tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88334182241752672362024-03-14T07:30:30.590-04:00The Jane Austen Film ClubPeriod drama...Austen and beyond.Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-84651321236245606262017-05-16T18:30:00.003-04:002017-05-16T18:31:43.583-04:00Anne with an E on Netflix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The miniseries <b><a href="http://watch.cbc.ca/anne/season-1/e8abfc85-670b-4034-b39c-54aba9c0ce43" target="_blank">Anne on the CBC</a></b> has now finished the first season<b> </b>and is headed to Netflix (as <b><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80136311" target="_blank">Anne with an E</a></b>). Our beloved Anne Shirley from <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Green-Gables-Complete-8-Book/dp/0553609416/ref=la_B000AP8S68_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494959806&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Lucy Maude Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables book series</a></b> has been re-imagined for the new millennium and it is not your mother's (or grandmother's) Anne! For those who don't know the LM Montgomery books, Anne Shirley is an orphan sent to be adopted by unmarried siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert who were expecting a boy to help out on the farm in the Canadian province of <b><a href="http://welcomepei.com/" target="_blank">Prince Edward Island</a></b>. Anne is picked up by Matthew at the train station and the mix-up doesn't get explained to Anne until she arrives at the idyllic Green Gables farm in Avonlea. Many of us grew up reading about Anne, Diana and Gilbert and this is the latest adaptation for television.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amybeth McNulty and RH Thomson as Anne and Matthew in Anne with an E</td></tr>
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I'll try to sum it up by saying that you'll either love it or you'll hate it, and possibly both simultaneously. Having written about period dramas for 7 years now, I've come to the realization that viewers have very strong opinions about new adaptations of old favourites. Some viewers want a verbatim version of the book, which is not only impossible, but would be boring. Some have already seen their definitive and beloved adaptation (in this case the 1980s version with Megan Follows) and anything else is heresy to them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Megan Follows as Anne and Jonathan Crombie as Gilbert from 1985 Anne of Green Gables</td></tr>
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I am fairly sure the latest generation of kindred spirits will truly enjoy Anne with an E, and hopefully their mothers and grandmothers will see that the timing was perfect for a brand new Anne. As much as I adore the <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Green-Gables-Megan-Follows/dp/B000XSKDH4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1494959714&sr=8-3&keywords=anne+of+green+gables" target="_blank">Megan Follows version</a>,</b> the cinematography and scenery in Anne with an E will blow you away and make you want to pack your bags for P.E.I.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dalila Bela and Amybeth McNulty as Diana and Anne</td></tr>
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Anne with an E is an almost entirely female driven production which is a refreshing change for period drama which, although mostly consumed by females, is usually written, produced and directed by men. This is not the case here however. Moira Walley-Beckett of Breaking Bad fame is the Canadian screenwriter and was a producer. All of the producers are female and most of the directors are female. Interestingly, each episode was directed by a different person, although this is not apparent in the continuity of the series.<br />
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The acting is superb with English actress Geraldine James (who I remember as the uptight W.I. leader in <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Calendar-Girls-Helen-Mirren/dp/B0001I55M4/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1494960827&sr=1-2&keywords=calendar+girls" target="_blank">Calendar Girls</a></b>) as Marilla Cuthbert and Canadian stage and screen actor RH Thomson as her brother Matthew. Irish actress Amybeth McNulty is a truly wonderful Anne whose occasional misstep into hysteria can be forgiven because for the most part she is delightful. The supporting cast is also top notch including Lucas Jade Zumann from <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Women-Annette-Bening/dp/B01MTD6EV5/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1494961025&sr=1-1&keywords=20th+century+women+dvd" target="_blank">20th Century Women</a> </b>as Gilbert Blythe.<br />
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Although he is a great actor, I am as yet unconvinced on Lucas Jade Zumann as Gilbert Blythe. Jonathan Crombie is still my Gilbert...sort of like my Mr. Darcy will always be Colin Firth. But he may grow on me as it seems we are going to get at least one more season of Anne.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-zu54F-sHt0" width="480"></iframe>Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-35198408075530876022017-02-08T10:12:00.000-05:002017-02-08T10:14:44.520-05:00I'm Still Here! 2016 Round-up<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Sorry I haven't been posting lately but my day job has been demanding too much time. So I have a bit of catching up to do. And thanks to Rabia, a concerned reader who wanted to make sure I was ok as my blog had gone quiet. So sweet and thoughtful of you Rabia. This post is for you!<br />
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I hope you all have been enjoying <b><u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Victoria-DVD-Jenna-Coleman/dp/B01LXM0RDM/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=29G4TMJPFYKN7F5MSBGV" target="_blank">Victoria</a></u></b> either on <b><u><a href="http://www.pbs.org/video/2365707076/" target="_blank">PBS</a></u></b> or when it came out last year on ITV in the UK. I know they spiced up the Victoria/Lord Melbourne relationship a bit but when <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001722/?ref_=tt_cl_t14" target="_blank">Rufus Sewell</a></u></b> is playing Lord M...I am all for it! <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1982510/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm" target="_blank">Jenna Coleman</a></u></b> (<b><u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-Seventh-Blu-ray/dp/B00C6ACVLI/ref=sr_1_6?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1485471074&sr=1-6&keywords=dr+who+jenna+coleman" target="_blank">Dr. Who</a></u></b>, <b><u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Death-Comes-Pemberley/dp/B00LLQ28LQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1485471133&sr=1-1&keywords=death+comes+to+pemberley+dvd" target="_blank">Death Comes to Pemberley</a></u></b>) is adorable as the young Victoria. We'll never know what Victoria was really like but it seems there was enough material from her copious diaries for writer Daisy Goodwin to fill in the juicy bits.<br />
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And the appearance of <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3433735/?ref_=tt_cl_t12" target="_blank">Tom Hughes</a></u></b> as a rather hunky Prince Albert is not bad at all either. Yes, we know they were none of them this attractive, but at least they don't all have blow-dried hair like in <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tudors-Complete-Jonathan-Rhys-Meyers/dp/B00O8MBMT4/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486566529&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=the+tudors&psc=1&smid=AL33YRD7161LQ" target="_blank">The Tudors</a></b>! :)<br />
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At least as splendiferous is <b><u><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80025678" target="_blank">The Crown</a></u></b> on Netflix. When Victoria is over, I am going to go back and watch this again. My husband (known as The Squire on this blog) started binge watching this while I was away for the weekend and I had to catch up 3 episodes when I got back. So it has some universal appeal especially for a history buff. It is fascinating to take a peek behind the curtain of the lives of royals who are either still living (<b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2946516/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm" target="_blank">Clair Foy</a></u></b> as QEII and <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1741002/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm" target="_blank">Matt Smith</a></u></b> as Prince Philip) or are in recent memory (<b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3948952/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm" target="_blank">Vanessa Kirby</a></u></b> as Princess Margaret and <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358200/?ref_=tt_cl_t6" target="_blank">Victoria Hamilton</a></u></b> as The Queen Mum). <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001475/?ref_=tt_cl_t5" target="_blank">John Lithgow</a></u></b> is pretty amazing as Winston Churchill...I love the bath spilling episode!<br />
