adelynne: (dragon reading)
adelynne ([personal profile] adelynne) wrote2006-10-21 09:22 pm
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If I can't read, I'll watch!

I've been feeling slightly sick of late, and thus more than slightly lethargic. So this afternoon I put my new Persuasion DVD in and watched.

I can't really nitpick at all. I loved it, not with the same passion one loves Pride and Prejudice, but with a softness that comes from it being a quieter, more mature love story. I loved the wardrobe decision to put the Musgroves in reds, bright and vibrant, and the subdued contrast of Anne's cloak. I loved the way Anne changes, seems to glow from within as the movie moves along. The music seemed especially appropriate, for reasons I can't exactly articulate.

It's a grand adaptation. And a just portrayal of one of my favorite Austen books.

[identity profile] lepapillon.livejournal.com 2006-10-22 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Oh!!! I've never seen that version. I'm going to have to put it on my Christmas list. :)

Thank you!