Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
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Announcing Jane Austen Week!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Remember how I said that I was working on a special blog event/party? Well, here it is! From August 7 - 13, I'm hosting a blog event! If you want to spread the word, here are some buttons, one for each of her major novels! Pick your favorite!
Jane Austen Week!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Welcome to Jane Austen Week! From August 7 to August 13, there will be special daily Jane Austen posts here and little things to get everyone involved!
One of the ways to get involved is a little questions post! You can answer these questions on your blog to spread the word about Jane Austen Week. When you post your questions, leave a comment so I can put a link to your blog! Here are the questions! And remember to decorate your posts with pictures!
Want to keep track of what's been going on so far? Take a look here!
One of the ways to get involved is a little questions post! You can answer these questions on your blog to spread the word about Jane Austen Week. When you post your questions, leave a comment so I can put a link to your blog! Here are the questions! And remember to decorate your posts with pictures!
- What is your favorite thing about Jane Austen? Why?
- What are your top three favorite Jane Austen Novels and why?
- Who are your top three favorite Jane Austen Heroines and why?
- Who are your top three favorite Jane Austen Heroes and why?
- Any honorable mentions for 3, 4, and 5? (Keep it under five all together)
- Top three Jane Austen Adaptations and why?
- Top Three Jane Austen characters that "take delight in vexing" you?
- Jane Austen Sequels... Do you like them or not?
- Do you have a favorite spot to keep all your Jane Austen "stuff"?
- Which Jane Austen character do you think you're most like?
- Added 8/2/11 What was your introduction to Jane Austen? (Suggested by Melody from Regency Delight)
Want to keep track of what's been going on so far? Take a look here!
Sunday: Movie Scene Game
Tuesday: Jane Austen Advice Column
Wednesday: What Did Jane Austen Look Like?
Thursday: My Favorite Dance Scenes
Friday: So Many Dresses
Saturday: Conclusion
Want to spread word about Jane Austen Week? Try one of these buttons! One for each of Jane Austen's major novels!
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Want to spread word about Jane Austen Week? Try one of these buttons! One for each of Jane Austen's major novels!
Sense and Sensibility
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Mansfield Park
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Northanger Abbey
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Music - Amazing Grace (Bagpipes) from Amazing Grace (2006)
Thursday, July 28, 2011
This version of "Amazing Grace" was played at the end of the movie Amazing Grace. It's a very lovely song to hear and it was performed very well. I think this is my favorite rendition of "Amazing Grace" now! Have a listen! The ending is amazing!
If you're interested in watching Amazing Grace, make sure to read my review of it! (I raised the rating that I gave it from 4/5 to 4.5/5)
God Bless,
Period Drama Film Tournament - Final Round!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
First, I would like to thank Miss Laurie from Old-Fashioned Charm for co-hosting the Period Drama Film Tournament with me, everyone that put up a button for the Period Drama Film Tournament, and all the voters who made this tournament a success! Now, onto the Final Round!
In this round, there is only one poll. The same poll is at both here and at Old-Fashioned Charm. You can vote once here and at Old-Fashioned Charm, so you get two votes! Here is the final poll!
In this round, there is only one poll. The same poll is at both here and at Old-Fashioned Charm. You can vote once here and at Old-Fashioned Charm, so you get two votes! Here is the final poll!
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Go and vote! You only have one week to vote in the Final Round!
Period Drama Film Tournament - Round 5 Winners
The Round 5 polls have closed. Thank you for voting! Here are the results! Winners are underlined.
The Final Round will be up shortly!
Elegance of Fashion Poll
Sense and Sensibility (1995) -- 44 votes
Persuasion (1995) -- 14 votes
Old-Fashioned Charm Poll
Pride and Prejudice (1995) -- 40 votes
Anne of Green Gables (1985) -- 27 votes
The Final Round will be up shortly!
Review: Persuasion (2007)
Monday, July 25, 2011
I watched this version of Persuasion a while ago: half on Youtube, half on Masterpiece Classic (which was shortened and edited). When I first watched it the whole way through, it really didn't make too much of an impression on me. But recently, I re-watched it and have formed a better opinion of it. I guess I noticed more than when I first saw it. I had also recently finished reading Persuasion: it wasn't my favorite Jane Austen book, but I still liked it.