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Now, a quick catch up on other films I have enjoyed since last posting! <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Figures-DVD-DHD/dp/B01LTI1RHG/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565024&sr=1-1&keywords=hidden+figures" target="_blank">Hidden Figures</a></b>...just wonderful. Again, this is one my hubby really enjoyed as well. The audience was cheering and jeering at the screen. Awesome! 3 ladies with fabulous scientific minds that we should know about and an entertaining film to boot. I want to read the book as well. <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Figures-American-Untold-Mathematicians/dp/0062363603/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2PKYM8TMT4W359MWH0WY" target="_blank">Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.</a> </b>How is that for a book title?<br />
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I know, 1986 does not really qualify for a historical period film but <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Nicole-Kidman-Rooney-Patel/dp/B01LTI1KGY/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565353&sr=1-2&keywords=lion" target="_blank">LION</a></b> is great. I was sobbing at the end...in a really great way. The little guy who plays Saroo as a boy (Sunny Pawar) is heart-breakingly adorable. The story of a lost child in India, adopted to Tasmania, Australia by a loving couple who subsequently finds his way back as an adult via Google Earth. Dev Patel as adult Saroo was fab as was Nicole Kidman as his Australian mum. I am not a big Nicole Kidman fan but she really did a great job with this one. And this one also is adapted from a book, again a true story, <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Movie-Tie-Saroo-Brierley/dp/0399584692/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565495&sr=1-3&keywords=lion" target="_blank">A Long Way Home.</a></b><br />
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Again, Sci-Fi is not my usual genre, and yet <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Arrival-BD-Digital-Combo-Blu-ray/dp/B01LTHYE0E/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565609&sr=1-2&keywords=arrival" target="_blank">Arrival</a></b> is one that I believe my readers would truly enjoy. It is about communication with aliens and will have you on the edge of your seat. No explosions and car chases, but lots of really different drama. Good different!<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sing-Street-Blu-ray-Aidan-Gillen/dp/B01E698HZA/ref=ice_ac_b_dpb?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565646&sr=1-2&keywords=sing+street" target="_blank">Sing Street</a></b> is a real gem about a teenager in 1980s Ireland who starts a band to impress a girl. We caught this one on Netflix and both of my twenty-something sons sat down and watched it with us. "Where did you find out about this film Mom?"... Enough said.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Eight-Days-Week-Touring-Years/dp/B01NA7F5E2/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565723&sr=1-2&keywords=eight+days+a+week+the+touring+years" target="_blank">Ron Howard's The Beatles: Eight Days a Week</a></b> is a fabulous film. Only if you are a Beatles fan, but if you are this one is great!<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Florence-Foster-Jenkins-Meryl-Streep/dp/B01KKYB3O2/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565756&sr=1-1&keywords=florence+foster+jenkins+dvd" target="_blank">Florence Foster Jenkins</a></b>! I absolutely loved this one! Meryl Streep disappears into this over the top character and gives a really fun and yet tender portrayal of a fascinating lady. Hugh Grant shows some real acting chops and Simon Helberg (from <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Big-Bang-Theory-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B018SBS856/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565792&sr=1-2&keywords=big+bang+theory" target="_blank">Big Bang Theory</a></b>) steals the show as her bewildered accompanist.<br />
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A few others worth mentioning were <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Knew-Infinity/dp/B01HRX0T8K/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565821&sr=1-2&keywords=the+man+who+know+infinity" target="_blank">The Man Who Knew Infinity</a></b> with Dev Patel as an Indian Mathematician in 1914 who makes his way to Cambridge England. You don't have to be an academic to appreciate this one but it is a well told and interesting story. On Netflix.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shetland-Season-Two-Douglas-Henshall/dp/B00UA00EPQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565853&sr=1-1&keywords=shetland+season+1+and+2" target="_blank">Shetland</a></b> is a classic British murder mystery television series set in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. Not for everyone as it can be gruesome, but this one gripped me. Also on Netflix.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Detectorists-Mackenzie-Crook/dp/B00VKX6VWC/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565879&sr=1-1&keywords=the+detectorists+dvd" target="_blank">The Detectorists</a></b> is a much lighter, quirky British show about metal detectorists in England. You have to like quirky for this one so of course I loved it!<br />
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On PBS, <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/the-durrells-in-corfu/" target="_blank">The Durrells in Corfu</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/clips/grantchester-s2-the-making-of-s2/" target="_blank">Grantchester</a></b> are both really good, and I have to catch up on <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/clips/poldark-s3-first-look/" target="_blank">Poldark</a></b> as I haven't seen all of those. I still enjoy <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Call-Midwife-Season-Vanessa-Redgrave/dp/B018V1ZZT0/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486566345&sr=1-2&keywords=call+the+midwife" target="_blank">Call the Midwife</a></b>, and there is a new season of <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/home-fires/" target="_blank">Homefires</a></b> coming to PBS along with <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/episodes/to-walk-invisible-the-bronte-sisters/" target="_blank">To Walk Invisible</a></b> about the Bronte Sisters.<br />
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There are many more that I want to see (<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hunt-Wilderpeople-Rhys-Darby/dp/B01IGFGG2G/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565960&sr=1-1&keywords=hunt+for+the+wilderpeople+dvd" target="_blank">Hunt for the Wilderpeople</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jackie-John-Hurt/dp/B01LTI1L9U/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486565988&sr=1-1&keywords=jackie+dvd" target="_blank">Jackie</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fences-DVD/dp/B01LTI0KQK/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486566016&sr=1-1&keywords=fences+dvd" target="_blank">Fences</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Katwe-Madina-Nalwanga/dp/B01KUGYRGG/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1486566048&sr=1-1&keywords=queen+of+katwe+dvd" target="_blank">Queen of Katwe</a></b>).<br />
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Anyway, I better post this or it will be another month before I get back to the blog! Thanks again to Rabia for checking up on me! :)Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-47960857327942102252016-08-20T09:47:00.003-04:002016-08-20T09:52:27.753-04:00To Autumn- Ben Whishaw<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fwn6Xaz_uLM" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,</div>
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Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;</div>
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Conspiring with him how to load and bless</div>
