[ SECRET POST #2755 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2755 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I know it makes sense to cast the prettiest actress for the main role - Elizabeth - but! Jane is supposed to be the beauty, much more beautiful than everyone else and that Jane is definitely nothing special. She's certainly pretty, but not as special as the book makes you think and the Elizabeth is much prettier. That's just wrong.

[(Anonymous)]

Actually I thouht the casting was spot on in terms of looks. Jane was beautiful in a very old fashioned way whereas Lizzy had more modern features. It meant Jane stood out as a classic beauty in the story, but Lizzy was still the prettiest for the audience.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't have the link handy, but when I was discussing this a few years ago someone showed me a painting that represented the physical ideal of the era, and the similarity to Susannah Harker was absolutely stunning.

[(Anonymous)]

People forget that our perception of beauty has changed so much over time. It's a pet peeve of mine in costume dramas. Modern day actresses are way too scrawny to and plain featured to have been considered beauties in various eras. Susannah Harker and Jennifer Ehle were refreshing!

[(Anonymous)]

I agree entirely with your take on this...

[(Anonymous)]

Part of Jane's beauty if you pay attention is her manners. Lizzie's manners wouldn't have been very attractive to most in that day.

[(Anonymous)]

I've always had a bit of a hard time with this version's Jane myself. Partly I think because the first version I ever watched was the old 1940 black and white version, and while I know there was oh so much they got wrong in that one, some of those actors still stick in my mind as my metal images of those characters. Maureen O'Sullivan played Jane, and she was absolutely lovely.

[(Anonymous)]

*mental, not metal. :/

[(Anonymous)]

While the BBC version of the secret is the best (IMO), I do have a great fondness for the 1940 Garson/Olivier version. I particularly liked the Caroline Bingley in that version - and I've always loved Laurence Olivier. <3

[(Anonymous)]

I agree. I definitely think the BBC version is the best overall, but there is a lot about the 1940 version I like, particularly the actors. Laurence Olivier was Darcy. And I've always loved Greer Garson's Elizabeth, even though I understand the argument that she was too old for the role. And yes, Frieda Inescort as Caroline Bingley was absolutely perfect.

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That's actually a really bad picture of Susannah Harker. She usually quite attractive.