Hayley Atwell (aka Mary Crawford) is stunning. Mr Crawford is really handsome as well. I don't like Fanny's portrayal though. I always imagined her as a brunette, with blue eyes, and quite thinner. It annoys me how she's always running around in this version, chasing after some kid.
I think that although it WAS proper for a lady to wear her hair up back then, the screenwriters in this probably wanted to further show how Fanny is not to be considered a "Miss Bertram"; the hair thing may also be to do with the whole neighbourhood being confused about whether the is "out" or "not out" and sort of illustrate how tied up Fanny is in her own little world - sort of a rejection of social norms that nobody really cared about or picked up on.
Billie Piper and Hayley Atwell have very similar bone structure, imo they look as if they could be sisters. Personally I think the latter is much prettier though.....
I feel sorry for Fanny for most of the movie. They seriously treat her like a servant and Lord Thomas is so pompous! And so are his children, urgh! Still cool when you get to the end...
I agree with everyone that this adaption is far from how the characters are potrayed in the novel - however, it is entirely possible to appreciate this nonetheless. Perhaps instead of pointing out the faults, we can just sit back and enjoy that what is presented!
I have to say I like this adaption better than the 1999 version, in the other version, I tended to like Mr. Crawford too much, but in this one I don't find him near as likeable. I'm supposed to dislike him....right? :)
I can't get the image of Billie Piper as a call girl out of my head, but she's doing an ok job. I actually like her quietness and her shy looks so far.
But wait a second...why on earth are the Crawfords now the step-children of the Admiral, rather than the niece & nephew? Seems like an unnecessary change to me.
i know a lot of ppl are complaining about billie piper, but i really think she's pretty in her own way, and i am glad they cast a main character who isn't mainstream-pretty but is still a good person. i admit her character isn't in line with the book, but that's more the director's fault than billie piper's; she does a good job of suffering in silence when the script allows.
@justalittlebookworm Here here! I look at her here and I think 'Fanny.' And to be honest, if she was 100% like the character in the book, it would've made very dull viewing imho. She's still Fanny, just in a different kind of way to the book.
After studying this more carefully, I do not think this portrayal of Fanny is quite so bad. 7:20-7:44 is much like how I imagined Fanny. Quiet, obliging, suffering in silence. I think she is just a little too unreserved when she is with Edmund - even with him, in the book, she is timid and not as open as she could be.
But I think the others characters are done very well, including Edmund :) so I can say I am enjoying this adaptation, despite my qualms with it.
so far this movie has not done well at all, fanny is too lively and too wild looking, and i could have sworn that fanny was supposed to be plain and not have such strong features, while i know that they cant place too high of priorities on looks, they could at least place some priority on it and its all moving very fast, too fast
@BubblegumPopMusic13 So far, in both adaptations I am shocked at how lively and spirited they continue to make her.
...as far as Fanny being plain--no, she was never supposed to be plain--just under-appreciated and undervalued in both looks and person. Even still, you'll notice that in none of Austen's books are any of the heroines plain--and if so, they are suddenly found in much better looks towards the end of the book.
I dislike this version -- so far. In the 1999 version the movie is centered more around Fanny and I got an attachment towards the actress playing her. But all I think here is "Why is her hair down and why are her lips so large. O_O
I haven't even read this book, but I read others by Jane Austen, I think the girl who plays Fanny doesn't fit in. I agree they didn't wear their hair down, even if they did surely not when guests came to visit ! And her hair sometimes look she didn't even bother to brush it ! Without reading I would think Fanny should be reserved, how can you be spirited when you live in a house where you get treated as a server ?
i like this adaptation so much better than the 1997. Their ages are much more according to the book, Maria is very pretty (as I am sure JA intended), and Julia is pretty but not as Maria... I'm not sure about Fanny though...
@KnittingShieldMaiden I know. It's hard to think of the heroine as sweet and demure and pathetically worthy of the heros love, when you wonder how he can keep his eyes focused on her face when he's talking to her.
