Downton Abbey

[estepheia]

I just stumbled over Downton Abbey and LOOOOVE it! Takes me back to the days when I'd religiously watch Upstairs Downstairs when it first aired in Germany in 1975. I was 12 then, and really loved the show.
*sighs happily*
I also found out that there's a new Jane Eyre movie in the pipeline with the memorable Michael Fassbender as Rochester. Sounds extremely promising. *is happy*
Raise your hand if you're also a fan of period shows/movies!
What's your favourite period show moment?

I love all the Donald Sutherland scenes in Pride and Prejudice.
And Margaret Rutherford in the b/w Lawrence Olivier Pride and Prejudice.
And every single scene with Alan Rickman in Sense and Sensibility.

Comments

[aryas_zehral]

There's a very Jane Austen theme to the favourites you picked. :)

I very much enjoyed 2008s version of Sense and Sensibility by the Beeb. I love the use of colour and locations, esp. Barton Cottage. I also quite enjoy how much it is clearly influenced on the Ang Lee movie. I do prefer the Brandon from the movie though. David Morrissy is a bit... idk, he doesn't work for me. There is some great use of camera techniques with him and Marianne however.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

There's a very Jane Austen theme to the favourites you picked. :)
Guilty as charged. :)

Haven't seen the 2008 version, but I'll try to get my DVD rental to send it to me, now that you've recced it.

Have you seen Lost in Austen? Totally brilliant!

I also love The Secret Garden as one of my favourite period films. So beautiful! And I watch Little Lord Fauntleroy every Christmas. I love love love the conversation between the old Earl and Mrs Errol about politeness.

Little Princess is also a great pleasure. Lovely use of colour metaphor.

And I enjoy Sherlock Holmes movies, too.

As you can see, if I leave the thought to simmer for a moment, I can come up with a handful of non-Austen movies. :)

[aryas_zehral]

I liked Lost in Austen. It was very playful and fun (and I quite like the woman who played Amanda). I've seen every Anglo-American Jane Austen adaptation since 1971 inc. the awful awful Mormon updating of Pride and Prejudice. It was badness. I keep meaning to watch the Bollywood/India ones too although they're not period pieces but updatings. And yet I keep putting it off too, inc Bride and Prejudice.

I have seen Secret Garden and Little Princess, admittedly not recently, but I haven't seen Little Lord Fauntleroy. I might seek it out.

I really enjoy Agatha Christie adaptations. I do like Sherlock Holmes but I'm more likely to choose the Marple and then the Poirot over Sherlock if they were on TV. :) I'm not sure about the new Marples though. :S

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Season Two of Downton Abbey just opened in Britain so those of us in the US have to wait until Spring.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, you have an icon! Ha! So, I'm not the only one who likes the show. :)

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

I have several, the majority of my flist adored Season One.