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With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run;</div>
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To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, </div>
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And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;</div>
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To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells</div>
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With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,</div>
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And still more, later flowers for the bees,</div>
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Until they think warm days will never cease,</div>
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For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.</div>
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Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?</div>
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Thee sitting careless on a granary floor,</div>
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Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;</div>
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Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hook </div>
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Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers;</div>
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And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep</div>
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Steady thy laden head across a brook;</div>
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Or by a cider-press, with patient look,</div>
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Thou watchest the the last oozings hours by hours.</div>
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Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they?</div>
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While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day,</div>
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And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue;</div>
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Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn</div>
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Among the rivers sallows, borne aloft</div>
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Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;</div>
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And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn;</div>
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Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft</div>
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The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft;</div>
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And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.</div>
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John Keats Ode To Autumn brings back memories of a lovely trip to England in September of 2015. Ben Whishaw reading the poem is divine. Transcendent!<br />
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Enjoy the coming Autumn season my friends.<br />
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First let me say, I loved <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Friendship-Kate-Beckinsale/dp/B01F4CBBXI" target="_blank">Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship</a></b> (based on Jane Austen's Lady Susan). Just wonderful. Second, I saw this on a middle aged double date! My friend enjoyed it almost as much as I did and our husbands were good sports (I think Kate Beckinsale helped). However, another of my friends happened to be sitting behind me in the theatre on a girls night out and when the film was done said "Well, THAT was different!"<br />
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So, a super film but not necessarily to everyone's taste. As you are reading my blog, you will likely love it as much as I did. I can't wait to own it and watch all the DVD extras. It might also be an idea to leave the captions on in order to appreciate the quick paced dialogue.<br />
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Kate Beckinsale, who in her younger days dove enthusiastically into the two slightly bossy/comic roles of Emma Woodhouse (<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Austens-Emma-Bernard-Hepton/dp/B00JEEZSCI/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1470100003&sr=1-1-fkmr2&keywords=emma+bbc+kate+beckinsale" target="_blank">BBC Emma 1996</a></b>) and Flora Poste <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Comfort-Farm-Eileen-Atkins/dp/B00009IB1D/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1470100075&sr=1-2-fkmr1&keywords=cold+comfort+farm++bbc+kate+beckinsale" target="_blank">(BBC Cold Comfort Farm 1995</a></b>) now gets another juicy role with the very wicked and quite funny Lady Susan Vernon. Created by a young Jane Austen and embellished by Whit Stillman, you can tell she is having the time of her life.<br />
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The other characters are also well cast, and you will see new faces amongst well loved period drama players such as James Fleet, Stephen Fry and Jemma Redgrave (I used to love watching Jemma Redgrave as Dr. <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009NZ76U/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687742&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B003WOLEB0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=W7J3J4NWTDP7R9S96EX7" target="_blank">Bramwell</a></b> in the 1990s).<br />
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It was brilliant to release a hilarious version of the film script in book form as well, as it is difficult to pick up on all of the witty dialogue. Mr. Stillman also had the good sense to include--as a bonus--the original <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Susan" target="_blank">Lady Susan</a></b> written by Jane Austen, the "spinster authoress" as he puts it, amended constantly by a certain Rufus Martin-Colonna de Cesari-Rocca (a supposed great-grandson of said Lady Susan whom he tries to vindicate).<br />
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Very smart move as I have bought both the <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Friendship-Austens-Entirely-Vindicated/dp/0316294128/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470103552&sr=1-2&keywords=love+and+friendship" target="_blank">Love & Friendship book</a></b> and pre-ordered the <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Friendship-Kate-Beckinsale/dp/B01DSXJTDE/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1470102344&sr=1-2&keywords=love+and+friendship" target="_blank">DVD of Love & Friendship</a></b> which is coming out on September 6 2016.<br />
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Please comment below and tell me whether you liked it too. It is a rather wry, satirical film and not to everyone's taste but I will leave you with an example of Lady Susan's view of the world:<br />
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<i> <b>"That's the parent's lot! We bring these delightful creatures into the world--eagerly, happily--and then before long they are spying upon and judging us, rarely favourably. Having children is our fondest wish but, in doing so, we breed our acutest critics. It is a preposterous situation--but entirely of our own making." </b></i><br />
<i><b> Susan spoke not in exasperation but with a charming laugh.</b></i><br />
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<br />Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-28630348865369417792016-06-21T15:19:00.002-04:002016-06-21T15:23:27.300-04:00Belgravia by Julian Fellowes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you haven't yet heard about Julian Fellowes's new book/app <b><a href="https://www.julianfellowesbelgravia.com/" target="_blank">Belgravia</a></b> you are in good company, as I just heard about it today. Julian was on the <b><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-tuesday-june-21-2016-1.3644982/downton-abbey-creator-julian-fellowes-breaks-ground-with-belgravia-1.3644986" target="_blank">CBC radio show q</a></b> this morning (heard all over Canada) promoting this project, which comes out in <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Julian-Fellowess-Belgravia-Fellowes/dp/1455541168/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466532785&sr=1-1&keywords=belgravia+julian+fellowes" target="_blank">hardcover book form on July 6, 2016</a></b>. I will admit to being a fan of <b>Baron Fellowes of West Stafford</b>, as I watch my DVD of <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gosford-Park-Collectors-Maggie-Smith/dp/B00005JKNF/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1466533111&sr=1-1&keywords=gosford+park+dvd" target="_blank">Gosford Park</a></b> at least once a year and bought both of his other novels, <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snobs-Novel-Julian-Fellowes/dp/1250020360/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=460XBQDPBDD9QSKK0G7A" target="_blank">Snobs</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Past-Imperfect-Novel-Julian-Fellowes/dp/1250020379?ie=UTF8&qid=1466532866&ref_=la_B001HCZWP8_1_13&refinements=p_82%3AB001HCZWP8&s=books&sr=1-13" target="_blank">Past Imperfect</a></b> (and enjoyed the books very much although they will never be mistaken for high English Lit).</div>
