I love Tess of the D'urbervilles. And Jude the Obscure. But I am aware that there are very few like me. I did see the movie Tess at a formative age, so I sort of knew the story beforehand....
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Sophia Brooks - Nov 11, 2005 10:14:19 am PST #8653 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
erikaj - Nov 11, 2005 10:39:02 am PST #8654 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I think I would except I think Keira might be too straight-out babealicious to be EB. I think her attractiveness is supposed to sneak up on you after you get to know how great she is(except for the pretty eyes, right?) I'm no purist though, in fact, I'd love to see it as a Mod musical so they could put "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" in it. You purists can be glad I'm skint. I would probably go if I didn't pay full price.
Kathy A - Nov 11, 2005 10:45:01 am PST #8655 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My sister's a P&P book purist, and was disappointed in the BBC miniseries (she preferred the one from a few years before that, seen on PBS), mostly due to the added scene of Darcy diving into the pond (and the wet shirt that followed--oh, excuse me while I wipe up my drool...) and her opinion that Jennifer Ehle was too pretty to play Elizabeth Bennett.
flea - Nov 11, 2005 11:16:35 am PST #8656 of 10002
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I also thought Ehle was a babe, the woman who played the "pretty" sister wasn't as pretty (she has a horse nose!), and [heretic alert] not only did I not like Colin Firth in the pond, I don't like Colin Firth at all.
bon bon - Nov 11, 2005 11:22:09 am PST #8657 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I did like the casting of Ehle, but I particularly liked the casting of Jane. It's enjoyable to think that ol' horse-face was the beauty of the neighborhood in P&P.
flea - Nov 11, 2005 11:23:23 am PST #8658 of 10002
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Ah, the early nineteenth century, when men loved dogs and horses...
Scrappy - Nov 11, 2005 11:34:45 am PST #8659 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I htink it's a cultural thing. Jane had a serene face and that peaches and cream thing the English love. I often see women of that cast portraying "beauties" in English dramas and I never get it.
Vonnie K - Nov 11, 2005 11:52:34 am PST #8660 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Susannah Harker has such a placid, period face. She also played the incredibly virtuous Methodist Dinah Morris in the adaptation of "Adam Bede".
She's very good as one of the leads in the "Ultraviolet" though, playing a very modern, poised and rather steely physician.
Dana - Nov 11, 2005 1:47:58 pm PST #8661 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Substitute Tess of the D'Ubervilles for Wuthering Heights, and this is me.
Ack! Ack! Two books I hate!
I was so disappointed when I finally read Wuthering Heights. This is the romantic hero? This is the famed Heathcliff? He's a puppy-killing psychopath!
And I will spare everyone my Hardy tirade.
Katie M - Nov 11, 2005 3:44:13 pm PST #8662 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
She's very good as one of the leads in the "Ultraviolet" though, playing a very modern, poised and rather steely physician.
I spent approximately two hours of my first viewing of the P&P miniseries trying to figure out where in God's name I knew Jane from. When I realized, I was rather startled. "Jane! You grew up to hunt vampires!"