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| Box Art |
Synopsis
Eight years ago, Anne Elliot was proposed to by Frederick Wentworth, a poor man who joined the navy, and accepted his proposal but was persuaded by her godmother, Lady Russell, to break off the engagement since Anne would be taking a big risk marrying him. Now twenty-seven and still unmarried, Anne assumes to be an old maid. When Captain Wentworth comes back into her life, having made his fortune in the navy and now looking for a wife, he is very cold to her and she thinks that he cannot forgive her for what she had done eight years ago.
Couple of members of the cast I recognized in here. Most notably: Stella Gonet (Mrs. Musgrove) was Bea Eliott in The House of Eliott, Peter Wight (Admiral Croft) was also in a couple of episodes of Lark Rise to Candleford. I also know that Rupert Penry-Jones (Captain Wentworth) was also in the 1997 adaptation of Jane Eyre, but I had only seen clips of it.
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| Sally Hawkins as Anne Eliott |
Sally Hawkins was absolutely lovely as Anne! I think she really captured Anne's meekness and quietness very well. In Persuasion (the book), a good part of it is what Anne is thinking or feeling: there can be pages of her thoughts and emotions. To illustrate this, the film-makers had Anne keep a journal to write down her feelings, some of which was spoken through a voice-over of Anne. In this case, I think it really worked to do that: they included that part of Persuasion which could be difficult to include and it was done fairly well. Spoiler What I didn't care for was Anne's marathon through Bath at the end. It wasn't at all like the book. She ran out of Camden Place (without a bonnet, by the way), met Mrs. Smith (who should be crippled, yet she was walking; and did anyone else find it kind of funny that her name is Harriet Smith? Any Emma fans out there?) to find out that Mr. Eliott isn't honorable (and added something that included Mrs. Clay that wasn't in the book, at least to my memory), ran to the Croft's residence to find that they had left and Captain Harville gives her Captain Wentworth's famous note, runs to find the Crofts and discovers that Captain Wentworth had just left them, to which she runs a great distance and happens to bump into Charles Musgrove, her brother-in-law, and Captain Wentworth. (Woo... That was confusing). It seemed to be unnecessary to add this whole running escapade; could anyone help thinking "Run, Anne, run!"? End of Spoiler But excepting that part, I think Anne was portrayed very well in here.
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| Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Frederick Wentworth |
I really didn't like Anthony Head's Sir Walter. I never pictured Sir Walter as a creepy guy... Arrogant and narcissistic, yes, but not so much creepy. There was something in the way he said lines that made him a little creepy, which isn't the effect you want for Sir Walter. You want to portray him as a caricature of an arrogant narcissistic baronet, and I just don't think that effect was expressed in here. I did think that Elizabeth Elliot was portrayed well: uncaring, selfish, and trying to be fancier than she really is.
Scenery
Good scenery in here, but sometimes it can be a little bleak, especially at Lyme. I didn't care for the darker scenery at Lyme: Persuasion is one of Jane Austen's more serious novels, but I didn't picture it as dark. If they used the darker scenery at Lyme after Anne's sister-in-law, Louisa, gets hurt, it would make sense, but during the whole time? It just didn't seem to fit. The rest of the scenery was very good: the houses were very nicely furnished and there is lovely outdoor, country scenes to be seen.  |
| Lady Dalrymple: notice the hair piece |
Great costuming! Wonderful costuming! All the dresses looked lovely! My only complaint is towards the end at the concert in Bath, Elizabeth Elliot, Mrs. Clay, and Lady Dalrymple were wearing hair pieces that didn't become popular until the 1830's; I don't think they were even worn in the Regency Era or even in the early 1820s. Other than that, everything seemed pretty accurate to the period.
Music
All the music sounded similar, but it was still very lovely. It really expressed the serious tone of the novel.
Overall: 3.75/5
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| Left to Right Background: Anne Elliot, Elizabeth Elliot, and Mary Musgrove. In front: Sir Walter Elliot |
Persuasion is available on DVD either with Sense and Sensibility (2008) in a special collection or on it's own. It runs for 120 minutes.
Period Drama Film Tournament - Round 5
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Round 5 is here! Make sure you vote both here and at Old-Fashioned Charm. Here are the polls!
Elegance of Fashion Poll
Poll 1
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Persuasion (1995)
Old-Fashioned Charm Poll
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Period Drama Film Tournament - Round 4 Winners
Round 4 voting has closed! Here are the results! Winners are underlined.
