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Daily Archives: January 31, 2014
BOOK TO SCREEN: Emma
(originally broadcast 2009, BBC) The first Austen adaptation I remember watching was the BBC’s Mansfield Park in 1983 with Sylvestra Le Touzel (what a fabulous name!), Anna Massey and Nicholas Farrell. I identified hugely with Fanny, though was not at … Continue reading
Posted in Filmed adaptations, Reviews, Romance
Tagged 19th century, BBC adaptation, book to TV, costume comedy, Emma, Jane Austen, Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Sandy Welch, Tamsin Grieg
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