Sense and Sensibility 1995 is great because it has Alan Rickman in it. I love him.

The 1995 BBC "Pride and Prejudice" is my all-tme favorite Jane Austin adaptation, so I totally agree with you! I absolutely love everything about it, from the costumes and cinematography, to the musical score and superb casting. I feel the miniseries format is superior to a two-hour movie because it allows more time for the story, as Jane Austen wrote it, to play out. I have watched it many times and will watch it many more times in the future. Like the book, it never gets old!

Noooo, the 1995 sense and sensibility is brilliant! Greg Wise is the definitive Willoughby, that first few minutes with Harriet Walters as Fanny Dashwood manipulating her husband into breaking his word to his dying father and disinheriting his half sisters perfectly encapsulates that section of the novel, nearly all the supporting cast are great, esp Margaret, Mrs Jennings, Sir John Middleton, Mr Palmer (although for me, Imogen Stubb's portrayal doesn't capture Lucy Steel from the novel) otherwise the only real cast problem is that all the cast are all about 15 years older than they should be!

‘Sense and Sensibility’ (1995) is so much fun. I found it comforting and hilarious. I interpret Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant subverting yet parodying their screen image as Period Drama regulars.

The best ever Jane Austen adaptation ever has to be Pride and Prejudice (1995) it's so beautiful I don't have words. Everything falls in place perfectly, the screenplay, actors and just everything screams perfection❤️😍

Sense and Sensibility 1995 is a winner in my book. Slightly hurt that you rank it so low. The part where Margaret crawls under the table and squeals when she overhears Fanny talk about the Grecian temple is the best. Alan Rickman seeing Kate Winslet for the first time is the best. And it's like Harry Potter alumni. They left out characters but it doesn't take away from the story. Emma portrays Elinor well in her reserve and kindness to everyone. Hugh Grant is more likeable than the written Edward but still awkward and shy and unsure. The fashion is on point. The location is stunning. I'm sorry you have such a low view of it.

Just going to throw this out there, this past year, with no prior nostalgia or knowledge, I read sense and sensibility then watched the 1995 adaptation and it is just perfect. The way Emma Thompson (the screenwriter) expanded the characters of Edward and Margret is amazing and I love what she did. Kate and Emma look just like sisters. Margret acts just like a younger sister. I felt Elinor’s pain throughout the movie and I sobbed right along with her at the end. It is just such an emotional rollercoaster. They cut out a lot of Marianne’s lamenting which is understandable because she’s sad for soooo long. The only qualm I have is they did not include the Willoughby confession scene BUT it was filmed. It had to be cut for time when editing and just the knowledge that they put thought into it and filmed it is enough for me to forgive this. The f major joke is gold. I respect your opinions but here is my opinion so yea

I absolutely love the 1995 "Persuasion". I was able to see Amanda Root and Ciaran hinds onstage with the RSC in 1991, and they're both so lovely. ☺️ I've seen both versions of "Mansfield Park", and neither really captures the book.

I have a confession to make: Recently I've been very enamored with Caroline Bingley as portrayed by Anna Chancellor in Prid&Prej 1995. She's just so.... pretty! Her eyebrows are to die for. I'm honestly sad that her eyebrows aren't as dark and heavy as in my fantasies. Her eyebrows can be very expressive.

I love the set design for Emma 2020. The pastel, cotton candy colors never fail to cheer me up. Mia Goth's and Miranda Hart's acting is incredible. They steal every scene- especially Miranda

I would love to see good, book accurate versions of both _Mansfield Park_ and _Persuasion_ but it doesn't seem likely that will come to pass. The heroines of these books are further away from modern sensibilities than other Austen heroines, so it's most likely that writers/directors will deviate in their depictions of them. Sad really, because Fanny's quiet moral compass and Anne's determination to do the right thing in every circumstance is what really makes those books.

We definitely need a new Mansfield Park and one where the creators don’t feel the need to change Fanny’s personality to make her more likable. That was my biggest issue with the 1999 movie-they made Fanny to be more like Jane Austen herself.

Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds & Amanda whatshername is my favourite adaptation. It’s gritty, muddy, realistic and I think the characters are so well done - her bitchy, stuck up sister, and her vain father. The strong silent Wentworth. And how she gets subtly more attractive as the idea of love comes back to her. I did see it at the cinema though.

‘Emma’ (2009) was SO MUCH FUN! It arrived at the correct moment in the cultural zeitgeist. Also, shipping Romola Garai x Jonny Lee Miller because who wouldn’t?

Ive heard that the Sense and Sensibility movie has some of the most accurate period dress and setting, and Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and wanted it made, so her starring in it wasn't a random casting decision, lol - and i hate Hugh Grant in almost every other movie (he's usually a jerk) but this was my first time seeing him and hes so different than his other roles bc he's super kind and sweet. I also saw it as a child and loved it bc its so funny and dramatic at the same time, which is what i like most about Jane Austen's actual writing. That said, i do think the film had a different feel than the book and captures a slightly different spirit, so i agree with you there. But i see adaptation as an opportunity to see the same basic story done differently, and i think all stories should be adapted over and over again but done differently each time - film and novel are different mediums, neither is better than the other, and theyre very different from each other

Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon was perfection in the 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. I also loved Kate Winslet in her role. She captured the character perfectly.

For Mansfield Park, I'd suggest you watch the 1983 version. It's very accurate. I think it can come off as boring to many people, but as it hit the accuracy chord which is the most important thing for me, I enjoyed it very much.

I did not grow up with 1995 pride and prejudice (in fact, I watched the 2005 version first!) so I can say I don't have any nostalgia for it, but it's definitely the best Austen adaptation I've seen

I always cringe a little, or a lot when someone says a "modern adaptation"! While I think human nature is timeless and universal, the time in which Austen's novels are set is so important. Women's roles, the necessity of marriage...Napoleon, etc. I haven't been able to get into Bridgerton because of this, so I am skeptical about the Netflix Persuasion.

Emma the miniserie with Romola Garai was also very spot-on in my opinion! Beautiful one!

I am particularly fond of 2004 Bride and Prejudice directed by Gurinder Chadha. Lalita Bakshi's jingoistic pride really made me understand Elizabeth Bennet character. It's really a before/after event for me.

I love 1995 Pride and Prejudice it's favorite of the Jane Austen adaptations. It's what introduced me to Jane Austen and inspired me to go find the books. I love Lizzy and Darcy in it. All the characters are pretty close to what I imagine the characters from the books. Also the 1995 Sense and Sensibility. I can't help it I love Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Kate Winslet. I also loved the BBC Sense and Sensibility too.

The thing with Sense and Sensibility 2008 is that they expand on the characters very well, just as JA could've done. The music is beautiful and the cinematography goes out of their way to present beautiful backdrops for the scenes. JA adaptations I've seen tend to be very careful about this so, I'm gonna guess, they don't distract the audience from the dialogue. Only here and Emma 2020/2009 I've seen that. Colin Firth is the ultimate Mr. Darcy in my book. Great list! I kinda agree with everything you've said, haha.

I have a soft spot for Emma (1996) because I felt like it did a better job than most versions showing Emma as someone who really loves her father and that her manipulative mindset stems from how she’s been forced to work around her father’s needs and eccentricities to do the most basic things. It makes her character more understandable rather than evil. None of the adaptations of Emma really show her well. Partly because modern audiences don’t understand how restrictive and isolating Emma’s lifestyle would be.

I agree with you on the fact that we need a good adaptation for Mansfield Park. My top three, so far, are: 1 - Pride and Prejudice (with Colin Firth, obviously) 2- Sense and Sensibility (with Alan Rickman reading poetry, yes, please) 3 - Persuasion (with Ciaran Hinds) I do like Emma (with Romola Garai) and Sense and Sensibility (with Dan Stevens). Still haven't watched some of the versions on your list, unfortunately. Clueless (with Alicia Silverstone) and Bridget Jones's Diary (with Colin Firth AND Hugh Grant) should definitely get honorable mentions.

