Jane Austen fans in the U.S. can be grateful for what appears to have been something of a local feud between the U.K.'s ITV and the BBC over filmed versions of the author's English classics. The rush to production over recent years has made it possible for PBS' Masterpiece Theatre to air adaptations of all six of her novels for the first time in what amounts to an Austen festival beginning in January.
Fans in the U.S. have been busily blogging for months with chatter about the upcoming series, The Complete Jane Austen. But full details of the event are now being outlined by U.K. screenwriter Andrew Davies and Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton, who are on a multicity tour to promote the series and meet sponsors.
Complete Jane Austen offers new productions of Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility. The lineup also includes Pride and Prejudice, starring Colin Firth, as well as the version of Emma that stars Kate Beckinsale.
Eaton said the series will include a production that is bound to have scholars of the great 19th century novelist scrutinizing each scene: Austen Regrets, a biopic based on the author's letters.
Fans in the U.S. have been busily blogging for months with chatter about the upcoming series, The Complete Jane Austen. But full details of the event are now being outlined by U.K. screenwriter Andrew Davies and Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton, who are on a multicity tour to promote the series and meet sponsors.
Complete Jane Austen offers new productions of Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility. The lineup also includes Pride and Prejudice, starring Colin Firth, as well as the version of Emma that stars Kate Beckinsale.
Eaton said the series will include a production that is bound to have scholars of the great 19th century novelist scrutinizing each scene: Austen Regrets, a biopic based on the author's letters.
- 11/2/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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