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If you want to see if it is for you, <b><a href="https://www.julianfellowesbelgravia.com/" target="_blank">download the app</a></b> and listen to or read the first installment for free. It was released one chapter per week in the style of <b>Charles Dickens</b> or <b>Elizabeth Gaskell</b> starting in April, but I believe the entire novel is now available online if you like to binge. My sister will be happy to hear that <b>Juliet Stevenson</b> is doing the narration and she has done a bang up job, if you prefer to listen instead of read. There are lots of extras too on the app with maps and photos and even plans of the large country homes in the story which correspond to the narration. I find this very cool as I am one of the geeks who watches all of the extras on my fave DVDs. Numerous times!</div>
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Anyway, just thought I would post this to give you all a heads up as I was thrilled to hear about this project. Very Dickensian and just in time for beach season. Yay!</div>
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P.S. Will be seeing <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Friendship-Austens-Entirely-Vindicated/dp/0316294128/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466536214&sr=1-2&keywords=love+and+friendship+dvd" target="_blank">Love & Friendship</a></b> this week (finally!) so should be able to give you my review on that soon. </div>
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The final season of <b><u>Mr. Selfridge</u></b> is now airing on PBS and if any of you would like the chance to win one of 2 gorgeous companion books, <b><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-World-Mr-Selfridge-Glamour/dp/0062422243">The World of Mr. Selfridge</a></u></b>, jammed with sumptuous photos, all you need to do is leave a comment with your contact info (and your favourite character or aspect of the show if you like) and I will choose the winners on the night of the finale (Sunday May 27th on PBS). Retweeting one of my twitter or facebook posts about the draw will also get you another entry!<br />
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Season four of <b><u>Mr. Selfridge</u></b>, based on the book <a href="http://janeaustenfilmclub.blogspot.ca/2013/05/shopping-seduction-mr-selfridge-book-is.html" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge (which I also adored)</a> is running on PBS right now. If you need to catch up on the new episodes, US residents can watch it on the <b><u><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch-online/">PBS website</a></u></b> and the first three seasons are on <b><u><a href="http://www.netflix.com/">Netflix</a></u></b>.<br />
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Please forgive my terrible photos of the book as I was getting reflections off of the glossy pages. The new season does not feature my fave character from the show, long suffering Rose Selfridge played by the amazing <a href="http://janeaustenfilmclub.blogspot.ca/2013/10/frances-oconnor-actor-of-week.html" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Frances O'Connor</a> but she does play a big part in the first two seasons. <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005315/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm">Jeremy Piven </a></u></b>is a good choice for Harry Selfridge as he is fascinating to watch but none too likeable, much like the real man himself.<br />
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The early seasons follow Agnes Towler, an adorable sales clerk played by the luminous <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1528026/?ref_=tt_cl_t14">Aisling Loftus</a></u></b> (<b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374989/?ref_=nm_knf_t3">Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</a></u></b> and <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3910804/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2">War and Peace</a></u></b>) who gives us the perspective of the working-class girls who made Selfridges run smoothly. At a time when women were just getting used to the freedom of shopping as well as working in retail it is an amazing peek into their world.<br />
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With many peripheral characters like Kitty, Mr. Crabb, Miss Mardle, Mr. Grove and Agnes' love interests Henri LeClair and Victor Colleano there is plenty of plot to keep this show rolling through four seasons.<br />
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Friends and especially love interests of Harry Selfridge wander in and out of the plot with infuriating regularity. Was the man really this much of a player? And if you know anything about the real Harry Selfridge, you know which direction the last season is going. A little hint...things are not rosy after the demise of the lovely Rose.<br />
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I had forgotten that <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0922335/">Samuel West</a></u></b> plays newspaper man Frank Edwards whose friendship with Harry hits some rough spots along the way. If you haven't had a chance to check out Sam West's parents on <b><u><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10688471/Great-Canal-Journeys-episode-one-More4-review.html">Great Canal Journeys</a></u></b> (actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales) it is well worth <b><u><a href="https://youtu.be/8zRI7xwN_mU">checking out on YouTube.</a></u></b><br />
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It is lovely to think of tea (the most perfect the world produces) being a mere tuppence a cup and half scone or jam tart a mere penny each. However considering the wages of the times, that was probably not considered inexpensive for afternoon tea at the Palm Court Restaurant.<br />
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And in this US election year (our Canadian national election was last year) just remember that even the makers of this book and the Mr. Selfridge series want to remind you that your vote was hard won by your ancestors so please ladies and gentlemen, exercise your right to vote!<br />
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Now feel free to add a comment and your contact info below to win a copy of this brilliant book.<br />
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Later edit-I have chosen the winners:<br />
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Sheila Majczan<br />
Jenna Oksanen<br />
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Congrats and I will be contacting you to get shipping info. Thanks to all who entered here and on Twitter!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-56616867120057740702016-03-09T08:00:00.000-05:002017-05-07T17:59:51.729-04:00The Grand Sophy Film: Latest News March 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently had a tantalizing comment on my last post about <b>The Grand Sophy</b> film <b><u><a href="http://janeaustenfilmclub.blogspot.ca/2015/11/the-grand-sophy-film-georgette-heyer.html">on this blog</a></u></b> which went like this:<br />
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It was anonymous and so could not be directly followed up. However I took the liberty of contacting <b><u><a href="http://jenniferkloester.com/my-books/">Jennifer Kloester</a></u></b>, the author of <b><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Georgette-Heyer-Jennifer-Kloester/dp/1402271751">Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller</a></u></b> to see if she knew anything about this. She is a wonderfully knowledgeable source and she was recently speaking at the <b><u><a href="http://historicalromanceuk.blogspot.ca/2015/06/georgette-heyers-birthplace-gets-blue.html">unveiling of the blue plaque</a></u></b> on the Wimbledon birthplace of Georgette Heyer, with Stephen Fry!<br />
