Emma (2009)

Emma Woodhouse, beautiful, clever and rich, has very little to concern her.  When her governess marries advantageously, Emma congratulates herself on her great success as a matchmaker.  So, when she meets the pretty, naive and socially inferior Harriet, Emma is ready to practise her skills again - ignoring warnings of the harm she could cause from her friend and neighbour, Mr. Knightly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

As our heroine embarks on a journey that challenges her naivety and social preconceptions, it leads her to realise that she has become so focused on the lives of others that she failed to see what's right in front of her own eyes...

 

If I was stuck on a desert island, I would take the 2009 adaptation of Emma as it is my favourite! I think Johnny Lee Miller and Romola Garai are perfect as Emma and Mr. Knightly! Johnny is very handsome and Romola is very pretty.

Some of my favourite scenes are;

The Dance
The Proposal
The conversation on the bench
When Emma says she cannot marry Mr. Knightly and he comforts her in a tender, loving way.  The ending is perfect!

I also love the costumes in this adaptation. Everything about Emma is lovely and I enjoyed this version so much I read the novel which is great too. I also love the part where Mr. Knightly holds Emma's hand when they go talk to her father it is nice because Emma is very worried and Mr. Knightly is comforting her again. Why can't all men be like an Jane Austen hero? Sigh....

 

                                                                   

 

 

 

 

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

 

 

I love this adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. I love Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as Elinor and Marianne. They both played their parts very well. I also love Alan Rickman as Col. Brandon. He has got a lovely voice and eyes! I love the scene where he sees Marianne for the first time! I'm not keen on Hugh Grant as Edward Ferrers but that's all I would change. The rest of the cast are great too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I haven't watched this for a while so I'll have dig out my DVD and have a rewatch. Highly recommend this adaptation of Jane Austen's first novel. xx

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

 

 

 

 

 

Just about every Jane Austen fan out there has, at some time or another, seen Andrew Davies' 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

 

Jennifer Ehle, to begin with, is The Perfect Elizabeth Bennet. Witty, sparkling, attractive, and she has "fine eyes". :) I love the way she plays serious scenes--she switches from totally facetious to totally sober, and it's still believable. And she cries very well in the scene when she finds out about Lydia.

I love the way she delivers funny lines. She doesn't overdo it, nor does she underdo it. I can't really describe it, but I love it. "I am no longer surprised at you knowing only... six... accomplished women, Mr. Darcy. I rather wonder at you knowing any."

Colin Firth is perfect as Mr. Darcy! He is tall, dark and handsome.  Colin Firth was for me, the definitive Darcy. He just owned the role and he looks good in a wet shirt too! ;)

 

 

This is the first period drama I saw, aged eight and have I loved it ever since! Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy is perfect! Everything about this version of P and P is wonderful and it is lovely to watch anytime especially with a cup of tea and a bar of chocolate on a rainy day or when you are feeling unwell. Sit back and fall in love with Mr. Darcy! 

 

 

 

 

 

I first watched Pride and Prejudice '95 in 1997 which was the second time it was aired on TV in England I was recovering from an operation so Pride and Prejudice '95 was a nice distraction, although I didn't fully understand the story at eight, we all love to escape with a lovely fairytale don't we? I love this version of Pride and Prejudice and the novel as well. :) xx