Emma (2009, TV): Episode 3
The final instalment of Emma has a major challenge, to reveal the hidden agendas, and to tie up all the …
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Emma (2009, TV): Episode 2
‘An authentic human being’ is how the host of Masterpiece Classic Laura Linney describes Emma. Jane Austen’s characters have no …
Emma (2009, TV): Episode 1
Previously on Masterpiece Classic… Yes, treat this post as a recap to prepare you for Episode 2 in just a couple …
Too Much Jane?
Andrew Davis pondering The Welsh filmmaker Peter Greenaway once made a controversial remark criticising film versions of literary work as mere …
Tess of the D’Urbervilles (2008, TV): Part 2
The “lite version” of Part 1 has turned into a heavy and somber continuation on PBS Masterpiece. In this second …
Tess of the D’Urbervilles (2008, TV): The Lite Version
After reading Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles just shortly before watching the new re-make on PBS Masterpiece, I can …
A Room With A View (2007 TV)
It will probably take another Merchant Ivory production to best an earlier version. The 1985 movie A Room With A View has ingrained …
Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV): Part 2
Even though the last kiss in the movie goes to Elinor and Edward, I feel this second part of Sense and …
Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV): Part 1
What can I say after watching just half of a movie? But First Impressions last, and the notion has multi-layered meaning. …
