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Post by shipoftheline on Apr 23, 2021 0:57:29 GMT
Oh God! Dakota Johnson announced for Jane Austen Netflix adaptation of Persuasion... "It is set to take a "modern, witty approach" on the classic novel."
I don't know if I can handle that.
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mmt
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Post by mmt on Apr 23, 2021 23:34:32 GMT
Well, there is Jane Austen-inspired quilt fabric as well as quilt kits.
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Post by QueueMistressMags on May 10, 2021 13:39:32 GMT
I think Cody has checked out the quilt material. AT first I was like "wut" about this but they also cast Henry Golding as Mr. Elliot (he apparently likes the idea of "playing against type" which makes sense) and at first I was like O WAIT I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT THIS and then went on to read the article, and this is how Anne Elliot is described: No, no she isn't. WHY can't these people create a heroine who isn't "unconventional"? But the description also makes me think it's a modern-set adaptation rather than a period-set adaptation, which makes it a little better, but they haven't actually said one way or the other. There was a modern-set adaptation released earlier this year, which I didn't absolutely hate but was lukewarm about (more so than my review may make it appear--it was a mildly enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours, but keep in mind this happened during the winter when I'm kind of depressed so I'm a cheap date). Incidentally, there is another Persuasion film in development for theatrical release. Not sure how close it is to actually filming, but they've cast Anne and Captain Wentworth. I don't really know anything about either of the leads, so I'm in wait-and-see mode about that one. Nothing objectionable about the actual story has been said yet.
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DianeGretnaGreen
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Post by DianeGretnaGreen on May 17, 2021 20:14:02 GMT
No thank you, Dakota.
Yours Aye,
Diane
PS the Ciarian Hinds version will be the standard for me.
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Post by shipoftheline on Jun 17, 2022 0:12:50 GMT
Hmmm, from the previews it looks like they also had no combs in this one.
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Post by QueueMistressMags on Jun 20, 2022 17:31:27 GMT
SHE IS MODERN AND UNCONFORMING SHIP GET WITH THE PROGRAM
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Post by shipoftheline on Jun 26, 2022 17:19:27 GMT
LOL! Clearly!
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usHHan
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Post by usHHan on Jul 21, 2022 3:15:20 GMT
SHE IS MODERN AND UNCONFORMING SHIP GET WITH THE PROGRAM I'm clearly not modern because I haven't jumped on the "You must be attracted to this spineless human masquerading as a man because we put stubble on him" train. Ugh. To have lived to see the day when 'Wentworth' wasn't worthy of the Navy...
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