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[ardentlyinlovedarcy]

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[edelweiss-maiden]

sense and sensibility and fifty shades of green (1995) dir. ang lee + stills that look like paintings

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[emilybrontesghost]

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[lands-of-fantasy]

Pride and Prejudice

Classic and loose adaptions from 1940, 1967, 1980, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019

The second of Jane Austen’s novels, first published in 1813, is the most often adapted, inspiring various different takes on it. The ones pictures above are detailed below:

Pride and Prejudice (1940 Film)

This black and white film departs from the original novel in some (or should I say many?) points

Written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, adapted from the stage adaptation by Helen Jerome; directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Starring Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet, Laurence Olivier as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Edward Ashley Cooper as George Wickham, Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Bennet, Bruce Lester as Mr. Charles Bingley, Ann Rutherford as Lydia Bennet, Melville Cooper as Mr. William Collins, among others.

Pride and Prejudice (1967 Miniseries)

6 episodes x 24min. Black and White footage Written by Nemone Lethbridge, directed by Joan Craft

Starring Celia Bannerman as Elizabeth Bennet, Lewis Fiander as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Richard Hampton as George Wickham, Polly Adams as Jane Bennet, David Savile as Mr. Charles Bingley, Lucy Fleming as Lydia Bennet, Julian Curry as Mr. William Collins, among others.

Pride and Prejudice (1980 Miniseries)

5 episodes x 54 min Written by Fay Weldon, directed by Cyril Coke

Starring Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet, David Rintoul as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Peter Settelen as George Wickham, Sabina Franklyn as Jane Bennet, Osmund Bullock as Mr. Charles Bingley, Natalie Ogle as Lydia Bennet, Malcolm Rennie as Mr. William Collins, among others.

Pride and Prejudice (1995 Miniseries)

6 episodes x 54 min Written by Andrew Davies, directed by Simon Langton

Starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet, Colin Firth as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Adrian Lukis as George Wickham, Susannah Harker as Jane Bennet, Crispin Bonham-Carter as Mr. Charles Bingley, Julia Sawalha as Lydia Bennet, David Bamber as Mr. William Collins, among others.

Pride and Prejudice (2003 Indie Film)

Loose adaption set in modern Utah, USA Written by Anne Black, Jason Faller, Katherine Swigert; directed by Andrew Black

Starring Kam Heskin as Elizabeth Bennet, Orlando Seale as Will Darcy, Henry Maguire as Jack Wickham, Lucila Sola as Jane Vasquez, Ben Gourley as Charles Bingley, Kelly Stables as Lydia Meryton, Hubbel Palmer as William Collins, among others.

Bride and Prejudice (2004 Film)

Bollywood-style Musical. Loose adaption set in modern India and England. Written by Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha; directed by Gurinder Chadha

Starring Aishwarya Rai as Lalita Bakshi (Elizabeth), Martin Henderson as William "Will" Darcy,  Daniel Gillies as Johnny Wickham, Namrata Shirodkar as Jaya Bakshi (Jane), Naveen Andrews as Mr Balraj Uppal (Bingley), Peeya Rai Chowdhary as Lakhi Bakshi (Lydia), Nitin Ganatra as Kohli Saab (Collins), among others.

Pride and Prejudice (2005 Film)

Written by Deborah Moggach, directed by Joe Wright

Starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rupert Friend as George Wickham, Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennet, Simon Woods as Mr. Charles Bingley, Jena Malone as Lydia Bennet, Claudie Blakley as Charlotte Lucas, Tom Hollander as Mr. Collins, Donald Sutherland as Mr. Bennet, Judi Dench as Lady Catherine de Bourgh, among others.

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012–13 Webseries)

160 episodes x 2-8 min, available on Youtube Loose adaption set in modern US, told in a vlog format

Created by Hank Green and Bernie Su, from Pemberley Digital

Starring Ashley Clements as Elizabeth Bennet, Daniel Vincent Gordh as William Darcy, Wes Aderhold as George Wickham, Laura Spencer as Jane Bennet, Christopher Sean as Bing Lee, Mary Kate Wiles as Lydia Bennet, Julia Cho as Charlotte Lu, Maxwell Glick as Ricky Collins, among others.

Lizzie’s videos amount to 100 episodes + 10 Q&A, but shorter series enrich the story by offering other characters’ perspectives, most notably Lydia’s (and also Georgiana’s). A playlist at Pemberley Digital’s Youtube channel features them all in order.

