Re: PP2 and PP3 casting etc
I think that's a detailed and accurate critique of Firth's role. It is difficult to convey hauteur and smile at the same time--much easier to do in a book than on a screen. Perhaps you need somebody...
View ArticleLooking for a story
I seem to recall a story that I think was a modern story based off P&P. The main character (e.g. Elizabeth Bennet) was an attendant in a friend's wedding. I believe that the story took place in...
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The story is Fourteen Days, and can be found here: [www.dwiggie.com]
View ArticleRe: Suzanne, I agree!
I understand what you are saying, Lizzy, and I can see how scenes could be written to convey the sense of defiant spirit you and others would seem to wish Fanny would show.Austen is telling a...
View ArticleAnd another point
Lizzy C. Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> The complaint I have against the book is that I> fear for Fanny's newfound happiness. If she> doesn't learn to express...
View ArticleRe: Suzanne, I agree!
I get what you're saying. I do think that Fanny will do better than you fear, because she has, among other things, common sense and a what Austen calls a sense of propriety (if I'm remembering...
View ArticleRe: Suzanne, I agree!
Well stated, Suzanne. You put this much better than I did, and I salute you.
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
There are actually many occasions, in the novel, when Darcy smiles. At Lucas Lodge, at the Netherfield ball, in Kent... whenever Elizabeth is about and he talks to her. I remember someone here in the...
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
I agree wholeheartedly with you. If you haven't seen my postings below under the heading PP2 and PP3 casting etc/JA's Darcy vs Filmdom's Darcy, I would love it if you would read them since I am in the...
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
Lisa, I think the objection to your position was that Mr. Darcy smiling more would give away the story and take the punch out of the Hansford proposal. Perhaps you could address that issue?
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
My point is that I think JA intended to portray a more human Darcy than the Darcy universally portrayed on film. And I think a movie that is true to the book as written will be better than the movies...
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
I think the reason Darcy seems so unsmiling and dour to some readers is the POV. Most of P&P is from Elizabeth's perspective. We don't ever get an unbiased view of Darcy. Unfortunately, a film...
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
I just object to Darcys who seem to think their faces will crack if they smile. Darcy in the book is not what you'd ever call a smiley guy, but he does smile at certain key times in interacting with...
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
Lynae hit s the nail on the head. The best that movies can do to give us Darcy as Lizzy sees him is to give us Darcy without the charm that a smile (particularly Firth's) would give him.We get the...
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
I agree with Suzanne and Lisa (yes, Lisa, I read your contributions and am of the same mind as you), some smiling on Darcy's part should not take away his pride or, as Jim put it, take the punch out...
View ArticleRe: Should Mr. Darcy Smile More in the Movies--and Fanfics?
I'm not going to reply about Firth in particular, partly because I haven't watched that version as much as most everyone else, and partly because I didn't find his dimples that impressive myself,...
View ArticleRe: Looking for a story
Nice story with good Indian names!There were some good standard Indian cultural references about Rajiv's thoughts on dating and the mehendi ceremony.However, some things were blatantly incorrect. For...
View ArticleLeasing an estate
I'm doing a little research and I'm not getting very far...So, when Bingley leased Netherfield, was he just getting the right to live in the house and to hunt on the estate? I don't think he actually...
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