Elegance of Fashion Polls
Poll 1
The Young Victoria (2009) -- 21 votes
Sense and Sensibility (1995) -- 38 votes
Poll 2
Pride and Prejudice (1995) -- 37 votes
Amazing Grace (2006) -- 22 votes
Old-Fashioned Charm Polls
Poll 3
Persuasion (1995) -- 25 votes
Miss Potter (2006) -- 24 votes
Poll 4
Anne of Green Gables (1985) -- 33 votes
Sense and Sensibility (2008) -- 24 votes
Stay Tuned for Round 5!
God Bless,
Review: Amazing Grace (2006)
Monday, July 18, 2011
YES! Finally, I got to watch Amazing Grace. I had wanted to see this movie when it came out in theaters, but as I don't go to the theaters often, I never got to see it. Then, years later, when I got into period dramas, I remembered this movie and really wanted to see it. And finally, I was able to watch it yesterday.
Characters
There were quite a bit of period drama actors and actresses in this movie. If you scroll to the bottom of this review, I have included a table with all of them; there were just so many that the table would make everything look neater.
The acting is great! Ioan Gruffudd was wonderful as William Wilberforce. He conveyed the emotion that a politician would need in order to win over people to the abolition movement. His performance here shows that he is a great actor. I am convinced by his portrayal of William Wilberforce. Romola Garai also starred as his future wife Barbara Spooner; her acting job was wonderful as well. My only complaint is that it would have been nice to have seen more of John Newton (Albert Finney), but it's only a minor one; my favorite quote from the movie is said by him: "...I remember two things clearly: I'm a great sinner and Christ is a great savior."
Scenery
Costumes
The costuming was good. It's usually hard to review the men's costumes since most of the time they are pretty much the same; their costumes did seem to be period accurate, though. There were only three women in this movie, but their costumes were great. Through Barbara's dresses, you could tell roughly at what time each sequence takes place. When her and William first meet, she is wearing clothes that would represent the late 1700s, but before the Regency era (so before 1795), . Once her and William are married and have their first child, her clothes represent the very early Regency. Once the law is passed to abolish slavery, you can pretty much tell that her clothes are Regency.
Music
The song "Amazing Grace" does have some importance in this movie. It is sung once by William Wilberforce and it is sung again at William WIlberforce and Barbara Spooner's wedding. At the end, there is a band of bagpipes, drums, and wind instruments that play it. It was performed very nicely each time. The rest of the soundtrack had more serious music.
Overall:4/5 4.5/5
This was a very good movie! It was very well acted, the scenery was great, and the costuming was good. I could have done without hearing about some details about the treatment of the slaves (which is probably something that children shouldn't hear). Other than that and some talk of the ill actions of a politician, there wasn't too much that was very bad. I would say that this would be great to watch in a history class.
Amazing Grace is available on DVD. It runs for 117 minutes and is rated PG for thematic material involving slavery and some mild language
| DVD Box Art |
Synopsis
William Wilberforce, a member of parliament, is taken to Bath to stay with his cousin, Henry Thornton, and Henry Thornton's wife Marianne Thornton. The Thorntons try to set William up with Barbara Spooner, a young lady of their acquaintance; both Barbara and William have a lot of things in common and the both become very close. The movie moves back and forth between the past where William begins the movement to abolish slavery and the present. In parliament, William faces much opposition: Lord Tarleton and the Duke of Clarence lead the opposition to keep the slave trade. Slowly and over many years, William makes progress toward the abolition of the slave trade.
Characters
There were quite a bit of period drama actors and actresses in this movie. If you scroll to the bottom of this review, I have included a table with all of them; there were just so many that the table would make everything look neater.
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| William Wilberforce (Right) seeking advice from John Newton (Left) |
Scenery
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| William Wilberforce presenting a petition to parliament. |
There is some nice scenery in Amazing Grace. There is a mixture of scenes in the country and in London, but everything looks good! The only scene that was not so great was when Olaudah Equiano was showing William the slave ship (in fact, if you do not want to hear the details of the treatment of slaves on the ships, you may want to skip that part). Other than that, the outdoor scenes and even the indoor scenes were great; the colors were very nice for the most part in both the indoor and outdoor scene.
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| Barbara Spooner (Romola Garai) |
The costuming was good. It's usually hard to review the men's costumes since most of the time they are pretty much the same; their costumes did seem to be period accurate, though. There were only three women in this movie, but their costumes were great. Through Barbara's dresses, you could tell roughly at what time each sequence takes place. When her and William first meet, she is wearing clothes that would represent the late 1700s, but before the Regency era (so before 1795), . Once her and William are married and have their first child, her clothes represent the very early Regency. Once the law is passed to abolish slavery, you can pretty much tell that her clothes are Regency.