Why oh why do they decide to make adaptations of books if they're not going to even read the book. From what i have seen till now the actors didn't even read the book. Fanny is supposed to by shy, reserved and rather sickly, lady bertram should be stupid and uninterested in everything except her dogs and mrs norris should be just vile. I can harp on forever about all the other things that are wrong about this adaptation!
I hate flirts so much! Oohh! I could just kill all of them. And Julia too and oh, Mary. Fanny looks just awful. She is nothing to her cousins. Who cast her anyway? She's so friggin' ugly. They even thought of her as a servant. OHmahGadd. :O
@JessRaye I actually saw this movie before Emma came out, and when I saw him from this gentler role to Mr. Elton, it made me laugh through the whole 4 hours of Emma - you know someone can act when they can play totally different characters.
it's great that H.C is not appealing like in the 1999 version because he's not supposed to be; but if fanny seemed too imposing as a character in the other version, here she seems to be lacking some grace and certainly doesn't seem fit to be a clergyman's wife in the same way like Mary Crawford
i like this version... except fanny. why did they make her so different from the book?? everything else is pretty spot on, except the most important character :(
none of the actors are particularly attractive, but watching this feels exactly like reading a jane austen novel. and the crawfords are perfectly horrible.
the differences from the book that i see in this version are: Lady Bertram is more involved in the lives and story... Fanny is more livey, and less sickly... I can't say I am apposed to the changes. it's not the book, but i like this movie!
Ugh. It's so difficult to watch/read Mansfield Park when you know that while all this is going on, they are living off the spoils of slavery. I know, I know, it was a part of history and it's present in all the literature of this time period, but it just contrasts so sharply with Edmund's strict 'morality' that it really gets under my skin.
I can't take Fanny's hairstyle! So anachronistic! She wasn't made to look slovenly--she would have been prim and proper, although made to feel like the poor relation. This girl is more aggressive/spirited than the book's heroine. Revisionism can get annoying, but I still enjoy a new production of this movie.
@LadyOlivia35 I agree!! I kept thinking "Come on! Surely she could still put her hair up!" Poor relation or not, that hair is atrocious. Plus you used my favorite word, anachronistic. :) I haven't seen the 1999 version for a while, so I can't immediately compare. Although, I first saw Blake Ritson as the nasty Mr. Elton in the 2009 Emma, so it's hard to watch him as the hero here! LOL
@LadyOlivia35 even though her hair is a mess, i do think it's a lovely color with nice wave to it. she should brush it out a bit more, and the bangs do look a bit ridiculous.
@LadyOlivia35 She does look very modern in this :P personally I think it's the fact that her hair is clearly dyed- and yeah, she rushes round way too much! However, in the notes of my book of "Mansfield Park", it says "in the first decade of the nineteenth century women combed their hair back and arranged a bunch of curls on the crown of their head or they cropped their hair short and arranged the ends to look loose and dishevelled." The last description fits Fanny's hair in this adaptation.
@LadyOlivia35 I am annoyed at Fanny's loose hairstyle also but I wonder if they did that to show that she was not provided w/ a maid to do her hair & that no one took the time to teach her how to behave like a proper young lady. She was foisted on the aunt who made her do chores, etc., instead of guiding her in the proper dress & behavior of a young woman. She is still dressing & acting like a 10 year old as her uncle stated b/c no one cares enough to change her appearance now that she is 18.
I'm with you -- it's only the beginning, but I can't get the creepy Mr. Elton out of my head looking at him. Come to love JLM as a leading Austen man.
Ugh. Mr. Elton. I liked the 1999 version, even if it was way off the book it was still a good movie. JLM was really good. He's also a good mr knightley. Fanny needs to tie up her hair
@AppleBOOKS, Yes, partially. Her darker hair color is something that would be considered as 'dark' but also that she has a little bit more of a tan. It was customary for a lady to cover herself up in those times. It was fashionable to be fair skinned.
I agree- I saw this first, and only recently watched "Emma" and it was really disconcerting to see "Edmund" playing "Mr Elton". But, he did both parts really well, I must say. And he's nice to look at. :D But yeah- definitely weird.