I think that the ultimate version of persuasion does exist! Persuasion 1971 is just delightful, I like it almost as much as P&P1995. And Mansfield park 1983 is very true to the book. I definitely recommend watching these two mini-series.

The 1980s version of "Pride & Prejudice" is surprisingly good! It doesn't topple the version 1995, of course, but it's very faithful to the book and the actors are well cast.

You have '95 Persuasion listed first as 1997 then as 1995 (typo?) That aside, I genuinely am dismayed each time you mention this version. No, it is not true to the precise book plot, but it (mainly through the brilliant acting of Amanda Root) captures perfectly the sense of tension and risk that erupts into Anne's life in Austen's story. It's a story about the danger of hope, and speaks right to the heart of not just English society of the time but social universals, and to the ways humans seek to protect themselves (in cages built from the bones of dead hope), and how you negotiate a What If scenario where that hope just perhaps maybe possibly can be reborn... the whole of the 1995 version simmers with what's unsaid, and fine details that can make or break an all or nothing situation.

Watching the 1995 Sense and Sensibility led me to all things Jane Austen. Prior to that I had never read Jane Austen’s books. So that adaptation has a special place in my heart for that reason; however the BBC miniseries is better. I enjoy period dramas in general, so in my mind there is something I like in all of them.

I love the Ciaran Hinds Persuasion adaptation with gorgeous natural lighting and subtle drama. I cannot bear the 1996 Gwyneth Paltrow iteration of Enma, and much prefer the adaptation with Kate Beckinsale which came out the same year. Emma is my least favourite Austen protagonist but Kate made me like her!

Emma 2009 and Pride and Prejudice 1995 are my favorite Austen adaptations as well, and I re-watch both of them as my confort series so often that I know all the lines

It's not really a cliche to put 95 pride and prejudice as number 1 because it really is well made. Like you said, they have really captured the characters and the quality of the book. I mean, the actor who played Mr Collins was exactly as I imagined. The music they chose captures the spirit of the book. It's all around brilliant

1995 Sense and Sensibility is my absolute favorite. I saw it before I read the book, and I love Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant, and I don’t disagree with your comments, but I just love it. For the same reason, I dislike the 1996 Emma because I just didn’t like Gwenyth Paltrow. I do agree there are more faithful versions.

As a fashion history nerd, believability of costumes, hair, makeup, etc. weights in *hugely* for me. If cultural phenomena like clothing, furniture, food, manners, class, etc. aren't portrayed in a half decent manner, I just can't see the rest of what's going on. It's a weakness, I know, and very irritating, but if something is supposed to be set in a certain era, but it's shock full of (often willful) errors (because the director or producer had an... aesthetic vision), how am I supposed to believe the story? 😅

My favorite adaptation is the 1995 Persuasion. I love the subtle transformation of Amanda Root's Anne, and Ciaran Hinds is a strong Wentworth. Perhaps it's why I so dislike the Hawkins/Penry-Jones version - mostly because of the two leads - and don't even get me started on the ending...

I completely forgot that Netflix India now has ‘Emma’ (2020). I really liked the trailer which felt very fun and subversive. I love me an ‘Emma’ Adaptation.

Emma 2020 is probably my personal favorite adaptation. But I like the 2009 one too.

The 1995 version of "Pride and Prejudice" is one of a very few movies I can rewatch over and over again. It's so realistic and so close to the book! I love the characters with all my heart. The cast is fantastic, the actors did amazing job😍

I would love to hear your comparisons of the Little Women films! Little Women is my first love as far as classic literature. I remember reading it at around 10 years old and I’m sure I have read it dozens and dozens of times. I think my favorite film is the 2017 PBS masterpiece miniseries.

I completely agree with your top 3- especially regarding Emma. I taught Emma in a class this year and I felt like I was watching the movie as I read the book. Great list! No hate from me!

