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[quote=Anonymous]Reposting with my comments in the correct order:

There are shots from the 2005 version that really stick in my head and were just so beautiful. Like my first thought is of Knightley sitting in that big swing. I also think of the costumes, which I think are better in the 2005 movie as are the party scenes, which is unsurprising because they probably spent many multiples the budget on on both compared to the 1995 miniseries.

That said, Firth is Mr. Darcy in my head and I think the dynamic between Firth and Jennifer Ehle is exquisite and feels straight from the pages of the book. It's the repression and restraint. McFayden has both in the 2005 movie but Knightly doesn't really, and it doesn't work as well. She is portrayed as almost a free spirit in Knightly's version. Elizabeth is not a free spirit -- she is the opposite.

That said, truthfully, I prefer both the 1996 Emma and the 1995 Sense and Sensibility to either version of P&P. Gwyneth's Emma is genuinely funny in a way Austen films almost never are (and the more recent Emma definitely isn't). It pokes fun at the character repeatedly in a way that feels loving and sweet. I feel it had to have been influenced by Clueless, right? I don't know if they filmed Emma after Clueless had come out. But that one is probably my favorite.

And then Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in S&S were such a delight. It's not the most accurate adaptation, but I have such affection for it.

My favorite version of P&P remains the book. Writing this has made me decide to reread it as soon as I finish my current novel.[/quote]

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