Comments on: Lost in Austen: A Review of the Movie, Episode One

By: Lost in Austen (2008) « moonlit garden

Lost in Austen (2008) « moonlit garden — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:49:12 +0000

[...] are tons of reviews finding the TV series Lost in Austen witty and light and fun. I wish I’d seen the same show. I championed the revisionist 1999 Mansfield Park [...]

By: polly

polly — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:27:50 +0000

If freakishly huge eyes and lips are a qualification for the role they could give the American version to Anne Hathaway – and then turn it into a musical, which is the only genre the Austen rip-offs haven’t yet strayed into (as far as I know). As for Elliot Cowan … I never imagined that Mr Darcy looked like Sir Bob Geldof!

By: Fi

Fi — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:21:12 +0000

*Mac Fadyen that is.

They should have tried Francis O’Connor as Amanda Price. She played Fanny in Mansfield Park (the movie) only a few years ago and did it wonderfully.

By: Fi

Fi — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:14:27 +0000

Great Idea for a production, pitty about using Jemima Rooper. She played the part well however her humongous lips and really dark eyes gradually became more and more scary as the mini-series went on!!
Elliot Cowan played the part ok, though he is no Mc Fadden or Firth!
Wouldn’t mind seeing Gemma Arterton play Elizabeth Bennet again, say in the 21st Century

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:16:01 +0000

Have you heard that the LIA film produced by Sam Mendes will have Amanda in, wait for it, New York (not London)?!! My God, will she be American too? What a disaster. Guy Andrews should forget the big screen adaptation and give us more of Jemima Rooper and Elliot Cowan et al. How about a sequel, Living in Austen? I don’t want to see the big screen version – won’t be the same.

By: edie

edie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:07:21 +0000

I never tire watching this series… It just makes me want to read all her published works again…

It was great when it aired in September, last year. Cosy Sunday nights in, just me, my cuppa of tea and DVD – watching Amanda takes us through her adventure and ending up with Mr. Darcy, even when trying her best to put things right with Elizabeth and Darcy towards the end. A was wonderful idea brought to TV. This stands alone in its own right. I am sure if Miss Austen was here, she would see the funny side – romance with a punch line! I cannot wait to see the film (I know old news) – Sam Mendes is reportedly planning to adapt ITV1’s Lost in Austen for the big screen. I hope this does happen and not be shelved like so many other projects…

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:16:08 +0000

Good point, Polly. The series is unique in that Amanda has fallen down the Rabbit Hole and meets characters, not people who once actually lived and breathed. Perhaps it was all a dream (?)

By: polly

polly — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:18:42 +0000

Has anyone noticed that this is not really a time travel story? Amanda travels into the book – and moreover into her own reading of the book. This means that any anachronisms or misinterpretations can be attributed to how Amanda understands the book. Very clever of the scriptwriter to give himself this get-out-of-everything-free card!

By: grey dove

grey dove — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:41:26 +0000

I’m glad I not the only one that didn’t like it.
They were all trying to hard.
The story line had to many flaws.

By: tapirgal

tapirgal — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:03:11 +0000

I saw the video last night and really enjoyed it! I may try watching it again on maureen’s recommendation. It was great fun. The writers did an amazing job. I was afraid it was going to use all the old dialogue and just put a new character in it. (The old dialogue is fine for the original, but I wanted to see something different for this story.) I was very happily surprised. It passed my expectations. Brilliant writing and great variations on the themes and insights into the characters we love! Wow!

By: maureen

maureen — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:02:00 +0000

I got the dvd from the local library here in u.s. and have now watched it for the 5th time ! It becomes more enjoyable each time – The 1st time I was not sure wether I liked it or not, but anything to do with Darcy is viewable for me, but after having to see the ‘post modern’ moment again, and again and again…. I have decided that I love this film. You go girl!!!!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:12:02 +0000

LaurelAnn, I’m sorry to say that the subsequent episodes yielded to the temptation to dunk Darcy in a pond, never the best scene in the 1995 mini-series. I have just rented them as a dvd, and I also agree with Vic that it would have been interesting to watch more of Lizzie in modern London, for she does, by definition, exhibit much more of the wit that characterized Austen, rather than the slapstick that is also there. Amanda gives us more than enough of that. I didn’t think Mr. Bennett was so bad.

In regard to romantic time travel, Vic, did you see The Lake House? It was a rather sweet movie with two actors I don’t generally like, but my husband and I both enjoyed it when we rented it.