Thanks, Ellie! I can't stand P&P 2005 because everyone and everything looks grimey-dirty-sweaty, but P&P 1995 is nearly perfect. (Netflix, please follow this example with Persuasion.) Emma 2009 is my fave, too.

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AS NUMBER 11?!?!?!?!? Omg my heart just broke!!! 😭🤣🤣🤣 Love hearing your opinion still ❤️

I agree with your list, except for Persuasion 1995 - I put that at number 4 on my list. As for Mansfield Park, we definitely need a new adaptation. The 1999 version was awful and disturbing. Nothing like the book, at all.

A really good KZfaq source on Jane Austen movie adaptations is Mistress of Pemberley. I like the way she takes key moments from each novel and creates reels showing how that moment was depicted in all the movie adaptations. It’s a great way to get a side by side comparison of the adaptations.

Whew. I wish someone had told me about the more recent version of Mansfield Park before I watched it. It was HORRIBLE, so inappropriate, and I wish I'd never seen it. That one would be absolutely at the bottom of my list!

I was obsessed with Sense and Sensibility 1995. I still really like it. It should definitely be further down on the list.

I guess I'm the only one who loves, adores and worships the 1995 Emma? And yes, I'd read the book many times before seeing it. It is completely faithful to the book and only adds a *few* non-Austen lines. What it consolidates, it does very well IMHO. This was a movie, not a mini-series! Also, Jeremy Northam is almost exactly how I pictured Mr. Knightley when I first read Emma in 1981. My only complaint the and now was (and with the new Emma) is WTH is Emma blonde when it is one of the few times Austen is clear on her character's haircolor?

Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and actually didn't want to play Eleanor in S&S 1995, but the studio said they wouldn't green light it unless she did.

I would totally include Lizzie Bennet Diaries (blog version) near the top

Man I love the 1994 version of Little Women. The first half I felt represented the book very well. I loved Kirsten Dunst as Amy. Florence Pugh did adult Amy great but I just couldn't buy her as child Amy because she just seemed too old to be a believable 12 year old for me... I told my boyfriend that the 1994 movie did the childhood portion better and the 2019 version did adulthood better. But if I had to pick one, I would pick the 1994 version all the way.

OK, nice list, but two things: First - 1996 Emma with Kate Beckinsale? I enjoyed it! Second - Not directly Jane Austin, but have you ever seen BBC's series Sharpe with Sean Bean (NOT DYING) They work George Wickham into one of the stories as a pseudo sequal to Pride and Prejudice and I think do a great job of capturing the character and how he could have ended up. Sorry no spoilers.

I love the 1990s version of Persuasion with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds. I don't have a lot of interest in the new version because I'm not sure why a movie that takes place in 1814/1815 needs to be modern.

P & P 1995 is my top too. Have watched it over 100 times! But I also love 90s Persuasion. The actors are all too old for the characters in my opinion but I think they still manage to do an excellent job. Excited and nervous about the new version too!

The '80s miniseries of Mansfield Park was really well done, the actress who plays Fanny Price does a great job - she managed to get that mix of diffidence whilst being firm in her convictions. The whole cast is good, in fact. Also, that era's Pride & Prejudice is my second favourite version.

I loved Emma 2020. The costumes were said to be historically accurate, the story was well done and Emma was fun

Thanks, Ellie. I haven’t seen a mention of the Kate Beckinsale adaptation of “Emma” yet. (Sorry if I’ve missed the reference!) Regardless, I appreciate your admiration of J.J. Fields, as Henry Tilney has long been my favorite (personal) Jane Austen hero, and Mr. Fields does him justice, indeed.

Im so glad you like sense and sensibility 2008, that is one of my favourites. I feel like a lot of people haven’t seen it as well, I watched it recently again and it’s still good 😊

I’m so happy the ‘Love and Friendship’ naming controversy was mentioned. It did come up in my research for the Thesis.

The Northanger Abbey kiss between JJ Feild and Felicity Jones is one of the best movie kisses ever imo. Then again, I hear there's a kissing fan club for him, soooo.... 😁

Fun fact... during lockdown Jennifer Ehle read Pride and Prejudice on KZfaq. That's when I found out she was American and had to learn the appropriate accent.

