Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones) is one of ten children in a middle class family. She is a girl with an imagination for Gothic romances. She journeys to Bath with wealthy family friends, the Allens. She falls for Henry Tilney but he's gone the next day. She is befriended by social butterfly Isabella Thorpe (Carey Mulligan) who likes her older brother James. Isabella's brother and James' friend John is taken with Catherine. Henry returns with his sister Eleanor who invites her to a walk. James lies to her about the Tilneys and sweeps her off on his carriage. She catches James on his lie but he warns her about the Tilney family. She patches up with Henry and then his older brother Captain Frederick Tilney is taken with her. Her imagination and constant rumors lead to her belief that Henry's father was responsible for the mother's death.
This Jane Austen work is enlivened by two rising superstars. It's Austen's first published work turning the Gothic romance upside down. If anything, Felicity Jones is too much of a starlet to be plain Catherine Morland. Carey Mulligan's superior light compensates for some of it. It's a simple story and a nice watch even for non-costume fans.
This Jane Austen work is enlivened by two rising superstars. It's Austen's first published work turning the Gothic romance upside down. If anything, Felicity Jones is too much of a starlet to be plain Catherine Morland. Carey Mulligan's superior light compensates for some of it. It's a simple story and a nice watch even for non-costume fans.