Product Description

This text explores the portrayal of Jane Austen's work in Hollywood, and includes the film versions of "Mansfield Park" and "Northanger Abbey". Although the text will be of most interest to "Janeites" (the editors' term for hard-core Austen fans), it also explores cinematic anachronisms in general.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #561520 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

From the Author
comments on Jane Austen in Hollywood
I just want to tell everyone what a wonderful time my husband, Sayre Greenfield, and I had editing this collection of essays on the Austen films. We made sure that the essays would be accessible to a wide range of readers, not just the usual university press crowd, and that there would be lots of pictures. We like all the movies and hope that they will bring even more readers to the novels. Enjoy the essays, enjoy the films, but most of all, enjoy Jane Austen.

Customer Reviews

Excellent juxtaposition of recent Austen film & originals
I'm a big fan of Jane Austen in all forms. I've always thought that a mediocre Austen film is better than none at all. This book takes a fascinating scholarly look at Austen's film treatment. The authors say everything all true Austen fans have muttered about the films ("where's THAT in the book?!") and explains why it was done in such a way (for example, modern filmgoers won't appreciate an ugly, boring Edward Ferrers). Contains amusing critique of Thompsons S&S--that Austen's originial may have been more "feminist" than Thompson! If you enjoy the original written Austen and/or the recent film versions, you'll love this book.

Really interesting
As I'm in the process of writing my thesis on contemporary adaptations on classic texts I'm killing myself trying to find books that mention the films I'm interested in... this book was an absolute god send.
As well as more academic (although still immensly readable) essays on adaptations and the decisions that have been made it also talks about the less academic films, such as 'Clueless'
The books is a fascinating read and I recommend it to everyone who has an interest in Jane Austen films. Terrific for students or fans of Austen alike