What is your favorite Jane Austen novel (or film adaptation)?

A few of us were talking about this at MHC, so I thought I would make yet another poll in an effort to widen the pool and talk Jane Austen.


My favorite? Persuasion.

 

Where's the...I can't stand Jane Austen choice?

 

oooh i cannot decide....either Sense & Sensibility or Pride & Prejudice...NOOOO i can't decide!

 

Which movie adaptions are we talking of here?

LOL


I have to say that Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice are my favorite books=)


As far as film adaptation, so far my favorite is the mini series of Pride and Prejudice with Jennifer Ehle as Lizzie=)


Edited to correct stupid spelling mistakes

 

Zoo! Blasphemy!!


I used to hate her books/movies...til I read a biography of the poor woman, and now I see the movies and novels completely differently. She rewrote her own story six times and each time it ended happily...in direct contrast to her actual life in which she was too afraid to embrace love and then spent the rest of it regretting her decision. What therapy!

 

I love Mansfield Park as well, but it was more jarring to me than other works, especially the part about what happened with the slaves.

 

heck, I dont care...I have seen them all.


and if someone did care I prefer the 1995 Persuasion, but the actors in the 2007 version were much easier on the eyes.


edited to say, I prefer the ending of the latter version...the running scene? Took my breath away. *swoon*

 

Sarn, I prefer that version of P&P too...my mom is madly in love with Colin Firth and watches all of his movies.

 

I don't know about that, I am in love with Colin Firth!!!!


LOL

 

lol, you might have a fight on your hands.


Bean loves them too, although I think she likes Emma best. Go figure.

 

i never consider watching all 5 hours a waste of time...

i love when she goes to his estate. hehehehe and he is so nice and all that...*le sigh* hehehe such a good version.

i like the newer one too, but not as much.

i do like Persuasion has well...aaron eckhart is in that as well. hehe and jeremy northerm. i hope i spelled that right.

i have to say if i have to choose...i can't! crap! i have to think! sense and sensibility is such a favorite. i love when he says...My heart is, and always will be, yours. *sigh*

and alan rickman as col. brandon. ok man still hard. ok i will vote.

 

I love when she goes to his estate too. The whole story changes at that point...pivotal moment.



edited to say, I see you chose Sense and Sensibility? Good choice.

 

they are both so good...it was hard...*sigh* i love when marianne says thank you for getting her mother to brendan and you can just see his expression on his face the emotion...the little girl is funny too. it is just a GREAT adaption of the book. i own it both DVD and VHS hehe i wore it out.

 

I think I might have to buy my mom some movies for Christmas...almost all of her collection consists of bad vhs recordings, and sometimes it can be painful to watch them.

 

i bet walmart would have them for cheap...i can look on friday for you, pick them up if they are under $10???

I am getting iron man...$9 heck yah!

 

Ummmm....None of the above.

 

then why post your negativity! hehehehe

 

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Can I toss in a "I really love Becoming Jane and The Jane Austen Book Club movies" vote?

 

absolutely.

 

Yeah, I think we're missing a choice. Her and Emily Brontë. Urgh.

 

Second.

 

I find it interesting how many people have felt the need to post their dislike of Jane Austen in this thread. I'll have to remember that the next time someone starts a thread pertaining to a subject I am not fond of.

 

*snicker*

 

I didn't vote.

I love all of her works, and just can't rate them.

Interestingly enough, there was a "Complete Works of Jane Austen" book on sale at Borders a few days ago, I bought it for
a Xmas gift for a dear friend.

It is abridged, but may still be available for anyone that would like to sample a bit of each.

That said....great question Jen.