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Mansfield Park (2007) Movie: Musings & Discussion: Day 13 Give-away!

Posted in Mansfield Park, Mansfield Park Madness, Mansfield Park Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , on 27 August 2008 | 19 Comments »

 
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Interestingly, it has been exactly seven months since this adaptation of Mansfield Park aired on PBS during The Complete Jane Austen series last January. I wish that I could say that time has made my heart grow fonder, but a recent re-viewing has not changed my feelings in any respect to my original review, and I [...]

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Mansfield Park (1999) Movie: Musing & Discussion: Day 10 Give-away!

Posted in Austen Adaptations, Mansfield Park, Mansfield Park Madness, Mansfield Park Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , on 24 August 2008 | 14 Comments »

 
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Take a controversial classic novel, mix in a liberal filmmaker’s re-interpretation, add in slavery, lesbianism and incest and presto! you have Mansfield Park (1999), writer-director Patricia Rozema’s provocative adaptation of Jane Austen complex novel. I don’t think that I am exaggerating when I estimate that Janeites find this one a bit puzzling. So did critics. [...]

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Mansfield Park (1983) Movie: Musings & Discussion: Day 3 Give-away

Posted in Austen Adaptations, Mansfield Park, Mansfield Park Madness, Mansfield Park Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 17 August 2008 | 13 Comments »

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This six part BBC mini-series was adapted from Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park by Ken Taylor and broadcast in 1983 in the UK winning a BAFTA for costume designs by Ian Adley. Sensitively directed by David Giles, this interpretation of Jane Austen’s most complex and challenging novel is by far the most accurate attempt to [...]

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Mansfield Park 1983: I Know a Black Cloud When I See It

Posted in Austen Adaptations, Mansfield Park, Mansfield Park Movies, tagged , , , , , on 3 July 2008 | 6 Comments »

“South or north, I know a black cloud when I see it; and you must not set forward while it is so threatening.” Mary Crawford, Mansfield Park, Chapter 22 
I am currently watching the 1983 BBC mini-series of Mansfield Park staring Sylvestra le Touzel as the famously insipid Fanny Price. Poor Fanny. Traditionally, she gets a [...]

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In Remembrance of The Complete Jane Austen

Posted in Austen Adaptations, Emma Movies, Mansfield Park Movies, Masterpiece Classic, Miss Austen Regrets, Northanger Abbey Movies, Persuasion Movies, Pride & Prejudice Movies, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 14 April 2008 | 6 Comments »

 
“This present from the Campbells,” said she — “This pianoforté is very kindly given.” 
“Yes,” he replied, and without the smallest apparent embarrassment. “But they would have done better had they given her notice of it. Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. I should have expected better [...]

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An Austen Addicts Temporary Fix

Posted in Austen Humor, Emma Movies, Mansfield Park Movies, Northanger Abbey Movies, Persuasion Movies, Pride & Prejudice Movies, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , on 3 March 2008 | 7 Comments »

FOOLISH
why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! Frank Churchill, Emma, Chapter 30
An open letter to PBS
Dear Sir/Madame:
Sunday is here, and ahem, pardon my French … but where the *&#% is my The Complete Jane Austen PBS? Now that you’ve got me totally hooked on weekly installments [...]

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Mansfield Park Review: No Hope of a Cure

Posted in Austen Adaptations, Austen Movie Reviews, Mansfield Park Movies, Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 26 January 2008 | 15 Comments »

 
SELFISHNESS
 “My dear Miss Price,” said Miss Crawford, as soon as she was at all within hearing, “I am come to make my own apologies for keeping you waiting; but I have nothing in the world to say for myself-I knew it was very late, and that I was behaving extremely ill; and therefore, if you [...]

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PBS Masterpiece Unveils New Interactive Web Site

Posted in Austen Adaptations, Austen in the News, Emma Movies, Mansfield Park Movies, Masterpiece Classic, Miss Austen Regrets, Northanger Abbey Movies, Persuasion Movies, Pride & Prejudice Movies, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 13 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 

THE COMPLETE JANE AUSTEN SERIES
 INITIATES NEW WEB SITE FEATURES
 
It’s official! In honor of the ‘opening night’ season premeire of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Masterpiece Theatre Classic has revealed their bright and shiny, new interactive web site; – - and it’s ready for your perusal and enjoyment,  full of all sorts of bells and whistles!
Be prepared to be wowed, cuz it sure knocked my [...]

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PBS to Connect Jane Austen Community

Posted in Austen Adaptations, Austen in the News, Emma Movies, Mansfield Park Movies, Masterpiece Classic, Miss Austen Regrets, Northanger Abbey Movies, Persuasion Movies, Pride & Prejudice Movies, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 11 January 2008 | 1 Comment »

CONNECTION 
I congratulate you, my dear Harriet, with all my heart. This is an attachment which a woman may well feel pride in creating. This is a connection which offers nothing but good. It will give you every thing that you want — consideration, independence, a proper home — it will fix you in the centre [...]

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An Austen New Year awaits

Posted in Austen Adaptations, Austen in the News, Emma Movies, Mansfield Park Movies, Masterpiece Classic, Miss Austen Regrets, Northanger Abbey Movies, Persuasion Movies, Pride & Prejudice Movies, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , on 1 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »

PBS TO AIR ALL SIX JANE AUSTEN
 ADAPATIONS IN THE NEW YEAR
 
I am all anticipation of the new Masterpiece Theatre presentation, Sundays with Jane: The Complete Jane Austen, which airs on PBS starting January 13th at 9:00 pm. It will include four new adaptations of the Jane Austen novels Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility, two [...]

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