This Edmund is really hansome, but nobody can compare to Jonny Lee Miller. He was awesome. I read the book, then saw the 1999 movie. I'm curious about this. It might be more similar to the book... I'll see...
i first read it last summer. The constant talk about rank and class seemed pretty sad to me. Personality and birth is so closely linked to status in life. And the Elder Aunt was my LEAST favorite character in the book. She was so terrible.
I definitely agree. I'm a complete Jane Austen fanatic, but Mansfield Park (the book version at least) always seems a bit less fun. I still do love it. Fanny and Edmund greatly deserve what happens to them. :)
What the heck happened to Fanny's eyebrows? Why are they always writing Fanny to be this spirited girl when the book clearly states that she is more constant rather than playful.
i just watched the 1999 version, and although it has its strengths over this one, i much prefer billie's fanny and blake's edmund. i feel there is chemistry.
Uh. I love classics of this sort; but that actress playing the ... aunt? With her aspirated murmurs, in sudden stops and starts...
her cadence is driving me up the wall. NO one talks that way all the time. I can tell she's not been trained to speak from her diaphram; she's always near breathless. Grr.
jeez this version is really bad!! fanny looks like a today girl and the mother is all wrong.. I liked the 1999 version better, atleast they could act..:P
i dont like this adaptation at all, i barely started it and i cant stomach the actors and the acting and the lines... no chemistry, it feels very dry...fanny looks funny i hate her voice, no conviction...this doesnt make me exted at all... the only cool thing about this is edmund, which is really hot...
Modern? ..Because of her hair? Or her bone structure? If the latter, than all I could tell you is that people have never been modern or retro when it comes to bone structure. I understand hairstyles & clothing, but faces?
I think she looks modern because of her hair style, makeup, very large white teeth, and obviously bleached hair with dark brows. It makes her look very out of place and modern.
I have to agree with you on that. She also looks to confident to play Fanny. I haven't watched the intire movie yet, so I can't judge her acting skilles yet. Miss Crawford is spot on.
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adrinahaledax 5 days ago
Hayley Atwell (aka Mary Crawford) is stunning. Mr Crawford is really handsome as well. I don't like Fanny's portrayal though. I always imagined her as a brunette, with blue eyes, and quite thinner. It annoys me how she's always running around in this version, chasing after some kid.
brooke9132 2 months ago
Lol oh hey Rose Tyler
MsCosmicOwl 4 months ago 4
I think that although it WAS proper for a lady to wear her hair up back then, the screenwriters in this probably wanted to further show how Fanny is not to be considered a "Miss Bertram"; the hair thing may also be to do with the whole neighbourhood being confused about whether the is "out" or "not out" and sort of illustrate how tied up Fanny is in her own little world - sort of a rejection of social norms that nobody really cared about or picked up on.
mollymoon565 5 months ago 5
aww feel sorry for Fanny =(
yen21ish 5 months ago 2
Billie Piper and Hayley Atwell have very similar bone structure, imo they look as if they could be sisters. Personally I think the latter is much prettier though.....
englove369 5 months ago 2
Billie piper is too pretty for the part, without a hint of plainess
whatdoyouknowjoey 5 months ago
edmund's face looks like a painting. it's weird.
TorynMarch 6 months ago 5
the girl named fanny looks hispanic, not white.
TorynMarch 6 months ago
why do the men have to have ugly hair stile in this era.
sarahata22 6 months ago
I feel sorry for Fanny for most of the movie. They seriously treat her like a servant and Lord Thomas is so pompous! And so are his children, urgh! Still cool when you get to the end...