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Jennifer was able to contact the <u>agent for the Heyer estate</u> who said:<br />
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"<i><b>They've got a great young actress called Jessie Buckley for Sophy, and Rob Ashford as director, and they're working on yet another draft of the script, but no production date has been set. The producers are talking about trying to attract A-listers for subsidiary roles, but no names have been mentioned</b></i>."<br />
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<b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2976580/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Jessie Buckley</a></u></b> seems a good choice for Sophie as she got rave reviews for her performance in the recent BBC version of <b><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/War-Peace-Blu-ray-Paul-Dano/dp/B01BKL9EXG/ref=sr_1_4?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1457483161&sr=1-4&keywords=war+and+peace+2016">War and Peace by Andrew Davies</a></u></b> (<b><u><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jan/31/war-and-peace-recap-episode-five-heroes-leeches-and-a-cast-of-thousands">Viv Groskop of The Guardian</a></u></b> called her a marvel). I haven't seen War and Peace yet but have been advised to track down the UK version as the American version was ruthlessly edited (thanks Janeheiress).<br />
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A bit more unusual is the choice of <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038936/">Rob Ashford</a></u></b> as director. He is originally a Broadway stage choreographer and now director but he has been working closely with Kenneth Branagh lately both directing in the West End and also doing choreography for the film <b><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cinderella-Cate-Blanchett/dp/B00UI5CRNU">Cinderella</a></u></b>. I wonder if Ashford could talk Ken B into a cameo role. I would also be surprised if Stephen Fry wasn't interested in being a part of this project. Although if Colin Firth is truly involved, we may run out of older male parts (unless they leave in the horrid moneylender scene!).<br />
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If Helena Bonham Carter IS involved, I wonder if she would she make a better Marquesa or Lady Ombersley? Or how about Emma Thompson for one of those fun supporting ladies? Oh, here I am trying to help with the casting but it is really fun to imagine oneself as a casting director.<br />
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I would imagine Stephen Fry to be a wonderful Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy wouldn't you?<br />
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Now maybe I will have to try to contact the scriptwriter <b><u><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381757/">Olivia Hetreed</a></u></b> to see how the project is progressing. Perhaps we should start a Twitter campaign to show the BBC et al that there is an eager audience waiting patiently for this to happen. And of course, if any of you haven't yet signed the petition for a Georgette Heyer film the link is here:<br />
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Comments below are very welcome!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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Update: Petition Buzz is now defunct and so our wonderful petition for a Georgette Heyer film is gone, although it had almost 2000 names from all over the world! Keep leaving comments here and on GoodReads (or anywhere searchable) and hopefully the powers that be will hear us. Fingers crossed...Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-69502826850395530952016-03-06T22:47:00.000-05:002016-03-06T22:47:07.533-05:00Downton Abbey Season 6 FINAL EPISODE Best Lines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe this is the end! There is some talk of a Downton film in the future and there were also rumors of Julian Fellowes penning a prequel to Downton Abbey. A story of young Cora as a "<a href="http://janeaustenfilmclub.blogspot.ca/2012/01/buccaneers-1995.html"><b>Buccaneer</b></a>"- a debutante from America with money wishing to marry into the English aristocracy. Now THAT would be worth watching!<br />
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Well, after finishing the brilliant final episode and wiping away a few tears (from the last few episodes actually) here are some of the best lines. Feel free to comment below and add any fave lines I might have missed.<br />
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<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> You'd be happy to live alone?<br />
<u style="font-weight: bold;">Lady Edith:</u> I'll have Marigold. Anyway, I'm a spinster, aren't I? And spinsters live alone.<br />
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<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> I know (Dickie) went with them to London but I haven't heard a squeak since.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> Well, that settles it. You must beard him in his den.<br />
<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> Won't that encourage him?<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> Your feelings do you credit, my dear, but never let tenderness be a bar to a bit of snooping!<br />
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<b><u>Thomas:</u></b> That's enough love talk, Andy.<br />
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<b><u>Mrs. Patmore:</u></b> He's nice. You could do worse.<br />
<b><u>Daisy:</u></b> I could do a lot better, an' all.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> Your tips on how to keep your husband happy have gone down particularly well. And you wrote so well about dressing for town and country in autumn. Could we have a little more of that?<br />
<b><u>Spratt:</u></b> Oh, I'm full of ideas when it comes to combining comfort and elegance m'lady.<br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Henry Talbot:</u> Hang on, Spratt is your agony aunt?<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> You must promise to keep it secret.<br />
<b><u>Henry Talbot:</u></b> (chuckling) Won't your grandmother be furious?<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> If she finds out.<br />
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<b><u>Bertie Pelham:</u></b> I want you back.<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> Nothing's changed.<br />
<b><u>Bertie:</u></b> I've changed.<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> Well if you have, you haven't said a word to me about it.<br />
<b><u>Bertie:</u></b> Would you believe me if I said I can't live without you?<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> You've done a pretty good job of living without me lately.<br />
<b><u>Bertie:</u></b> I've done a very bad job.<br />
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<b><u>Bertie:</u></b> I want you to marry me.<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> There could be gossip. Are you ready for it?<br />
<b><u>Bertie:</u></b> Well, I hope to avoid it, but I'm ready if we can't. The only thing I'm not ready for is a life without you.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> Why wouldn't you (burst into tears on hearing that Lord Merton has pernicious anemia), when you're in love with him?<br />
<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> Am I? That phrase conjures up for me dance cards and stolen kisses and mama waiting below in the carriage. Not two old fuddy-duddies who can barely manage the stairs.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> It's good to be in love, whatever age.<br />
<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> After Prince Kuragin, did you ever fall in love again?<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> You must know by now I never answer any question more incriminating than whether or not I need a rug.<br />
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<b><u>Mrs. Patmore:</u></b> Do you know your problem?<br />
<b><u>Daisy:</u></b> I bet I soon will.<br />
<b><u>Mrs. Patmore:</u></b> You despise anyone who thinks well of you. You were soft on Alfred, mad for him when he only had eyes for Ivy. But when he made a play for you, you'd have nothing to do with him.<br />
<b><u>Daisy:</u></b> That's different.<br />
<b><u>Mrs. Patmore:</u></b> How?<br />
