Comments on: ". . .mama sends me word they are very pretty"

By: Mags

Mags — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:39:17 +0000

The hair is very modern, I think. It’s sort of generic faux Regency, like the Gwyneth Paltrow Emma. It’s not specific to a year. (S&S95, Persuasion 95 and the Kate Beckinsale Emma do a really good job with that; P&P95 does sort of, but gets some of the details wrong, like too much daytime decolletage.) These gowns aren’t bad, I would have to see more of them, but it’s interesting they picked up on the mourning colors, as has been pointed out. They do look more like evening ensembles, though.

By: james

james — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:44:10 +0000

Would not “Their Look” be not only modern but fashionable for the Regency?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:51:44 +0000

What sort of gets me is that Elinor is always portrayed so grimly. Sure, she was the sensible sister, but she was still beautiful and only 19. Giver her a dress that fits

By: rachel

rachel — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:50:37 +0000

very excited about this adaptation. I hope it fares better with me than the new Mansfield Park did

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:59:02 +0000

Mmm. Maybe you’re right Rosalind. I don’t mind it on Isabella Thorpe, I mean, it was Isabella Thorpe, but on Marianne Dashwood it would be poorly representative, a mis-costuming of the character.

Course, it could just be to get some male audience tuning in.

By: Rosalind

Rosalind — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:42:44 +0000

I get the impression they’re going to NA07 characterisation. Low cut dress equals low morals. What a shame considering that Marianne is not Isabella.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:08:13 +0000

The daytime boob-age is a little surprising on a well bred character such as Marianne but I dare say it’s possible that it’s only for the publicity shots.

They are both lovely and the actress playing Elinor looks very pretty and elegant, very delicate and English.

By: Kira

Kira — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:14:34 +0000

The passage from the book in Comment 8 actually states that Marianne is taller than Elinor, when you follow the pronouns. It’s from the beginning of Chapter 10.

My impression from the picture is that Elinor is a spinster, S&S 1995 style, rather than the eligible young woman she is in the book.

Austen described Marianne as “sensible” in the first chapter and elsewhere, and as so modest that she couldn’t even look at Willoughby after he carried her home. The neckline on the Marianne actress, to say the least, doesn’t fit with her character.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:09:17 +0000

Marianne lools modern and sweet.What said by Tamara is right.

By: Tina B.

Tina B. — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:11:53 +0000

Yes, I agree that Elinor should be prettier. I was thinking she was a bit too Mary Bennet.