Music
The song "Amazing Grace" does have some importance in this movie. It is sung once by William Wilberforce and it is sung again at William WIlberforce and Barbara Spooner's wedding. At the end, there is a band of bagpipes, drums, and wind instruments that play it. It was performed very nicely each time. The rest of the soundtrack had more serious music.
Overall:
This was a very good movie! It was very well acted, the scenery was great, and the costuming was good. I could have done without hearing about some details about the treatment of the slaves (which is probably something that children shouldn't hear). Other than that and some talk of the ill actions of a politician, there wasn't too much that was very bad. I would say that this would be great to watch in a history class.
Amazing Grace is available on DVD. It runs for 117 minutes and is rated PG for thematic material involving slavery and some mild language
Actor/Actress -- Role in Amazing Grace -- Other Period Dramas
Ioan Gruffudd -- William Wilberforce -- Pip in Great Expectations (1999)
Romola Garai -- Barbara Spooner -- Emma Woodhouse in Emma (2009), Gwendolen Harleth in Daniel Deronda
Benedict Cumberbatch -- William Pitt (the Younger) -- Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock (2010)
Michael Gambon -- Lord Charles Fox -- Mr. Woodhouse in Emma (2009), Thomas Holbrook in Cranford (2007), Squire Hamley in Wives and Daughters (1999)
Rufus Sewell -- Thomas Clarkson -- Will Landislaw in Middlemarch (1994)
Ciraran Hinds -- Lord Tarleton -- Captain Frederick Wentworth in Persuasion (1995)
Toby Jones -- Duke of Clarence -- Daniel Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop (2007), Squercum in The Way We Live Now (2001)
Sylvestra Le Touzel -- Marianne Thornton -- Mrs. Allen in Northanger Abbey (2007), Fanny Price in Mansfield Park (1983)
Nicholas Farrell -- Henry Thornton -- Edmund Bertram in Mansfield Park (1983)
Bill Paterson -- Lord Dundas -- Mr. Meagles in Little Dorrit (2008), Mr. Gibson in Wives and Daughters (1999)
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| Michael Gambon as Lord Charles Fox |
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| Movie Poster |
Original Manuscript of Jane Austen's The Watsons Sold
Friday, July 15, 2011
My dad sent me this article yesterday.
An unfinished, handwritten manuscript penned by Jane Austen has just sold for more than three times its expected price at a Sotheby's auction, fetching a whopping $1.6 million from an unknown buyer over the telephone.
Entitled The Watsons, it is the only handwritten Austen manuscript still in private hands. No original manuscripts exist of her six finished works, making The Watsons all the more unique and valuable to Austen fans.
Source
It's sad that none of the original manuscripts from her finished novel exists. Later in the article, it says: "Some speculate that she never finished The Watsons because its story hit too close to home: the novel's heroine is worried her ill clergyman father will die and leave the family penniless, which happened to Austen in real life only one year later."
God Bless,
Secret bidder nabs Jane Austen manuscript for $1.6 million
Portrait of Austen (Thinkstock)
Entitled The Watsons, it is the only handwritten Austen manuscript still in private hands. No original manuscripts exist of her six finished works, making The Watsons all the more unique and valuable to Austen fans.
Source
It's sad that none of the original manuscripts from her finished novel exists. Later in the article, it says: "Some speculate that she never finished The Watsons because its story hit too close to home: the novel's heroine is worried her ill clergyman father will die and leave the family penniless, which happened to Austen in real life only one year later."
God Bless,
My Top Ten Favorite Heroines
Thursday, July 14, 2011
As promised, I have here my top 10 favorite heroines from period dramas. Enjoy!
1. Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
3. Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit)
Though I think that there needs to be a better adaptation of Northanger Abbey, I thought that Felicity Jones in the 2007 adaptation portrayed the honest, naive Catherine well, although they should have kept her imaginations down and to more innocent imaginations instead of the ones that could be mature.
5. Emma Woodhouse (Emma)
6. Beatrice Eliott (House of Eliott)
7. Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
8. Cora, Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey)
9. Anna Smith (Downton Abbey)
So there's my list. What do you think of it? Would you put some of the same heroines in your own list of favorite heroines? Would there be any that you would add to your list? Leave a comment!