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This season, the best advice is dispensed by Mrs. Patmore, Spratt and the Dowager Countess Violet! And Tom Branson of course.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Rose:</u></b> You have a wonderful marriage, and with my parents, I should know. Don't spoil it now by asking her to choose. Please.<br />
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<b><u>Tom:</u></b> We'll set up a dealership for new cars and in time, we'll go into production. There's nothing wrong with being married to Mr. Rolls or Mr. Royce.<br />
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<b><u>Henry:</u></b> A new baby, a new business. I suppose I must have been as happy as this but I can't imagine when.<br />
<b><u>Lady Mary:</u></b> Honestly! Shhh! And remind me never to tell you a secret again.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Rosamund:</u></b> We didn't always think there would be a happy ending for Edith.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> Well, there's a lot at risk, but with any luck, they'll be happy enough. Which is the English version of a happy ending.<br />
<b><u>Lady Rosamund:</u></b> What do you think makes the English the way we are?<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> I don't know. Opinions differ. Some say our history, but I blame the weather.<br />
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<b><u>Bertie Pelham, Marquess of Hexham:</u></b> What a wonderful life we're going to have!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Violet: </u></b> Makes me smile the way every year we drink to the future, whatever it may bring.<br />
<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> Well, what else can we drink to? We're going forward to the future not back into the past.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> If only we had the choice!<br />
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On that note, a final Cheers! and good night to all.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> I'd accept him in a trice if it weren't for Marigold. If I stay silent, there's a lie at the heart of my marriage. But if I tell him the truth, will I ruin it?<br />
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<b><u>Lady Cora:</u></b> Make a clean breast of it. Please. You'll regret it if you don't.<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> With my luck, I'll regret it either way.<br />
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<b><u>Bertie Pelham:</u></b> The 7th Marquess of Hexham weds the daughter of the 5th Earl of Grantham? What could be more suitable?<br />
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<b><u>Bertie Pelmam:</u></b> Won't you send me to bed happy?<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> Sounds like an indecent proposal!<br />
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<b><u>Mrs. Patmore (and everyone else at Downton Abbey):</u></b> A house of ill repute????<br />
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Fits of giggles both upstairs and downstairs served as some welcome levity to this wonderful episode.<br />
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<b><u>Anna:</u></b> No, and I'm not laughing but...<br />
<b><u>Bates:</u></b> But you're laughing.<br />
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<b><u>Carson:</u></b> And what makes you think you'll be any good (at teaching)?<br />
<b><u>Mr. Molesley:</u></b> I don't know exactly. Perhaps because I want it so much.<br />
<b><u>Carson:</u></b> There are plenty of little boys who want to be famous cricketers. It's not enough to make them champions.<br />
<b><u>Mr. Molesley:</u></b> I just want to try, Mr. Carson.<br />
<b><u>Carson:</u></b> And so you shall.<br />
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Ever the ray of sunshine, our Mr. Carson!<br />
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<b><u>Lord Grantham (about Lady Violet):</u></b> Mama is swanning around the south of France without a word to any of us.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Mary:</u></b> But that's absurd! If Bertie's a Marquess, then Edith...<br />
<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> Edith would outrank us all! Yes, that's right.<br />
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<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> Golly gumdrops! What a turn-up.<br />
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<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> A genuine, copper-bottomed marquess for Edith. Who'd have thought it? If anyone had told me Mary would hitch up with a mechanic and Edith would marry one of the grandest men in England, I'd have knocked them down.<br />
<b><u>Lady Cora:</u></b> Mary has got rid of her mechanic and Edith is not yet married.<br />
<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> I know. But for poor old Edith who couldn't make her dolls do what she wanted, it is rather wonderful.<br />
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<b><u>Tom:</u></b> We'll all bow and curtsy to Edith. You'll enjoy that Mary.<br />
<b><u>Lady Mary:</u></b> Hardly! And if Bertie IS Lord Hexham, which I still don't believe, he won't want to marry her now.<br />
<b><u>Lady Cora:</u></b> Careful. People will think you're jealous dear. We don't want that.<br />
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<b><u>Anna:</u></b> She loves him but she can't control him. That's what frightens her. He's stronger than she is, really.<br />
<b><u>Mr. Bates:</u></b> She's a bit of a bully, your Lady Mary. She likes her own way.<br />
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<b><u>Tom:</u></b> You're a coward Mary. Like all bullies, you're a coward.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> You're a bitch!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> You're wrong as you so often are. Henry's perfect for you. You're just too stupid and stuck up to see it! Still, at least he got away from you. Which is something to give thanks for, I suppose!<br />
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Oh, how I loved this episode. You <b><u>ARE</u></b> a nasty, jealous, scheming bitch Lady Mary. And yet you always seem to land on your feet and get what you want. Fingers crossed for Edith in the final episode.<br />
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Cheers!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-13989891269303135232016-02-23T23:32:00.001-05:002016-02-23T23:32:52.665-05:00Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 7 Best Lines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><u>Daisy: </u></b>Oh, my God!<br />
<b><u>Mrs. Hughes:</u></b> I will thank you not to take the Lord's name in vain.<br />
<b><u>Daisy:</u></b> I hope it's not in vain. I need all the help I can get!<br />
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<b><u>Violet:</u></b> Do you enjoy weddings?<br />
<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> Yes but I'm not going to that one. I'd feel like the wicked fairy at the christening of Sleeping Beauty!<br />
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<b><u>Violet:</u></b> While angry, I say things some people find hard to forgive. So I have decided to go away. I'd rather vent my rage on the desert air...and return when I have gained control of my tongue.<br />
<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> Your self-knowledge is an example to us all.<br />
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<b><u>Violet:</u></b> I'll call on Mrs. Cruikshank before I leave.<br />
<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> I suspect she's quite a tough nut.<br />
<b><u>Violet:</u></b> And I'm quite a tough nutcracker!<br />
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<b><u>Violet:</u></b> My reason for traveling is to make myself eager to come home. A month among the French should manage it!<br />
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<b><u>Tom to Mary (on a matter of the heart):</u></b> You will be hurt again and so will I because being hurt is part of being alive. But that is no reason to give up on the man who is right for you.<br />
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<b><u>Mary (to Henry Talbot):</u></b> I want you to have a long and happy life. Just not with me.<br />
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<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> It was a bloody awful business. A bloody, bloody awful business.<br />
<b><u>Rosamund:</u></b> The English language never lets you down.<br />
<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> Oh, shut up!<br />
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<b><u>Bertie Pelham:</u></b> If love is allowed to weigh in the balance, I've got plenty of that!<br />