The series has also been adapted into a book, The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet (2014), and spawned a sequel novel, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet (2015).

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016 Film)

Loose adaption inspired by the 2009 novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith, which adds zombies to Austen’s original story. The movie makes alterations from the zombie book as well.

Written and directed by Burr Steers

Starring Lily James as Elizabeth Bennet, Sam Riley as Colonel Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jack Huston as George Wickham, Bella Heathcote as Jane Bennet, Douglas Booth as Mr. Charles Bingley, Ellie Bamber as Lydia Bennet, Matt Smith as Parson William Collins, among others.

Orgulho e Paixão (Pride and Passion) (2018 Telenovela)

Brazilian telenovela in Brazilian-Portuguese

162 episodes x 30-40min (original version) Loose adaption set in 1910s São Paulo state, Brazil

Created by Marcos Bernstein, directed by Fred Mayrink

Starring Nathalia Dill as Elisabeta Benetido, Thiago Lacerda as Sr. Darcy Williamson, Pâmela Tomé as Jane Benedito, Maurício Destri as Camilo Bittencourt (Bingley), Bruna Giphao as Lídia Benedito, Bruno Gissoni as Diogo Uirapuru (Wickham/Willoughby), among others.

The story takes inspiration from all 6 of Austen’s major novels (plus Lady Susan), but mostly from Pride and Prejudice. Others stars include Chandelly Braz as Mariana Benedito (Marianne Dashwood) and Anajú Dorigon as Cecília Benedito (Catherine Morland).

Features 100 episodes in the International cut. The telenovela has been broadcast in other countries and languages (such as Spanish) but as far as I know, not in English.

Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta (2019 TV Film)

Loose adaption set in modern Atlanta, USA. All-black cast. Written by Tracy McMillan, directed by Rhonda Baraka

Starring Tiffany Hines as Elizabeth Bennet, Juan Antonio as Will Darcy, Raney Branch as Jane Bennet, Brad James as Charles Bingley, Reginae Carter as Lydia Bennet, Carl Anthony Payne as Rev. Collins, among others.

*****

Personal favorites: 2005, then 1995. But also: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Orgulho e Paixão

I also enjoyed Atlanta and, while it’s been a while since I’ve seen Bride and Prejudice, it’s got Indian musical numbers so c’mon, one gotta watch it.

Back to the closer adaptions, despite its age, 1980 is also good! 1940 is...very different, but fun in its own way.

In fact, while I find some of these versions weaker, I could find enjoyment in all of them - but maybe that’s cause I’m a sucker for P&P.

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[firawren]

Austen hands

Hands in Jane Austen adaptations

Emma (2009)

Emma (2020)

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Persuasion (1995)

Austenland (2013)

Emma (2020)

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Persuasion (1995)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Persuasion (1995)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Sense and Sensibility (2008)

Northanger Abbey (2007)

Emma (2020)

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Mansfield Park (1999)

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Austenland (2013)

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[most4rdently]

Marry the person your heart cries out for! And when you have that person, do not doubt them, not for a single moment.

Death comes to pemberley - Episode 3

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[melslemonade2]

This meme draws a parallel between the character of Marianne from Sense and Sensibility and Elle Woods from Legally Blonde. The meme showcases Elle Woods in bed after being dumped by her long-term boyfriend, seemingly throwing something at a portrait of Willoughby.

This meme draws a perfect comparison between the reactions of both girls to their lovers, and being ignored/dumped. Having such a strong attachment to their former lovers, Marianne and Elle see their lives come crashing down after they are rejected. It showcases much about the characters specifically, along with social constructs at the time. They specifically share the character traits of sensibility, attachment, and a general a lack of self-love (initially, at least for Elle Woods). It causes them to both be smitten by lackluster men, that end up breaking their hearts and betraying them in various ways. It’s interesting that the role of women in relationships seems similar in this case. Austen is a traditionalist and writes about women in the 1700s. Legally Blonde is a movie from the 21st century, featuring modern constructs that represent progress and history. It’s interesting that such a stark and obvious parallel can be drawn with a modern, 21st century breakup scene. Although men and women both have equal reactions to relationships, this meme specifically showcases the role of women in this case and is interesting to see in the context of both, very different works.  

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[sampigehoovu]

the faint smell of rain hitting the earth

Kundavai x Vandiyadevan 

Kandukondain Kandukondain AU

Yes, or no?

