The Ultimate Jane Austen Film Guide
Looking back on 2023, one of the things I’m most proud of is hosting the Year of Jane virtual book club. Together we read all of Austen’s six finished novels. I wrote up weekly reflections and posted discussion questions. What a joy!
It was a time-consuming endeavor, but one I really, really enjoyed. It was so fun to see both veteran Janeites and brand new readers of Austen sharing insights and pointing out things I’ve never noticed. If you read just one novel or all six with us, thank you!
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One of the questions that has popped up with each book is whether there’s a good film adaptation of each novel and which one I recommend. Friends, the role of Austen film guide is one I’ve been preparing for since the nineties. I have many MANY thoughts and because we have Covid, Flu, and Strep in the house (I wish I was kidding—worst Christmas of my life) what better time than to create the Ultimate Jane Austen Film Guide for you, dear reader.
In this guide you’ll find my hot takes and recommendations for each Austen novel as well as my quibbles, disappointments, and nightmare adaptations. I’ll share my true feelings about Netflix’s Persuasion and Andrew Davies’ sexualization of Austen’s works. And we’ll start out with the most controversial of all: 1995 P&P versus “The Keira Knightley Version.” So buckle up!
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