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 enlarge | Actors: Felicity Jones, Jj Feild, Carey Mulligan, Liam Cunningham
Studio: ITV DVD
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Rating:  33 reviews
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5037115245335
ASIN: B000NDETLK
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: March 26, 2007
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I liked it very much. March 25, 2007
CriticalThinker
63 out of 66 found this review helpful
First of all, it's important to bear in mind that this is not a big-budget Hollywood movie; it's just an ITV production so our expectations should thus be considerably lower. However for a mere channel creation I thought this adaptation was rather good. Catherine was the 17 year-old I imagined when I first read Northanger Abbey. One thing I really enjoyed about this was that when I read Northanger Abbey I didn't feel the growing feelings of Henry, in this you can see and feel it. Though I've always liked Northanger Abbey I've always thought the romance was weak, I didn't feel it was so in this adaptation.
Also for a production with a not-so-high budget I felt the costumes were excellent. In fact I preferred them vastly to those used in the Hollywood adaptation of Pride and Prejudice featuring Keira Knightly. I'm aware the director of Pride and Prejudice didn't want to use the empire waistline so he based his film before it was fashionable however the Northanger Abbey dresses looked much better and they flattered the figures of the actresses. It also made it all the more authentic. When one considers the difference between the budgets it's almost amazing that the ITV version of Northanger Abbey could be so vastly preferable.
I also felt the fanciful nature of Catherine's mind was acted to perfection; Catherine was a 17 year old, young woman, with an overly-active imagination. This is what leads her to believe the things she does about General Tilney. And yes okay, there are sexual undercurrents in her dreams, and no Jane Austen doesn't ever actually explore sexuality so bluntly but this is another's interpretation... Catherine being so interested in what was wicked could have been intrigued by sexuality.
Carey Mulligan plays her part so very well, it was easy to separate her from the more lovable roles she has played and dislike, nay, loath her as Isabella.
As for the actor who plays Henry, I actually really liked him, though not the most physically attractive man, his presented personality was thoroughly so and one could not help but be charmed.
The abbey itself was stunning, we see the Gothic in it as Catherine would see it and yet we're able to view it as a beautiful home, it does not seem so gothic when General Tilney is away from home, in fact it seem beatifically beautiful.
Unlike the casting of Billie Piper as Fanny Price in Mansifeld Park, I felt ITV had gotten it right by casting Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland.
Two thumbs up!
 The best Northanger Abbey adaptation so far March 26, 2007
Rosie (Sussex, UK)
53 out of 55 found this review helpful
I think this is a thoroughly enjoyable adaptation - very much better than the previous version with Peter Firth. It was excellently acted all round (J.J. Feild deserves a special mention as Henry Tilney) lovely settings, and it had pace, humour and a real feel for Jane Austen's book. Andrew Davies (as usual) added a few sexy undercurrants but they were not offensive and were mostly in dream sequences. Don't hesitate to buy.
Funny, exciting and lots of naughty looks! March 25, 2007
Z. Woodcock (UK)
43 out of 44 found this review helpful
I am a very very big fan of Jane Austen and I was so glad to hear that Andrew Davies (of the definitive, Firth/Ehle "Pride & Prejudice") was back! And I wasn't at all disappointed!
The production was true to the story - yet funnier, mainly due to the content of Catherine's fantasies! I also very much enjoyed the devilish glances from Henry - such naughtiness rarely comes across in other Regency-set dramas.
This was well acted and well scripted. Two very pleasant hours, especially for Austen fans and those who enjoy good period dramas. This is certainly one to go next to the BBC's P&P and Jane Eyre. TWO THUMBS UP!
a most enjoyable (slightly mischievous) adaptation May 30, 2007
Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane (Fife, Scotland)
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
This is one of three Austen novels adapted for the small screen and shown on ITV earlier this year, and it is by far the best adaptation - very enjoyable indeed, in a slightly mischievous but engaging way. The other two, 'Mansfield Park' (particularly) and 'Persuasion' just did not work, though each had some merits. These are in their way deeply though not exclusively serious novels and 'Northanger Abbey' is a rather different kind of book, but I think the main reason for the superiority of this adaptation is the choice of Andrew Davies, who devised the screenplay. He takes some liberties - another reviewer points out that 'The Monk' is used here, and indeed a very explicit extract from it - but I find them entertaining and quite permissible ; Catherine's fantasies are great fun and largely convincing. Catherine is very well played by Felicity Jones, a very pretty actress who conveys Catherine's naivete (and, it has to be said, occasional dimness) excellently, and JJ Feild is also excellent as Henry Tilney ; indeed, it's a strong cast right through. The settings are beautiful. There is nothing like the depth to be found in the BBC 'Persuasion' of some years back, in my view the best of all Austen TV adaptations, but there I think the differences between the two books make up the main reason ; this adaptation is, in its way, in the same class or close to it, and it certainly gives great pleasure.
Best adaption of this novel so far April 4, 2007
Elizabeth Trigg (Lancs, UK)
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
Much to my surprise, I really enjoyed this film. Northanger Abbey is my least favourite Jane Austen. When I was younger, I didn't `get' the gothic parody, and I have never got round to trying it again, maybe I will now. This production did take a few liberties, particularly with the sexual innuendo in the fantasy sequences, but it was convincing. I would think that a 17 year old innocent would be fascinated by the more risque passages in the kind of novels which Catherine Morland was reading. The minor plot changes were improvements on the novel- sorry Janeites - lifting the pace of the story without changing the sense of it at all. Felicity Jones is excellent as Catherine, convincingly young and naive. JJ Field as Henry Tilney is not especially handsome, but he is charming. Recommended.
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