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Originally Posted by khalleron
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.
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Yes the Emma Thompson's screenplay directed by Ang Lee was great. Pretty perfect casting too.
I think Scorcese's Age of Innocence relied too much on narration and made it feel too remote, but maybe that was the righ tone.
I like the P&P with Keira Knightley. All the movie adaptations are more sentimental than the books, but hey, Keira is just so damn cute. The best is probably the BBC version with Colin Firth as Darcy.
Fry and Laurie's creation has a different feel than the books. I think I may even prefer it to the original.
On that note, my favorite Holmes is Jeremy Brett.