God Bless,
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| Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet |
I think that part of the reason for my being drawn to Pride and Prejudice was Elizabeth’s personality. My personality is very similar to Elizabeth’s: I have strong opinions and I stick to them, I’m not afraid to stand up for myself, both of us stick to our morals and convictions, and both of us have a similar sense of humor. I think in all my years of reading, she was probably the first character that really stood out to me as being someone that I've seen in my daily life (in this case, me). In fact, nearly all of Jane Austen's characters are very realistic and very relatable, but Lizzy is probably the most relatable to me. She is such an awesome character: in addition to what I've said above, she is smart, witty, clever, and quick. She's a definite delight to watch/read about.
I think that Jennifer Ehle portrayed Elizabeth's witty personality well and said her lines they way Elizabeth would have said them.
2. Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
I think that Jennifer Ehle portrayed Elizabeth's witty personality well and said her lines they way Elizabeth would have said them.
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| Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood |
Elinor is remarkable because she goes through so much (losing her home and having to move far away from it, finding out that the man she loves, Edward Ferrars, is actually engaged to another woman who he doesn’t love, having that very woman constantly rub in her face that she's engaged to Edward, and having to watch her sister’s grief over a bad break-up) and yet she is able to keep a stiff upper lip and does whatever needs to get done. Because her mother and sisters can't put aside their emotions to make important decisions, Elinor steps up to manage many of those important decisions with her sense and reason, even while she's going through all the rough stuff in her life.
I liked both Hattie Morahan's and Emma Thompson's Elinor, but I think that Emma Thompson was closer in acting as Elinor though she was significantly much older than Elinor should have been.
I liked both Hattie Morahan's and Emma Thompson's Elinor, but I think that Emma Thompson was closer in acting as Elinor though she was significantly much older than Elinor should have been.
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| Claire Foy as Amy Dorrit |
Amy is so sweet! She supports her family very humbly, and even though her family is ungrateful to her (with the exception of her uncle, Frederick Dorrit), she still supports them and obeys her father. Even when her and her family become rich and when her whole family becomes very snobbish (again, the exception of Frederick Dorrit), she still remains very humble and wishes to be useful and helpful despite the fact that everyone around her is telling her to "be a lady" and "do nothing all day."
Claire Foy was wonderful as Amy Dorrit. They did a good job in making her look young and you could believe that she's about 21. She also portrayed the quiet and humble nature of Amy very well.
Claire Foy was wonderful as Amy Dorrit. They did a good job in making her look young and you could believe that she's about 21. She also portrayed the quiet and humble nature of Amy very well.
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| Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland |
4. Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey)
Catherine can be a bit imaginative and naive, but at the same time, she is very open and artless: she means what she says (“I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.”) and she is also always honest, which are both very good qualities. She is a genuine person and could be counted on for an honest answer.
Though I think that there needs to be a better adaptation of Northanger Abbey, I thought that Felicity Jones in the 2007 adaptation portrayed the honest, naive Catherine well, although they should have kept her imaginations down and to more innocent imaginations instead of the ones that could be mature.
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| Romola Garai as Emma Woodhouse |
I’ll admit it, when I first started reading Emma, I found Emma to be very irritating: she seemed to want to control everyone and there were times where you think “Why don’t you just listen to Mr. Knightley?!” But by the time I finished Emma, I grew to really like her character. Yes, she is a bit controlling and thinks she knows everything, but she means well and simply wants to help her neighbors out. She does learn that she never had a talent for matchmaking and is able to realize her mistakes.
Romola Garai is the best Emma that I've seen. Just like when I read the book, I found her Emma to be a little bit irksome, but when the miniseries went on, I grew to like her Emma. She portrayed Emma's well meaning nature very well.
Romola Garai is the best Emma that I've seen. Just like when I read the book, I found her Emma to be a little bit irksome, but when the miniseries went on, I grew to like her Emma. She portrayed Emma's well meaning nature very well.
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| Stella Gonet as Beatrice Eliott |
Between Beatrice and Evangeline (Bea and Evie respectively), the two Eliott sisters, I’ve always liked Bea a lot more (though I liked Evie in Series 1, but once she went to Paris, they tried to push that she was more "worldly" and "sophisticated", which got very irritating very quickly). Bea was always a lot more mature and sensible than Evie, who was more childish and based her actions and decisions on her emotions. Bea also had a mind for business, which really sticks out to me since I’m interested in business: she really cared for her business and carefully made decisions concerning her business. She also had the creative mind for fashion and sewing.