I don't like Keira Knightley as Elizabeth because I don't see Lizzy I just see Keira doing her typical rebel princess routine. I think she's worse than Billie as Fanny.

I really loved the 80's mini series of Mansfield Park, but film has come such a long way in the past 40 years, it needs an update! (I would love to play Fanny Price) Also, the 1996 Emma with Kate Beckinsale (Came out the same year as Gwyneth Paltrow one, but it is different) has my favourite Jane Fairfax and was my first encounter with Emma!

I am so glad I’m not alone in saying Emma 2020 just doesn’t capture Emma the way the book feels. I love the 2009 Emma so much that when I watched the new one I came away so disappointed. It looked beautiful but just didn’t do it for me.

Our top 3 and favorite adaptations are the same. The longer mini series provides the time to explore the stories. My favorite Mansfield Park Is the 1999 adaptation and Little Women 1949 will always have a special place in my heart.

I sooo agree with your choices! Years ago, before I was familiar with Jane Austen's works, my sister loaned me the mini series of Pride and Prejudice (the best one with Colin Firth) which I kept on the shelf for quite awhile. Then one day I went home sick from work. I had that "sweet spot of the flu" where I wasn't too sick to watch TV. I decided to put on that series my sister gave me. I never had such an enjoyable afternoon in my life. I binged the whole thing. What a pleasure it was. Now I'm going to watch Northanger Abbey again 🥰 BTW, I love your channel! ❤️

Andrew Davies is the king of Jane Austen adaptations - Pride and Prejudice (1995), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Northanger Abbey (2007), Emma (1996 Kate Beckinsale version not Gwyneth Paltrow), Sanditon (2019-2022). Any Jane Austen project he is involved in always turns out stunning and is superior to other popular versions, right down to the casting, the screenplay, the music, the costumes, the locations/setting etc. His P+P and S+S especially though were outstanding! I wish he would do adaptations of Persuasion and Mansfield Park.

I agree, the 2009 Emma is so good with Romola Garai, and I want a new Mansfield Park!

Emma with Kate Beckinsale is my second favorite 😁 1995 P&P is first obviously

Sense and sensibility 2008 is so underrated. I love that one too.

I definitely love the 90s versions for nostalgia reasons, but they each have actual strengths too. Ultimately, I’m always willing to watch a new Austen adaptation.

I always get so excited when you videos show up in my feed! You are so fun, smart and wholesome and remind me of two of my best friends :-) it’s so nice to watch your channel and know that I’m never gonna go away feeling like maybe I could’ve spent my time doing something better because I’ve watched or heard something questionable. You can’t go wrong with the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. I did grow up with the 90s versions so I might be guilty of nostalgia. But it’s really well done :-) however, wouldn’t mind seeing another version but it has a lot to live up to. I would also like to see a good movie about Jane Austin herself, there’s not a lot of good options out there from what I’ve seen.

Your ranking of these movies/series’s is so close to mine! I love it! :) The only difference is that 2007 Persuasion does rank a little higher for me. Thank you for making this video though! It was so fun to watch!

This is a very interesting subject which is of course always open to much debate for Austen fans. I definitely hope that someday we will have a better Mansfield Park adaptation! I’m crossing my fingers that Netflix will do something good with Persuasion. Although I’m by no means mad that the 90s Sense and Sensibility was at the bottom, for me personally I put it at the top of my favorites list, not just as a book adaptation but as a movie in general. I don’t think that’s just nostalgia talking, I genuinely love that movie. But that’s me! Love and respect to all who disagree. But yeah, 90s P&P is also my absolute favorite adaptation. Sometimes it’s a cliché for a reason!

When I read Mansfield Park I thought I was going to hate it because Fanny annoyed me and I didn't find the 2005 series that memorable. But I actually liked it a lot (also practically went in blind since I forgot most of the story). I think I deserves another adaptation.

