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My Favorite Movie Version of Every Jane Austen Novel (almost)

I enjoy watching Jane Austen movies, and I enjoy watching multiple adaptations of the same story. Put these two things together, and over the years I have watched quite a few adaptations of Jane Austen's books. As is darkly hinted…

By Lizzie Hexam February 13, 2026Period Dramas14 Comments

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Emma (1997) Review

(Please note that this Emma really originally came out in 1996, but to differentiate it from the Gwyneth Paltrow version (which I reviewed here), and because it wasn't released in the US until 1997, I'm referring to it as the…

By Lizzie Hexam September 4, 2024Period Dramas2 Comments

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Emma (1996) Review

(When I say "Emma 1996," I am referring, as you can see from the picture up above, to the Gwyneth Paltrow Emma. I suppose the People Who Make Movies were not feeling very moderate that year, since there are two…

By Lizzie Hexam February 2, 2024Period Dramas6 Comments