Stella Gonet portrayed Bea. She was very elegant and mature in the role of Bea. It was a pleasure to watch her.
Stella Gonet portrayed Bea. She was very elegant and mature in the role of Bea. It was a pleasure to watch her.
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| Kate Winslet as Marianne Dashwood |
Poor Marianne: she doesn’t quite keep the stiff upper lip that Elinor maintains throughout Sense and Sensibility. When struck with grief, Marianne becomes consumed with this grief to the point that she becomes sick and nearly dies. When she recovers, she realizes that she should not have acted in that way and she becomes determined to mend her ways. Marianne’s self-realization and determination to fix her faults is something that anyone should aspire to obtain.
Kate Winslet was great in her interpretation of Marianne. Though Kate Winslet could be a little over-the-top in her emotional portrayal of Marianne, I think it works since Jane Austen meant to show that Marianne's over-emotional personality is a bit ridiculous.
Kate Winslet was great in her interpretation of Marianne. Though Kate Winslet could be a little over-the-top in her emotional portrayal of Marianne, I think it works since Jane Austen meant to show that Marianne's over-emotional personality is a bit ridiculous.
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| Elizabeth McGovern as Cora |
Cora, Countess of Grantham, was an American who married Robert Crawley, Lord of Grantham. She really cares for her daughters, especially Lady Mary whose chance of finding a husband had been made difficult. She sees that she has to get her daughters married, so she tries to find them suitable husbands (yes, it does sound similar to Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice: the difference is that Cora tries to find husbands for her daughters with a great deal more dignity than Mrs. Bennet).
Elizabeth McGovern portrayed Cora in Downton Abbey. She was sweet and very enjoyable to watch. My only issue was that her accent sounded like it was a fake American accent and Elizabeth McGovern is actually American.
Elizabeth McGovern portrayed Cora in Downton Abbey. She was sweet and very enjoyable to watch. My only issue was that her accent sounded like it was a fake American accent and Elizabeth McGovern is actually American.
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| Joanne Froggatt as Anna |
9. Anna Smith (Downton Abbey)
Anna, one of the top maids in Downton Abbey, is a really hard worker and a sister-figure to Gwen, a younger maid who wants to find another job that would allow her to move up in the world. She also goes to great lengths to find out Mr. Bates’s past to clear his name at Downton. I can't wait to see what's next for her in Season 2!
Joanne Froggatt was Anna in Downton Abbey. She was very caring and it was great to watch a character who was like a "big sister".
Joanne Froggatt was Anna in Downton Abbey. She was very caring and it was great to watch a character who was like a "big sister".
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| Julia Sawalha as Dorcas Lane |
10. Dorcas Lane (Lark Rise to Candleford)
Dorcas has her faults: she is very meddlesome, has a taste for trouble, and, when provoked, she can be very quick with her tongue. At the same time, she just wants to help out her neighbors all while keeping with post office regulations. She has respect for the post office regulations, but if they cause a problem she tries to work around them to help out her neighbors. She also tries to teach Laura Timmins, her cousin’s daughter, the right way to work in a post office. She also tries to maintain a professional appearance even though she might be going through something rough.
Julia Sawalha, a very well known period drama actress, portrayed Dorcas Lane. I first saw Julia Sawalha as Lydia Bennet in Pride and Prejudice; Dorcas is probably the opposite of Lydia: she has a care for the rules and is very dignified. This shows that Julia Sawalha can be a very versatile actress. She did a great job in Lark Rise to Candleford.
Julia Sawalha, a very well known period drama actress, portrayed Dorcas Lane. I first saw Julia Sawalha as Lydia Bennet in Pride and Prejudice; Dorcas is probably the opposite of Lydia: she has a care for the rules and is very dignified. This shows that Julia Sawalha can be a very versatile actress. She did a great job in Lark Rise to Candleford.
So there's my list. What do you think of it? Would you put some of the same heroines in your own list of favorite heroines? Would there be any that you would add to your list? Leave a comment!
God Bless,
Period Drama Film Tournament: Round 4
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Round 4 has started! Here are the polls! Make sure you vote both here at Elegance of Fashion and at Old-Fashioned Charm.
Elegance of Fashion Polls
Poll 1
The Young Victoria (2009)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Poll 2
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Amazing Grace (2006)
Old-Fashioned Charm Polls
Poll 3
Persuasion (1995)
Miss Potter (2006)
Poll 4
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Sense and Sensibility (2008)
There are the polls! Go out and vote in them!
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