TheTardisDreamer 7 months ago
AHH MY GOD!! I keep seeing Rose Tyler... this is really going to bug me! (she must have done this right after leaving DW...)
luluhouse7 7 months ago 3
This Henry Crawford is very handsome...I thought he was supposed to be plain?
killedbyAP 8 months ago
I agree with everyone that this adaption is far from how the characters are potrayed in the novel - however, it is entirely possible to appreciate this nonetheless. Perhaps instead of pointing out the faults, we can just sit back and enjoy that what is presented!
charlotteaspen 9 months ago 7
That laugh of Fanny's at 5 24 O.o
Nouranmosaad97 9 months ago
Has anybody else noticed how aunt Norris sounds like she's constantly out of breath?
mo95261 10 months ago 10
I have to say I like this adaption better than the 1999 version, in the other version, I tended to like Mr. Crawford too much, but in this one I don't find him near as likeable. I'm supposed to dislike him....right? :)
AVBKansas 10 months ago 7
EDMUND IS HOT!
rozrena 10 months ago 11
Sadly, I agree with most comments. This isn't very good. But then again, it was made by ITV. BBC tends to have the adaptation edge, in most cases!
LCMac3 11 months ago 5
This movie stinks compared to the book.
MrsBbler 1 year ago
this fanny is NO GOOD. She seem so sullen and without any protest,
ilcu4p 1 year ago
Edmund really is adorable, but the fact that he also plays Mr Elton quite ruins it!
musicalmeg19 1 year ago 38
reminds me of pride and prejudice
vict0r1ous 1 year ago
After only seeing part 1 I can tell this is a bad job at adapting the book. But I shall watch it all anyway.
clpearson991 1 year ago
omg the horse has a mohawk (y)
erinrawrwolf 1 year ago 2
I can't get past fanny's teeth and extended mouth. It reminds me of the Joker in one of the Batman movies. . . ugg
Songsmirth 1 year ago
1. their house is too huge, why does the room seem so small?
2. what's with all the skipping?! come on! where's all the charm of the book! Fanny's agony, Edmund's confusion, Julia's jeoulsy....etc...
the conversations are missing something...
3. I choose not to see more of thism I'll stick to the lovely book
Was there ever made any better version?
judyabbott3 1 year ago
@judyabbott3 there's one with Jonny Lee Miller from 1999, which I think is very good! :D
EvaSaysYAY 1 year ago
Does Billie piper not own a comb....ever?
Ballet4Everz 1 year ago
8:12 The pug has a spiked collar!!
downwithaberzombies 1 year ago
Edmund's character is quite handsome
joriefoy 1 year ago 6
Why does Mrs. Norris always sound out of breath??
moonfox392 1 year ago
@moonfox392 ...maybe she's asthmatic....or a keen jogger!
hawksleyart01 1 year ago
Edmund is so adorable!
Furui2009 1 year ago 7
Did any buddy else notice the umbrellas and there color I am wondering if the costume people where trying to make a point?
bubblescout324 1 year ago 3
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the version from 1999 is sooooo much better
zaangelica 1 year ago
the version from 1999 is sooooo much better
zaangelica 1 year ago 4
Huh. Maria sure is a ho.
palebluedot 1 year ago 3
I love that no matter how hard that evil woman tries to change his mind, Edmund won't budge on his career choice :)
JustAGirlJustADream 1 year ago 4
my goodness...0:58/....the lady always sounds like she can't breath or is full of herself....gahh
Venabubbledesi4000 1 year ago
Oh my goodness the inuendos in this are quite too much! Surely there's no need for them!
frodosmummy 1 year ago
I can't get the image of Billie Piper as a call girl out of my head, but she's doing an ok job. I actually like her quietness and her shy looks so far.
But wait a second...why on earth are the Crawfords now the step-children of the Admiral, rather than the niece & nephew? Seems like an unnecessary change to me.
urbanr0cker 1 year ago
i know a lot of ppl are complaining about billie piper, but i really think she's pretty in her own way, and i am glad they cast a main character who isn't mainstream-pretty but is still a good person. i admit her character isn't in line with the book, but that's more the director's fault than billie piper's; she does a good job of suffering in silence when the script allows.
justalittlebookworm 1 year ago 6
@justalittlebookworm Here here! I look at her here and I think 'Fanny.' And to be honest, if she was 100% like the character in the book, it would've made very dull viewing imho. She's still Fanny, just in a different kind of way to the book.