I so look forward to your Friday uploads! I love Gwyneth Paltrow Emma, so I'm super curious to read the book now and see how they differ! Thanks for all you do :)

I would rate the Rozema "Mansfield Park" at the bottom of the Austen adaptations I have seen: when I read her comment that she was planning to characterize Fanny more like Austen herself than like the character in the novel, I felt at once that this was no longer "Mansfield Park"; I remember also strongly objecting to the writing and direction of Mary Crawford (though Embeth Davidtz acted beautifully). While I agree that Emma Thompson's "Sense and Sensibility" doesn't capture the novel, I think it respected the source material; that there was a great deal of enjoyment and love for the characters missing from some of the other productions, and that Ang's direction captured the general feeling of what it might be been like to live and engage with the customs and rituals of 18th century England. I respect that. Alan Rickman, of course, gives such depth and feeling to Brandon. Similarly, I love the Amanda Root "Persuasion" because I feel the script was clear, clean and understood Anne's role as the one everyone depends on, talks to, and takes for granted; and that her growth during the movie was soft, and gradual, and believable. It was this movie that persuaded (!) my mother and me to go back and read Austen fresh. I will always love it for that. Sometimes I feel I am the only person in the whole entire world who doesn't appreciate the 1995 "Pride and Prejudice". I am not fond of it: I feel its pacing is turgid; that it is not funny, that it sometimes verges on shrill; that Colin Firth's Darcy is just ... grumpy. Even my father commented on this characterization. The swimming scene that drove everyone into raptures never did anything for me. I did not like it. I will take Alan Rickman's monologue in "Sense and Sensibility" over the swimming scene any day of the week.

Hands down pride and prejudice series with Collin firth. All the cast were perfect IMO. So true to the book as well.

I also love those top picks. I also found it a little funny that Dan Stevens was cast as Edward Ferrars. I saw it at around Season 2 of Downton Abbey, and it seemed like they tended to put Dan Stevens in the role of the nice, honorable young man who’s trying so hard to do the right thing that you want to punch him in the face.

Somehow I found your YT channel and started binge watching which is hilarious because I had never read any Jane Austen before or had any interest in victorian times. I am now reading sense and sensibility and am enjoying it. You present the subject matters in truly interesting ways and can catch people's attention. So thank you for that.

As someone who has had S&S 95 as her comfort movie since 3rd grade I remember being struck by the different Focus of the story in the book. I feel like the movie focuses mostly on Marianne and a little bit Eleanor, whereas the book focuses on Eleanor and a little bit on Marianne. Which makes sense, Marianne is the more whirlwind story of the two of them, but I think that is also why the feel is so different between the two mediums. I felt like it followed the book well with how the characters felt, but the focus had shifted from mainly the Sensible one to the Sensitive one if that makes sense?

Billie Piper is the more unlike Fanny Price than anyone I can think of! I didn't have the strength to watch this version of Mansfield Park in it's entirety but I remember liking the actors who portrayed the Crawfords. I think the 1983 BBC version of Mansfield Park was really good. I also liked the version of Emma that you liked but I also really liked the BBC 1972 version of Emma. I totally disagree with you about the 1995 version of Persuasion, to me it is the definitive version. The performances are amazing and the movie captured the feel of the novel perfectly for me. I watched part of the 2007 version of Persusian and again, I couldn't stand it enough to watch it through. Ugh! I agree with you about your choices for number one. :-)

Love your reasons for the ranking! I would have rearranged the bottom four… and kicked the recent Emma to the bottom because I couldn’t get passed the liberties taken with the novel, but your ranking had me nodding and smiling! ☺️ Thanks for another fun and light-hearted episode! And, you’re awesome! 😊

Yes, BBC's "Emma"! The casting, the costumes, the scenery. Just wow. Totally loved it.

Emma Thompson did not act like Emma Thompson! In real life she’s very animated and boisterous, I thought she captured Elinor’s quiet but strong personality perfectly. And Hugh Grant was totally different from his usual self, again a quiet strength.

