Jane Austen‘s stories have endured for more than two centuries, their romantic misunderstandings, rigid social expectations and quietly devastating heartbreaks proving remarkably timeless. It’s little wonder filmmakers continue to revisit her work, even when the challenge of bringing something new to such familiar material becomes increasingly difficult. With Sense and Sensibility, director Georgia Oakley isn’t…
Pride and Prejudice, arguably Jane Austen’s most famous novel, has been the subject of countless adaptations. There is the 2005 film with Keira Knightley, the modern-day retelling in Bridget Jones’ Diary, the cultural reinterpretation with Bride and Prejudice, and who could forget the incredible masterpiece that was Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. However, there is…
Similar to how Greta Gerwig‘s Little Women proved that we did indeed need another adaptation of Louisa May Alcott‘s classic novel, Autumn de Wilde‘s Emma. (yes the period in the title is deliberate) is further proof that a fresh coat of paint can reinvigorate even the most familiar of structures. Arriving some 25-years after both…