TeaCub 1 year ago
and look, it's Nimueh from BBC Merlin!! :D
LivingintheShire 1 year ago 2
After studying this more carefully, I do not think this portrayal of Fanny is quite so bad. 7:20-7:44 is much like how I imagined Fanny. Quiet, obliging, suffering in silence. I think she is just a little too unreserved when she is with Edmund - even with him, in the book, she is timid and not as open as she could be.
But I think the others characters are done very well, including Edmund :) so I can say I am enjoying this adaptation, despite my qualms with it.
fabziepie 1 year ago
so far this movie has not done well at all, fanny is too lively and too wild looking, and i could have sworn that fanny was supposed to be plain and not have such strong features, while i know that they cant place too high of priorities on looks, they could at least place some priority on it and its all moving very fast, too fast
BubblegumPopMusic13 1 year ago
@BubblegumPopMusic13 So far, in both adaptations I am shocked at how lively and spirited they continue to make her.
...as far as Fanny being plain--no, she was never supposed to be plain--just under-appreciated and undervalued in both looks and person. Even still, you'll notice that in none of Austen's books are any of the heroines plain--and if so, they are suddenly found in much better looks towards the end of the book.
urbanr0cker 1 year ago
What a shame they ruined such a lovely story, this movie has been poorly put together and Billie piper makes a shocking fanny price
willowbel 1 year ago
aunt norris is such a snob, and maria is a little skank
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LostinLondon09 1 year ago
I dislike this version -- so far. In the 1999 version the movie is centered more around Fanny and I got an attachment towards the actress playing her. But all I think here is "Why is her hair down and why are her lips so large. O_O
MadlyBlushing 1 year ago
Why doesn't Fanny have a bonnet or her hair up? Isn't that considered improper for a lady then?
roxynerd10 1 year ago
I haven't even read this book, but I read others by Jane Austen, I think the girl who plays Fanny doesn't fit in. I agree they didn't wear their hair down, even if they did surely not when guests came to visit ! And her hair sometimes look she didn't even bother to brush it ! Without reading I would think Fanny should be reserved, how can you be spirited when you live in a house where you get treated as a server ?
katherine0584 1 year ago
the aunt in this version gives me the creeps.
shazzzzee 1 year ago
i like this adaptation so much better than the 1997. Their ages are much more according to the book, Maria is very pretty (as I am sure JA intended), and Julia is pretty but not as Maria... I'm not sure about Fanny though...
hdzmiriam 1 year ago
I love that. Your boobs can hang out of your dress as much as you like, but a stockinged ankle is blushingly indecent. Ah the irony!
~Purl~
(PS is Stockinged a word?)
KnittingShieldMaiden 1 year ago 121
@KnittingShieldMaiden I know. It's hard to think of the heroine as sweet and demure and pathetically worthy of the heros love, when you wonder how he can keep his eyes focused on her face when he's talking to her.
elenore9 1 year ago
@KnittingShieldMaiden haha yeah, Jane Austen made fun of that kind of stuff in her letters too. :P
justalittlebookworm 1 year ago
omg me tooo wth her hair is hideious(fannys) and thats def not how shes descrived in the book,and isnt mr norris sposed to be like alot older
leavesabove91 1 year ago
Why oh why do they decide to make adaptations of books if they're not going to even read the book. From what i have seen till now the actors didn't even read the book. Fanny is supposed to by shy, reserved and rather sickly, lady bertram should be stupid and uninterested in everything except her dogs and mrs norris should be just vile. I can harp on forever about all the other things that are wrong about this adaptation!
geophytearginea 1 year ago 3
I hate flirts so much! Oohh! I could just kill all of them. And Julia too and oh, Mary. Fanny looks just awful. She is nothing to her cousins. Who cast her anyway? She's so friggin' ugly. They even thought of her as a servant. OHmahGadd. :O
chesykin97 1 year ago
I absolutely adore Blake Ritson in this role. He makes a fabulous change from Mr. Elton in Emma to this. And so handsome!! :)
JessRaye 1 year ago 10
@JessRaye I actually saw this movie before Emma came out, and when I saw him from this gentler role to Mr. Elton, it made me laugh through the whole 4 hours of Emma - you know someone can act when they can play totally different characters.
justalittlebookworm 1 year ago 5
What is up with Fanny's hair? Come on!
