3) The BBC mini-series from 1980 starring Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet and David Rintoul as Mr. Darcy.
Besides Jennifer Ehle's, Elizabeth Garvie's is my favorite portrayal of Lizzy Bennet. She is the closest to how I picture the Elizabeth Bennet from the book. If her hair and eyes were a bit darker, she would match how I imagine Elizabeth Bennet practically perfectly.
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| Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1980). David Rintoul is also a great Mr. Darcy. He portrays the reserved and proud hauteur of the upper English class of the Regency era perfectly. His acting is more subtle than what modern day audiences are accustomed to, yet excellent at the same time.
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2) The web series called "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries" is my second favorite adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. It is a modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice told through Lizzie Bennet's video blogs. Not only does the story telling unfold through the video blogs, but through other forms of media as well, which lends the show a very interactive and immersive experience for the fans. All of the characters maintain Twitter accounts as if they were real people. If you were to suspend enough disbelief, you could imagine that the characters are all real, that the story is really happening at this present time, and that there really is someone named Lizzie Bennet who makes these video blogs. It transports Jane Austen's story to the 21st century in a brilliantly clever way, contrasting beautifully with its 200-year-old ancestor, pleasing the purist, while at the same time bringing jane Austen up to date in a fresh and energizing way. The spirit of the story and the characters reflect Jane Austen's original book, but as a modernized version. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Pride and Prejudice. In fact, people who have not been familiar with Pride and Prejudice before, are now interested in reading the book, and seeing the previous film adaptations, because of this series. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries are well written, well cast, well acted, and just...well everything. Everything about it is very well done. Every actor and actress in this show does an amazing job of portraying their character. If you have not heard of it before, I hope you consider giving it a try. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries seems to get better and better as it goes on, it's grip on the viewer becoming stronger with each episode. I'm currently quite obsessed with it. It has recently become my favorite show. Here is the first episode of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
I recommend watching Lydia Bennet's video blogs as well. Mary Kate Wiles, the actress who plays Lydia, does a wonderful job of adding a lot of depth to her character. Because of her portrayal of Lydia Bennet, I now view the character of Lydia in a new light. When watching The Lizzie Bennet Diaries I began to care about her, and now I fear her downfall with George Wickham. She is the only version of Lydia that I am not constantly irritated with. I'm not saying the actresses who portrayed Lydia Bennet in other film adaptations of Pride and Prejudice weren't good, but Mary Kate Wiles has definitely added something more to Lydia Bennet's character. I highly recommend watching the Maria Lu and Domino episodes, as well. The Lydia Bennet, Maria Lu, and Domino episodes all do an excellent job of adding to the story telling.
1) As for many other period drama and Jane Austen fans, the 1995 BBC mini-series starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet and Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, is my number one favorite film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice of all time. Pride and Prejudice 1995 was the film that introduced me to the world of period drama and Jane Austen's stories. I have forgotten how many times I have seen it long ago. It is my favorite film along with North and South 2004.Sense and Sensibility:
My favorite film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility is the BBC One version from 2008. I absolutely love this film. I actually prefer it to the 1995 version with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, which may come as a surprise to some (I have observed that the 1995 film is well liked).
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| Hattie Morahan as Elinor Dashwood (left) and Charity Wakefield as Marianne Dashwood (right) in Sense and Sensibility (2008). |
I really like the soundtrack for Sense and Sensibility 2008. It's one of my most favorite soundtracks of all.
Also, Matthew Crawley from Downton Abbey is in the 2008 version. So of course it's awesome. :D
Emma:
I feel that I am in the minority when it comes to which version of Emma I prefer. I prefer the 1996 version with Gwyneth Paltrow to the 2009 version with Romola Garai.
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| Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Woodhouse (left) and Jeremy Northam as Mr. Knightley (right) in Emma (1996). |
Although many love the 2009 version, I find I personally like the 1996 version with Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Woodhouse more. One of the reasons I prefer the 1996 version is that I like the sense of humor better than the sense of humor in the 2009 version. I also think the bright colors and liveliness of the 1996 version fit the spirit of the book.
Persuasion:
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| Ciaran Hinds as Captain Wentworth (left) and Amanda Root as Anne Elliot (right) in Persuasion (1995). |
My favorite versions of Persuasion are 1995 with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, and 2007 with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones. I like both of these film adaptations equally. They are both wonderful in their own way. I just can't really put one above the other. They are equally good in my eyes, though different.
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| Sally Hawkins as Anne Elliot (left) and Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Wentworth (right) in Persuasion (2007). |
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Abbey:
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| Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey (2007). |
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