It was another day, with another potential groom arriving at her doorstep; to scrutinise and judge her. She wore the red silk saree, simple and plain with the gold kaasu chain. As she put long strands of jasmine in her hair, the doorbell rang. 

“Get the door,” her mother’s voice rang from the kitchen, where she was probably frantically frying bajjis for the visiting family. She sighed, flattened her hair once more before she pulled the latch and swung the door open wide. 

There was no family. Just one man. 

A sudden wave of shyness swept through her, she looked down. 

Dressed in brown pants, a very dull shirt over another checked shirt. She dared to steal a glance at his face. A head full of curly hair, a scruffy beard and dark brown eyes that were staring into hers. Startled when she met his eyes, he turned away, raising his hands to run it through his hair.

Vandiyadevan felt a sudden wave of shyness too, this woman standing in front of him was breathtaking. The red of her saree, the strands of jasmine falling over her shoulders, the elegant hand twisting the door knob, her light brown eyes, which he unexpectedly toppled into. Was she the owner of the house? Sensation and thought returned to him, he was here to do something else! 

He stepped in, “Hi, I’m Vandiyadevan,” he held his hand out. Before she could take it in hers, her mother came bounding out to greet him.

“Come in, son, come in! Have you come from the US?”

“Yes, New York. How did you know?”

“Did you come alone?”

He had looked thoroughly confused, this should have been Kundavai’s first warning but she just stood as he said, “I like handling things in a straightforward way." He brushed past her and walked in with her mother.  The calming breath she took in brought with it traces of tobacco, sweat, dust and sandalwood? Would the smoking be a problem, she wondered as she followed him into the main hall where her mother insisted she stay while they spoke. 

Vandiyadevan was awestruck by the house, it was perfect! He just had to get their permission to shoot now. He had begun the conversation and it had all gone downhill from there. They had mistaken him for a potential groom! The beautiful girl in the red saree had not said yes to giving them permission to shoot at her home, but to marry him. 

He was pushed out of the house, thoroughly annoyed by the entire episode until he had seen her standing on the balcony, crying. There he was, embarrassed by the whole ordeal. Only, she must have been more heartbroken. She had seen him looking, quickly wiping away her tears, but not hiding. He had walked back to where the film crew was working, in awe of this woman who he had just met, and who had agreed, in some twisted way, to marry him! 

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When Arunmozhi had asked her, in a fit of his poetic inspiration, what kind of man she had wanted to marry, she had said, “I want him to have kind eyes.” 

The man sitting in her living room, with those brown eyes that reminded her of coffee and somehow the faint smell of rain hitting the earth, had kind eyes. Pushed to a corner, despite her misgivings, she had said yes, she’d marry him. He was handsome, and seemed like an educated young man, what was the worst that could happen? 

“The car met with an accident!”

“I’m an assistant director, I came to ask permission for a shoot!”

Her stomach had dropped, her hands growing cold when she realised he was not the potential bridegroom. A total stranger who had not come for her hand, but something else entirely. She was initially mortified, at the confusion only for a wave of utter humiliation to take over her when she realised that she had agreed to marry someone she had barely spoken a word to. She ran to the terrace, tears streaming down her face without her even noticing. 

When she had moved to her grandfather’s village with her mother and her younger brother, she had made her peace with many changes. From spending her time with computers and codes, she had jumped into administering not just an educational institution, but various other organisations and charities her grandfather had started. She accepted her changing roles in life with grace. Her mother, who had taken over the running of the household, depended on her. Her younger brother, a dreamer who only came alive to poetry. Along with her ailing grandfather, they formed the centre of her life in the small village that had unexpectedly become home. 

Her fiance’s death had been unexpected, she had never had much attachment to the man but he had died and left her with the taint. But she had accepted that too, she was not auspicious or lucky, she would not marry into some family and be called the Lakshmi of the house. She was cursed by the stars and there was no amount of pujas or penances that would solve the problem. Yet, her mother kept trying to find her a suitable groom. As the years went by, they had become less suitable and more desperate. Her mother kept trying and she did not have the heart to tell her that it was a hopeless quest. Kundavai, the perfect daughter, was not so perfect after all. 

She felt eyes on her, there he was, Vandiyadevan looking up at her from the street. He seemed mortified by the entire episode too, but he had not been the one to blame. He was not cursed, as she was. She wiped away her tears, and couldn’t bring herself to look at him again.