Austen is turning in her grave.
Sarcastic07 1 year ago 7
I hate the way the girl that is supposed to get married is starring at the crawford guy
kirdanjo 1 year ago
h.crawford is too much like Tom, physically
it's great that H.C is not appealing like in the 1999 version because he's not supposed to be; but if fanny seemed too imposing as a character in the other version, here she seems to be lacking some grace and certainly doesn't seem fit to be a clergyman's wife in the same way like Mary Crawford
Rosamorrable 1 year ago
aww the part where Fanny is watching Edmund stare at Mary is sad:(
dumd1ddly 1 year ago 3
i like this version... except fanny. why did they make her so different from the book?? everything else is pretty spot on, except the most important character :(
lyss222 1 year ago
none of the actors are particularly attractive, but watching this feels exactly like reading a jane austen novel. and the crawfords are perfectly horrible.
girlscout96396 1 year ago
the differences from the book that i see in this version are: Lady Bertram is more involved in the lives and story... Fanny is more livey, and less sickly... I can't say I am apposed to the changes. it's not the book, but i like this movie!
throughtaintedglass 1 year ago 3
@throughtaintedglass more lively franny is of course better..lolz isn't it?
chullbulli 1 year ago
fanny does not have the same class here as in the other version
Hope4bella 1 year ago
I'm liking the 99 version with Jonny Lee Miller better !
ysomar 2 years ago
Ugh. It's so difficult to watch/read Mansfield Park when you know that while all this is going on, they are living off the spoils of slavery. I know, I know, it was a part of history and it's present in all the literature of this time period, but it just contrasts so sharply with Edmund's strict 'morality' that it really gets under my skin.
SeeThinkFall 2 years ago 7
I think Fanny is a little bit more lively in this version. She's suppose to be sickly isn't she?
SkysongOfSerenity 2 years ago 2
I can't take Fanny's hairstyle! So anachronistic! She wasn't made to look slovenly--she would have been prim and proper, although made to feel like the poor relation. This girl is more aggressive/spirited than the book's heroine. Revisionism can get annoying, but I still enjoy a new production of this movie.
LadyOlivia35 2 years ago 90
@LadyOlivia35 I agree!! I kept thinking "Come on! Surely she could still put her hair up!" Poor relation or not, that hair is atrocious. Plus you used my favorite word, anachronistic. :) I haven't seen the 1999 version for a while, so I can't immediately compare. Although, I first saw Blake Ritson as the nasty Mr. Elton in the 2009 Emma, so it's hard to watch him as the hero here! LOL
BrigantineMagnolia 1 year ago
@LadyOlivia35 even though her hair is a mess, i do think it's a lovely color with nice wave to it. she should brush it out a bit more, and the bangs do look a bit ridiculous.
KagurasSacrifice 1 year ago
@LadyOlivia35 She does look very modern in this :P personally I think it's the fact that her hair is clearly dyed- and yeah, she rushes round way too much! However, in the notes of my book of "Mansfield Park", it says "in the first decade of the nineteenth century women combed their hair back and arranged a bunch of curls on the crown of their head or they cropped their hair short and arranged the ends to look loose and dishevelled." The last description fits Fanny's hair in this adaptation.
Lindysse 7 months ago 2
@LadyOlivia35 I am annoyed at Fanny's loose hairstyle also but I wonder if they did that to show that she was not provided w/ a maid to do her hair & that no one took the time to teach her how to behave like a proper young lady. She was foisted on the aunt who made her do chores, etc., instead of guiding her in the proper dress & behavior of a young woman. She is still dressing & acting like a 10 year old as her uncle stated b/c no one cares enough to change her appearance now that she is 18.
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CGN888 2 years ago
I'm with you -- it's only the beginning, but I can't get the creepy Mr. Elton out of my head looking at him. Come to love JLM as a leading Austen man.
