Posted in Movies, tagged Acorn TV, Charles Dance, Fingersmith, Imelda Staunton, movie reviews, Sally Hawkins, Victorian drama on 17 Oct 2015| Leave a Comment »
“I didn’t see that coming.”
That’s something you’ll rarely hear me say when watching a movie or video. Truth be told, seldom does a plot-line surprise me to the point where I sit back and blink. Here’s a movie/show that not only made me say that, but also made me pause the playback to understand why I was caught so by surprise.
Posted in Movies, Television, tagged BBC Video, Jane Austen, movie reviews, Movies, Persuasion, Rupert Penry-Jones, Sally Hawkins on 13 May 2013| 9 Comments »
Mother’s Day was spent, in part, watching dramatizations of Jane Austen novels. I’ll freely admit that this is not a tiresome chore for me.
I love Austen’s novels, as does my wife, and we have nearly every dramatized version of every Austen novel, so we often have discussions of which version is best. The answer often boils down to, “This version is best for a lazy Sunday, but this one is best for a Friday night.” That sort of thing.
But I have decided that there is one Best Austen Dramatization, and it is the BBC’s 2007 version of “Persuasion.”
Full disclosure: Persuasion is my favorite of the Austen novels, but I do believe I was sufficiently objective in my decision.
Unraveling Time
Desert Wind
Ploughman's Son
Ploughman King
The Year the Cloud Fell
The Spirit of Thunder
Shadow of the Storm
The Cry of the Wind
Beneath a Wounded Sky
Cryptogenesis: A Memoir
Kurt R.A. Giambastiani 