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Sorry for the late posting on this wonderful Downton episode. Life got in the way.<br />
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Cheers!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-3739817604342677912016-02-07T21:51:00.000-05:002016-02-07T21:51:43.872-05:00Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 6 Best Lines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> Roll up! Roll up! Visit an actual dining room complete with a real life table and chairs!<br />
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<b><u>Daisy:</u></b> You don't want to encourage (Mrs. Patmore). She's too curious for her own good.<br />
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As a reader of The Guardian asked "What is up with Daisy trying to nookie block Mrs. Patmore?" Nookie block! Good one!<br />
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<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> People have always tipped the butler to look 'round a house. Even Elizabeth Bennett wanted to see what Pemberley was like inside.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Cora:</u></b> It was the monk's refectory of an Abbey that King Henry sold after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.<br />
<b><u>Visitor:</u></b> Is that why it's call Downton Abbey?<br />
<b><u>Lady Cora:</u></b> ...I guess so!<br />
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<b><u>Visitor:</u></b> Tell us about these people.<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> Well they were all rather marvelous and..sort of...living that life.<br />
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<b><u>Visitor:</u></b> What about the architect?<br />
<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> Sir Charles Barry? Yes, he built the houses of parliament. Or at least he finished them. And, you know, he built lots of...lovely buildings.<br />
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<b><u>Henry Talbot:</u></b> You're the boss!<br />
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<b><u>Tom Branson:</u></b> He's nice, he's mad about you and he loves cars. I rest my case!<br />
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<b><u>Mr. Carson:</u></b> What's to stop them slipping the odd first edition into their back pockets?<br />
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<b><u>Mr. Carson:</u></b> The next thing you know there's a guillotine in Trafalgar Square!<br />
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<b><u>Thomas:</u></b> So my word is still not good enough Mr. Carson after all these years.<br />
<b><u>Mr. Carson:</u></b> I only wish it were.<br />
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<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> Golly Moses! You astound me. And all from the sale of tickets!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Mary:</u></b> Downton Abbey is where the Crawleys belong. This is weakling talk. Thankfully, George and I are made of sterner stuff. And we are not going anywhere.<br />
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Hear, hear Lady Mary. And yet it is Tom Branson who is predicting the future of the English Country House. Not only do you have to open it to the public regularly, you have to rent it out for weddings and the odd period drama as a filming location in order to pay for upkeep and repairs.<br />
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<br />Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-36489934281058382552016-01-31T21:52:00.002-05:002016-01-31T21:53:12.988-05:00Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 5 Best Lines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u><b>Carson:</b></u> Are these done enough? This plate is cold...which is a pity. Bubble and squeak as a vegetable with lamb? This knife could do with sharpening. It's been a while since she played with her patty pans.<br />
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Good grief Mr. Carson! What has happened to the happiest man alive!<br />
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<b><u>As Mrs. Patmore says:</u></b> Men and sigh!!!!<br />
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<b><u>Mr. Mason:</u></b> It does me good to see a friendly woman bustling about the kitchen!<br />
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Back off Daisy! I smell another senior romance here. And has anyone else noticed that the lovely Cockney footman has more than a passing interest in Daisy? Another romance amongst the pigs. Mmmmm.<br />
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<b><u>Tom:</u></b> Long live our own Queen Mary!</div>
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<b><u>Henry Talbot:</u></b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Belle_Dame_sans_Merci">La Belle Dame sans Merci.</a></div>
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<b><u>Lady Edith:</u></b> Victorian women growing into modern women.<br />
<b><u>New Lady Editor:</u></b> And the price they paid...<br />
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Great episode for Lady Edith. She hires a helper, gets a kiss and plans a future away from Downton. Now if only Lady Mary wasn't sniffing around about Marigold. Look out!<br />
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<b><u>Denker to Dr Clarkson:</u></b> She's been running this village since you've been eating porridge in the glen with your mammy!<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> You have read too many novels! You have seen too many moving pictures!<br />
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<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> If this is it, just know I have loved you very very much.<br />
<b><u>Lady Cora:</u></b> This isn't it. We won't let this be it.<br />
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It was hard to find a photo that wasn't too graphic for the burst ulcer scene. If you would like to see the GIF which plays it over and over, the link is here to <b><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/10/downton-abbey-last-season-game-of-thrones">Vanity Fair's Downton Gore Page</a></b>.<br />
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Cheers!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-77528940242346577302016-01-26T22:40:00.001-05:002016-01-26T22:58:46.012-05:00Downton Abbey Map of UK Filming Locations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This brilliant map of Downton Abbey filming locations was recently compiled by <a href="http://www.wayfair.co.uk/"><b>Wayfair.co.uk</b></a>. Apparently Wayfair is a US based online furniture retailer (<a href="http://www.wayfair.com/"><b>Wayfair.com</b></a>) who have a UK branch and also ship to Canada. Their websites are gorgeous, much like these locations which the creators of Downton Abbey have used over the past 6 seasons.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/">Highclere Castle</a></b> or Downton Abbey itself, seen in every episode of "Hound's Bum Abbey" as the lord of the manor Hugh Bonneville affectionately calls it! Owned by George Herbert, the 8th Earl of Carnarvon and his wife Lady Carnarvon (the former Fiona Aitken) who has written a biography of one of her predecessors <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Almina-Real-Downton-Abbey/dp/0770435629/ref=pd_cp_14_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=197NBYSMY2RGMVHM64E5">Almina, Countess of Carnarvon</a></b>. If you can't get to Highclere in Berkshire on one of it's open days in July or August, you might be interested in their new <b><a href="http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/news/highclere-castle-launches-new-app-itunes-and-google-play">Highclere Castle app</a></b>. Or you might like to peruse the <b><a href="http://www.ladycarnarvon.com/">blog of Lady Carnarvon</a></b> and see what is going on at the real Downton Abbey.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.portalhall.co.uk/">Portal Hall in Burghclere, Hampshire</a></b> is the adorable schoolhouse where the wedding reception for Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes finally took place. It was also the spot where Mr. Molesley inspired us (the viewers) as well as the students with his motivational take on education. I think this was also the spot where the notorious flower show took place in the first season. You remember, when they were afraid NOT to give first prize to the Dowager Countess Violet?<br />
