The best Emma to date: longer, more detailed and simply better than the Gwyneth Paltrow version. Kate Beckinsale is a convincing Emma; Mark Strong is a terrific Mr Knightley.

Terrific acting by Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman and Kate Winslet. True to the book, with mostly correct period details.

A very good Persuasion (some will say this version is the best), with a convincing performance by Amanda Root (Anne).

Everyone's least favourite Austen has been turned into a sweet albeit short film with a wonderful Catherine Morland, a charming Henry Tilney and a very bad-therefore-hot Captain Tilney.

The acting is terrific (great young Jane and Mr Rochester), but the story is cut short because of time restraints (this is, after all, a film, not a series). Still one of the best adaptations around.

Possibly my favourite Brontë-book, definitely a great adaptation. Tara Fitzgerald is really good and the setting is amazing.

Countless films and series have been based on the formidable figure of Elizabeth I. Anne-Marie Duff and Cate Blanchett have made excellent virgin queens, but Helen Mirren is the best to date.

Although it is very strange for a Dutch person like me to hear the actors speak English (as the story is set in Holland), the cinematography, music and historical setting of this film are fantastic.

A fascinating period in British history, with great acting, costumes and setting. A gem!

A great love story. Amélie meets Saving Private Ryan in the muddy trenches of WWI. Nice cinematography.

A great adaptation of George Orwell's novel. Richard E. Grant is brilliantly cynical, Helena Bonham Carter is wonderfully independent-yet-forgiving. Great costumes/setting, a must see!

Impressive acting, interesting period in history, but most of all, the African backdrop is awesome.