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Originally Posted by crich70
Have to post in the middle since I haven't actually read the books but have seen some of the movie adaptations.
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Emma Thompson's adaptation of 'Sense and Sensibility' comes very close to capturing the book.
I confess I've never seen an adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice' because I think the essence of that book is next to impossible to capture on film. Perhaps if it was narrated by Joanne Woodward like Edith Wharton's 'The Age of Innocence' was.
When the essence of a book is tied so closely to the language, film can't really do it justice.
I feel the same way about PG Wodehouse - although Fry and Laurie's take on the Jeeves stories was enjoyable, it didn't quite capture it.