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The Beast Must Die, US lobby card #3. 1974
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The Beast Must Die, US lobby card #3. 1974
Sense and Sensibility (1971)
Since I am planning on doing my Austen project chronologically, the first novel I have tackled is Sense and Sensibility. I got done with its 1971 BBC mini-series adaptation today, and I must say I enjoyed the four episodes quite a bit. The staging and production values were quite dated, but the casting of the Dashwood sisters (Joanna David as Elinor and Ciaran Madden as Marianne) was perfectly delightful! Ciaran especially lived Marianne to her most dramatic adolescent self, and that made her obsession with Willoughby and her gradual realisation that maybe, just maybe, her horizons need a little more broadening, that much more realistic. The men, especially Edward and Colonel Brandon, didn't do it for me, but who cares. Even though I found the first episode a little hard to get into, especially since I am reading the novel alongside, but it did grow on me.
A solid 3.5 rating from me. Available to view for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D45VvEeUNLo&list=PLVe_HgNacfDsOJGjTc1FhqHniVnbrqmxh
“SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” Adapations
“Sense and Sensibility” (1971); Directed by David Giles and written by Denis Constanduros
“Sense and Sensibility” (1981); Directed by Rodney Bennett and written by Denis Constanduros and Alexander Baron
“Sense and Sensibility” (1995); Directed by Ang Lee and written by Emma Thompson
“Sense and Sensibility” (2008); Directed by John Alexander and written by Andrew Davies
The Beast Must Die, US lobby card #2. 1974
Ciaran Madden Star Maidens (1976)
"SENSE AND SENSIBILITY" (1971) Review
“SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” (1971) Review
“SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” (1971) Review For some reason, I still find it hard to believe that until recently, very few people were aware that the first adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1811 novel, “Sense and Sensibility”, dated as far back as 1971. After all, people have been aware of other Austen adaptations during this same period or earlier. Even the Wikipedia site fails to mention it, except in…
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