RWBeachGirl 2 years ago 3
Ugh. Mr. Elton. I liked the 1999 version, even if it was way off the book it was still a good movie. JLM was really good. He's also a good mr knightley. Fanny needs to tie up her hair
lonesomelittlegirl 2 years ago 3
the sisters are a lot prettier in this version.
JoDeveau 2 years ago
Yuck. That damned BBC version of Emma has completely ruined Mansfield for me. I can't watch this without thinking of that damned Mr. Elton.
pinkneonglowstick 2 years ago 6
Is Edmund actually her cousin?
crazyeventer07 2 years ago
Yep. 1st
pinkneonglowstick 2 years ago
why do they call her dark? just because of her hair
AppleBOOKS 2 years ago
@AppleBOOKS, Yes, partially. Her darker hair color is something that would be considered as 'dark' but also that she has a little bit more of a tan. It was customary for a lady to cover herself up in those times. It was fashionable to be fair skinned.
AlieandAce 2 years ago
i like james d'arcy. i like him better in prisoner of war though
nuttynicky390 2 years ago
Edmund is played by Blake Ritson, not James D'Arcy. James D'Arcy is playing Tom.
ljarnes 2 years ago 5
its the witch Namue (sp?) from the BBC tv show Merlin!! i forgot her name but i recognize her!
CruxisAngel001 2 years ago 2
@CruxisAngel001 yes i believe so she created merlin.
avalon2468 2 years ago
really? i didnt know she created merlin?
CruxisAngel001 2 years ago
Edmund is in the BBC version of Emma as Mr. Elton. Its weird to see him all nice in this one when he was such a jerk in the other.
EmilyRondel 2 years ago 7
I agree- I saw this first, and only recently watched "Emma" and it was really disconcerting to see "Edmund" playing "Mr Elton". But, he did both parts really well, I must say. And he's nice to look at. :D But yeah- definitely weird.
iosonoemilia 2 years ago
The man who plays edmund is actually called james d'arcy! ironic or wot!!!! :D
XweevaX 2 years ago
really wow... well it fits...=)
flyleaffreak19 2 years ago
@XweevaX
No, it isn't. It's an interesting coincidence,
katrin07 2 years ago
edmund reminds me of darcy
flyleaffreak19 2 years ago 2
@flyleaffreak19 - lol. I know right? When I saw him I was like 'whoa, hello Mr.Darcy the 2nd'. XD XD
XxBloodyredrosexX 2 years ago 2
i wanna watch pride and prejudice now... hmm.. cuteness!!!
flyleaffreak19 2 years ago
I must say this version is hmmmm shall I say dry and lacks charm
CSL1 2 years ago 2
This Edmund is really hansome, but nobody can compare to Jonny Lee Miller. He was awesome. I read the book, then saw the 1999 movie. I'm curious about this. It might be more similar to the book... I'll see...
EleganceInClosure 2 years ago 7
franny is so ugly i hate her edmund on the other hand is handsome very handsome may i add
jackeline61993 2 years ago
i first read it last summer. The constant talk about rank and class seemed pretty sad to me. Personality and birth is so closely linked to status in life. And the Elder Aunt was my LEAST favorite character in the book. She was so terrible.
LonBunTy 2 years ago 5
Although I love all Jane Austen novels, I seem to find this the least enjoyable. I'm not sure why. But, nonetheless, it is close to my heart.
standoutsrock 2 years ago
I definitely agree. I'm a complete Jane Austen fanatic, but Mansfield Park (the book version at least) always seems a bit less fun. I still do love it. Fanny and Edmund greatly deserve what happens to them. :)
MrsAnneWentworth 2 years ago
tom is deff the best looking in this movie!!! and ms. crawford is a bitch.
liliumsnovels667 2 years ago 6
I'm sorry, but despite what everyone else is saying, I love Blake Ritson and he is absolutely adorable as Edmund :)
AraAtkinson 2 years ago 86
@AraAtkinson i agree! just thought i'd throw that out there. He's so cute =)
Burroschick 1 year ago 3
@AraAtkinson agree!!!