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I love Sense and Sensibility, I love Kandukondain Kandukondain. They adapted the novel to both the context and the time so well. Tabu played Elinor/Sowmya with such grace and ease.

Kundavai and Elinor/Sowmya seemed alike in the way that they take up responsibility for their families, which was the only strand of similarity I could find but I ran with it. More to come as I rewatch the movie and reread the book!

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[pridenprcjudice]

emma (2020) dir. autumn de wilde

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[frazzledsoul]

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[ardentlyinlovedarcy]

I've seen the interview with Colin and Matthew and I've loved seeing them together 🥰

We don't have to choose when we can admire two Darcy ❤️

They each have their charm😍

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[aurorecinema]

Emma (2020, Autumn de Wilde)

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[kajaono]

https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/loveuary/loveuary-with-jane-austen

So it will be mostly Jane Austen inspired stories, Sense&Sensibility will be the only direct adaptation. But I am so ready for it

Can i watch it with a VPN?

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[bourbonesneat]

I think it’s interesting that we watch period piece movies and they do a great job of using historic places for their sets, but I can’t imagine that the richest people in Austen novels had ivy all over their homes.

I’d be interested to see the difference in actual Georgian era homes and how they were kept vs. using historic sites that have weathered through the centuries. It must change the way we see the past as well as if clean lines were a modern invention.

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[capricorn-0mnikorn]

An Aro-Ace’s thoughts on other people’s thoughts on Jane Austen

Now that I’ve spent a couple of weeks Spite-Watching other people’s negative reviews of Netflix’s adaptation of Persuasion, YouTube has been filling my recommendation feed with Austenophiles ranking her books, and ranking the heroes, villains, and heroines within those books.

And I think what most people get tripped up by (I almost wrote “get wrong,” but I don’t want to value-judge), is that Jane Austen was not writing romance novels.

Her six completed novels were all stories that just happened to be draped over a wire frame of the “marriage plot.” The stock plot points of going from Meeting ➡ Misunderstanding ➡ Marriage mark out the different stages in the characters’ development (Because saying either “Yes,” or “No” to a marriage proposal was the most personal autonomy a woman in her culture had*, and giving the  protagonist the most autonomy you can is kind of your job as a writer), but they’re not (exclusively) what Jane Austen is writing about.

Jane Austen was writing comedies of manners, and social satire, and (in a couple cases, at least) parodying popular genres of her day. Northanger Abbey, her first novel (published posthumously) was a parody of Gothic Horror, while also being a staunch defender of teenage fangirls of Gothic Horror.** Sense and Sensibility was a parody of the “Sentimental Novel” / The Romantic Literary Genre.

But modern movie-makers (not just those in Hollywood) have their own boxes for genres they tell. And Social Satire isn’t one of them. Romance, however, is. So that’s how Jane Austen books get adapted. And so that’s how a lot of modern readers, who often come to the books after seeing their adaptations, um... read the stories.

One common complaint I’ve seen from new readers of Persuasion is that it gets “boring” in the middle, because the protagonist’s main love interest drops out completely (explicitly, in-text. He realizes people expect him to propose to a woman he has no intention of proposing to, so he leaves to stay with his brother for two weeks until the social pressure dies down). So for people reading the book as a romance novel, ‘nothing’ seems to happen in that middle bit.

But the novel is actually a satire of the dying aristocracy, and of certain people within that class desperately trying to keep it alive, and of hanging their entire identity on what title they’re allowed to put in front of their name. And for me, the middle bit has some of the most tension, because that’s when Anne Elliot starts realizing she doesn’t want to tie her identity with the rest of her family, just when she is put under the most pressure to do so.

Which is probably why, as an aro-ace person, Persuasion  is my favorite of Austen’s novels -- it’s the one where the “romance” of the plot is most in the background, and the character studies and satire are in the foreground.

*This brief video with an editor of Sense and Sensibility explains a bit about the legal ramifications about that.

**(and why I think it deserves more adaptations than it’s gotten [2, if you’re counting, only one of which was even vaguely book-accurate] -- and perhaps even a modern retelling along the lines of Emma / Clueless)

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[firawren]

I very much enjoyed this funny review/recap of Sense and Sensibility 1995: https://toniwatches.com/2020/03/09/the-austen-photo-recap-chronicles-sense-and-sensibility/

It features many funny screencap memes like this:

There's also a delightful Northanger Abbey 2007 recap, Emma 2020 recap, and many other Austen recaps.

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