I absolutely love Alan Rickman, he is (was) one of my favourite actors but I cannot watch 1995 Sense and Sensibility anymore. Every time I watch it I am more and more irritated by the fact that Emma Thompson was just too old to be Elinor. I know that other actors in this film, including Alan Rickman, (and in other JA adaptions) were older than the characters they were portraying but for some reason, it’s Emma Thompson as Elinor that just sends me and I can’t get past it.

If you ever rate modern adaptations, you should watch the Lizzie Bennet Diaries here on KZfaq! It’s the best modern adaptation using vlogs and it started the mini boom of modern adaptations web series!

Big fan of Northanger Abbey. That movie perfectly captured the spirit of the book. The script was quite loyal to the book, and the actors seemed to really understand and embrace Austen's satiric tone and style.

I am in complete agreement with you on the top two best Austen adaptations being #1 1995 Pride and Prejudice and #2 2008 Sense and Sensibility. 👏 The reason for this? BOTH screenplays were done by Andrew Davies. He is brilliant and no one can touch him in adapting period pieces. There should just be a law that only he gets to adapt Austen's novels- everyone else comes up short!

We all know that if did a top list of not period drama adaptations, Clueless would be #1 💛 The top 3 are BBC adaptations

It will always be Pride and Prejudice 2005 to me. It is my comfort movie. I love it. And Matthew Macfadyen is the only Mr Darcy out there since I watched it!

I find the 95' P&P a bit staid for my tastes, whereas the 05' version really leans into the underlying passion and intensity the characters have. Plus the score and cinematography are just so lush.

Enjoyed your list and reasoning. P&P 95 is my number one as well. Also agree with your choice of Northanger Abbey. Have you seen the 96 Emma with Kate Beckinsale? That is my favourite version of the novel.

I agree about the top 3. And also we need a good adaptation of Persuasion and Mansfield Park. I think mini serie will be more apropriate for Mansfield Park because it's a long book, with a lot of things happening and it deserve to be well treated.

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned any of the BBC adaptations from the 1980's. That is the ultimate Pride and Prejudice in my opinion; almost every word the actors speak is a direct (and beautiful) quotation from Austen. I haven't had a chance to see it, but I know they also did Sense and Sensibility the next year, and I assume that would be very accurate as well.

Every person who has ever grown old has believed that the days of their youth were the most glorious age of them all. And it was, for them.

Hey that's super super helpful!! thank you!! i also had no idea that Persuasion was about to come out, so i'm super excited now since i'm just about done reading it after watching your book rec video twice and taking scrupulous notes about the best order for me. I also have to say, i'm sure you get this all the time, but SO MUCH of that book ties in to things i've learned watching your videos, and i'm 100% sure i would be so much more confused without all that precious, exclusive knowledge about precedence, titles, calling etiquette, etc etc. You're a treasure!!!

My favourites aren’t necessarily the most “correct” ones. I really love Emma. (2020) and the 2005 Pride and Prejudice. They are my feel-good safe movies. :) Aad I’m right there with you on 90’s Sense & Sensibility!

The one advantage of Netflix's Persuasion is it simplifies the editing of this video, simply add it to the beginning, and you're done!

Indeed. My favourite adaptation of P&P will always go for the 1995 version. Although the cinematography of the 2005 ver. was fascinating, the TV series adaptation has more advantages in length to bring out the heart of the novel. 💜

I just discovered your channel recently and I’m really enjoying it. I am disappointed in your ranking of Sense and Sensibility 1995 and Emma 1996, because I love those movies so much. I might have to re-read Sense and Sensibility to get a sense (ha ha) of what you mean. I know Emma Thompson spent seven years writing the screenplay for it and there are scenes in it that just are not in the book or take a lot of liberties. But, I don’t care! lol! Also, I just love Emma 1996. I thought it was really well done and I love the ending scene which is way more romantic than other versions or even the book itself. Thank you for this content and for creating this channel. It’s nice to know there are so many other Jane Austin fans out there like me. My family thinks I’m crazy.