LivingintheShire 1 year ago
@AraAtkinson me too he's a cutie!
lauraisamazingness 1 year ago
@lauraisamazingness Lol me three:)
abrosal 1 year ago
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This is awfull...
mizimoocow 2 years ago
at least its better x1000 than the earlier version
tyrantasaurus 2 years ago 3
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this may be the worst acting ive ever seen.
jessruss4 2 years ago
What the heck happened to Fanny's eyebrows? Why are they always writing Fanny to be this spirited girl when the book clearly states that she is more constant rather than playful.
dyespie022 2 years ago 4
isn't she also very weak... caused at birth or early child hood
JoRRRRRRRRRRRRRR 2 years ago
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MrsDKessler 2 years ago
i just watched the 1999 version, and although it has its strengths over this one, i much prefer billie's fanny and blake's edmund. i feel there is chemistry.
yolo22 2 years ago 5
Uh. I love classics of this sort; but that actress playing the ... aunt? With her aspirated murmurs, in sudden stops and starts...
her cadence is driving me up the wall. NO one talks that way all the time. I can tell she's not been trained to speak from her diaphram; she's always near breathless. Grr.
sunlitrain 2 years ago
jeez this version is really bad!! fanny looks like a today girl and the mother is all wrong.. I liked the 1999 version better, atleast they could act..:P
VimzMimz 2 years ago
the 1999 was stupid and deviated from the story even more than this one ever does
tyrantasaurus 2 years ago 6
i dont like this adaptation at all, i barely started it and i cant stomach the actors and the acting and the lines... no chemistry, it feels very dry...fanny looks funny i hate her voice, no conviction...this doesnt make me exted at all... the only cool thing about this is edmund, which is really hot...
aneeshtokwa 2 years ago
Billie Piper looks much to modern to capture Fanny imo, she sticks out like a sore thumb,
Britin101 2 years ago 5
Modern? ..Because of her hair? Or her bone structure? If the latter, than all I could tell you is that people have never been modern or retro when it comes to bone structure. I understand hairstyles & clothing, but faces?
hiswhitesky 2 years ago 2
I think she looks modern because of her hair style, makeup, very large white teeth, and obviously bleached hair with dark brows. It makes her look very out of place and modern.
cambryn 2 years ago 2
I have to agree with you on that. She also looks to confident to play Fanny. I haven't watched the intire movie yet, so I can't judge her acting skilles yet. Miss Crawford is spot on.
parodybarbiegirl 2 years ago
fanny looks like a hot mess she needs to comb her hair .....lol
britnicoley 2 years ago 3
yeah i agree. doesnt llok like a hair style women at those times would wear
daishalinton 2 years ago 4
I don't like Billi Piper in these types of costumes, its pretty, but not quite right...
greenxlemons 2 years ago 3
She has a strong jaw, which imho would look better in sportier clothes... imho...
kadhine 2 years ago 2
Why is the Aunt so breathless all the time? Is there something wrong with her or is the actress just a knob?
cealabeala 2 years ago 2
She's supposed to be slightly weak and frail. Though most of it is in her head.
pearlsandcoke 2 years ago
Isn't that the mother? The aunt is supposed to be fussing and a bit selfish...
saidiemai 2 years ago
they are both fanny's aunts
tyrantasaurus 2 years ago
Well, it's not working for me. All it's doing is distracting me from the film.
sunlitrain 2 years ago
She was breathless like that 19yrs ago - according to the old rerun I saw her in yesterday!
kadhine 2 years ago
lool
yeah its like she been running around or somethiing
daishalinton 2 years ago
i dont know why but i feel like there is something wrong with the actress (fanny)
dededo2009 2 years ago 6
I think I know why. She keeps running around unnecessarily. It almost seems Cinderella-esque
generationYkid 2 years ago
Something about Billie Piper in a costume drama puts me off...
RanjiniN 2 years ago 2
Wow, this is nothing like the book.
gradgurl2007 2 years ago 2