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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Firth/Ehle.  The clothing and hair are in the right period (rare and delightful!) which I love, but I suspect the heart of why I love it is that I grew up with it and it was the first one I saw (35 here).  But if I’m going to get specific about why the vibe works for me — Jane Austen isn’t about passion imo; it’s about laughter and joy and social commentary.  The 1995 version really got that.  The 2005 one feels like Brontë interprets Jane Austen.  But I have friends who adore it and I’m very glad they have the movie of their dreams![/quote]

Where’s the laughter and joy in the Firth version? [/quote]

The whole thing was hilarious, if you understood it. All of the dialogue (austens original dialogue) is so funny, such a perfect social commentary. Charlotte talking placidly about how she encourages Collins to spend time in his garden because it’s good for his health? Jane running up to Collins when he is at the Bennets, bothering Elizabeth out in the yard, and saying he needs to go help Mary with some sermons, and he tries to deflect and she goes “sir I believe it to be of great doctrinal import!” So much of it is just so, so funny and the 2005 doesn’t trust us to understand the hilarity of the original lines so they change it all. [/quote]

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