easier to empathise with and is far more expressive with his eyes (and Marianne's eyes? They have a connection from the start - it;s just that Marianne becomes blinded by the dashing and daring tempting of Wickelby. She is in fact like a wild thing and I find no fault with the comparison. She is spirited and free-willed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-18340377667496337162010-09-29T15:55:55.292-04:002010-09-29T15:55:55.292-04:00By the way, Hattie Morahan was at least 29 years o...By the way, Hattie Morahan was at least 29 years old, when she was hired to portray the 19 year-old Elinor. Nor did she seem 19 years-old. One might as well accuse her of being too old to portray Elinor. Or perhaps Austen should have portray Elinor as an older character.RosiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217705824689269830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-36504241061515341322010-09-29T15:53:12.855-04:002010-09-29T15:53:12.855-04:00My admiration for Emma Thompson as an actress and ...<i>My admiration for Emma Thompson as an actress and as a screenwriter knows no bounds, but I knew as soon as I saw this that Hattie Morahan is the Elinor of my imagination. She is able to convey so much wordlessly, whether it is the expectation that Edward means to propose to her, confusion at his real intentions, devastation at Lucy Steele's revelation about their engagement, her longing RosiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217705824689269830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-15673478653097896162009-08-13T12:01:22.936-04:002009-08-13T12:01:22.936-04:00I'm a middle-aged widower, and Brandon is also...I'm a middle-aged widower, and Brandon is also MY favorite Austen character. I am furious at people who find good men "boring." If you're stranded on a dark highway at night, do you want a slick, spoiled jerk to show up, or a "boring" good man who will actually HELP? By the way, I'm glad to learn that the Davies version mentions the thought of Brandon marrying Joseph Ravittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414092190104539095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-50934255077769065602009-01-07T21:36:00.000-05:002009-01-07T21:36:00.000-05:00I could never understand why they always cast very...I could never understand why they always cast very old-looking men as Colonel Brandon. He is only 35, and the actors that portray him are closer to 50. This has always bothered me and made me prefer the book to the films.DP Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729511776841579464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-13731851197018729232008-04-04T00:18:00.000-04:002008-04-04T00:18:00.000-04:00Barbara, Your observations about this film are spo...Barbara, Your observations about this film are spot on, including the subtext. This phrase especially resonated with me: <I>"Another example of subtext is when Mrs. Dashwood laments that Brandon would leave just when Marianne was beginning to take interest in him, to which Elinor observes that men who tame wild horses achieve this by being gentle, then walking away. We soon see Brandon with a Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-51532776960203784352008-04-01T13:27:00.000-04:002008-04-01T13:27:00.000-04:00I have to agree that while I love Emma Thompson an...I have to agree that while I love Emma Thompson and I loved her Elinor, she was not a good cast selection - simply too old. This actress makes a wonderful Elinor - I liked her best of all the characters as well as this new Brandon. Col. Brandon, has always been one of my favorite of all the Austen men - and I too agree that he is the true romantic hero of the novel. Unlike the girlish romanticAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-20160522545612988632008-03-31T02:36:00.000-04:002008-03-31T02:36:00.000-04:00The 1996 film is so much better Charity Wakefield ...The 1996 film is so much better Charity Wakefield was tepid and awful, and Willoughby was all wrong. Alan Rickman is a superior Colonel Brandon. I could go on, but why bother?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-60659763249357758772008-03-28T10:00:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:00:00.000-04:00It's so lovely to find someone with almost an iden...It's so lovely to find someone with almost an identical reaction to the adaptation as myself.<BR/>I did like the fact that Brandon was made so much more personable but as you say Willoughby was painted such a villain from the start that it was hard to wonder why Marianne would have liked him so much.<BR/>I loved Emma Thomson's S&S but I was not convinced that Marianne in that version had fallen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-79846646513468076192008-03-27T09:04:00.000-04:002008-03-27T09:04:00.000-04:00I've seen the film and agree with you about the me...I've seen the film and agree with you about the men. Willoughby isn't handsome enough to tempt me. It's a bit of a stretch to believe that Marianne would prefer him over Captain Brandon. Am I wrong or has Edward been given a bigger role at the beginning of both recent movie adaptations than Jane Austen gave him at the start of the novel? And Margaret seems completely fictitious. She is hardly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com