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I have to put in a good word for <b><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greys-court">Greys Court near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire</a></b> as I was there last year and it is lovely! You might remember from Season 3 when Lord Grantham had poorly invested his money (OK, Cora's money) and they were considering downsizing to their much smaller estate Downton House. They even had a picnic on the lawn. But retrenching and making do with only 8 servants was just too much to endure! Horrors!</div>
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There actually are some lovely picnic areas with fine views and beautiful gardens. And the tour guides talk fondly of Maggie Smith's visit. I want to go back...</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.inveraray-castle.com/home.html">Inverary Castle</a></b> was used as Duneagle Castle, the country seat of Lord and Lady Flincher (and cousin Rose of course). Although as you will recall, this Christmas episode did not end well, the location and the highland dancing was a lot of fun. And cousin Susan's exploits were pretty interesting! Good riddance O'Brien! This would be a gorgeous place to visit if you were in the north west of Scotland.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.beamish.org.uk/">The Beamish Museum in County Durham</a></b> is somewhere I have long wanted to go. Billed as open air museum, there seems to be more to do than you can pack into a day. Train rides, a sweet shop, authentic fish and chips and even coal mining demonstrations are to be found. Someday I will get there. Have any of my readers been? When we in North America finally see the Christmas finale (Sunday March 6 2016) we will get a glimpse of the main street of Beamish dusted with snow. Perfect!</div>
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<b><u>Lord Grantham:</u></b> I'm surprised you know what a gear stick is.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> I know more than you think.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> What sort of Talbot is he?<br />
<b><u>Lady Shackleton:</u></b> A Shrewsbury but nowhere near the earldom. Forty strong men would have to drop dead.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> Nothing is impossible...<br />
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<b><u>Lady Shackleton:</u></b> How can I present myself as an expert when I don't know the facts.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> It's never stopped me!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> I haven't been into the kitchens for...oh, at least 20 years.<br />
<b><u>Isobel:</u></b> Have you got your passport?<br />
<b><u>Tom: </u></b> It hasn't changed much since your day.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> I only know I shall need <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariadne%27s_thread_(logic)">Ariadne's thread</a></b> to find my way out!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> I presume in the future we can look forward to women field marshals. And a woman pope!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Rosamund:</u> </b> Mrs. Carson! It's like Jane Eyre asking to be called Mrs. Rochester!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Mary:</u></b> I hope this means you are boiling up to make a pass before we're done.<br />
<b><u>Henry Talbot:</u></b> Probably. But will you accept?<br />
<b><u>Lady Mary:</u></b> No, but I shall enjoy the process enormously!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Mary:</u></b> Do you know, I couldn't be less interested in cars if I took a pill to achieve it.<br />
<b><u>Henry Talbot:</u></b> Well, that's because you haven't been taught about them...properly.<br />
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<b><u>Mrs. Hughes:</u></b> It's been a long time since I've been on the brink of anything. Except possibly the grave.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> I know several couples who are perfectly happy. Haven't spoken in years.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> Did you drink at lunch?<br />
<b><u>Cousin Isobel:</u></b> You know perfectly well I didn't as you were with me.<br />
<b><u>Lady Violet:</u></b> Not all the time.<br />
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<b><u>Lady Mary:</u></b> I hope that's the last time anyone calls me Auntie!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-13252637661605668472016-01-03T22:13:00.001-05:002016-01-03T22:13:47.901-05:00Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 1 Best Lines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mrs. Patmore is eyeing up the dancing policeman! Romance???<br />
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And revolutionary Daisy got to keep her job!<br />
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<b><u>Lady Cora</u></b>: (of Daisy's outburst) I'm sure she regrets it.<br />
<b><u>Mr. Carson</u></b>: I daresay Guy Fawkes regretted trying to blow up Parliament m'lady but he still had to pay the price.<br />
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And so we have champagne in the servant's area and more fab dresses on Lady Mary and Lady Edith. And did Lady Edith say she met Virginia Woolf? Tune in next week when we have more from the lady editor and the lady estate agent. Modern times! And more about the wedding of Carson and Mrs. Hughes.<br />
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Cheers!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-59526140551799477012015-12-19T17:18:00.000-05:002015-12-19T17:35:17.630-05:00A Child's Christmas in Wales 1987<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px;">"I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was twelve or whether it snowed for twelve days and twelve nights when I was six."</span></b><br />
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The music will also stay with you after watching this, particularly from the cozy scene at the end, where the family are all singing by the fire, quaint Welsh carols like<b><a href="http://www.cypressfilms.com/PDF/Tua_Bethlem_Dref.pdf" target="_blank"> "On To Bethlehem Town"</a> </b>and <b><a href="http://www.pianomother.com/assets/images/FreeSheetMusic/EasyPianoMusic/all-through-the-night-piano-solo.pdf" target="_blank">"All Through the Night"</a></b>.</div>
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This post is a rerun from a few years ago but I have added the YouTube link below for those who don't have this on DVD. This gorgeous, funny and heartwarming production deserves a much wider audience. It has aged well. Enjoy an old fashioned Christmas with some mischievous boys in Wales!<br />
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Click for the full text of the Dylan Thomas Poem <a href="http://janeaustenfilmclub.blogspot.com/p/childs-christmas-in-wales-by-dylan.html">A Child's Christmas in Wales</a>.<br />
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Sherlock Holmes has gone Victorian for the holidays! Airing on PBS on January 1st at 9:00 pm we have Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman returning for a one off Sherlock special set in Victorian times with period settings. Yay! I love Sherlock but putting him back in his deer stalker hat and cape is inspired. And I love Mr. Watson's handlebar mustache.<br />
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The Abominable Bride is a 90 minute special and I can't imagine a better way to usher in the new year! Here is a preview to whet your whistle:<br />
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But if you would like a great way to spend Christmas night, the ladies of Nonnatus House in Poplar East London are ready to celebrate 1960 style with a bus trip to Regent street to see the lights.<br />
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Sister Evangelina is not in the Christmas spirit despite preparations for a televised carol sing but things go wrong when Sister Monica Joan goes missing. Hasn't she been missing before? At least she isn't barefoot this time!<br />
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According to the <b><a href="http://www.bafta.org/whats-on/bafta-rocliffe-new-writing-forum-with-olivia-hetreed-and-andy-paterson" target="_blank">BAFTA</a></b> website, the writing/producing duo of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Hetreed" target="_blank">Olivia Hetreed</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.boltonschool.org/senior-boys/news/old-boy-andy-paterson-in-the-spotlight/" target="_blank">Andy Paterson</a></b> are planning a film adaptation of Georgette Heyer's <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Grand-Sophy-hysterical-charming/dp/140221894X" target="_blank">The Grand Sophy</a></b> for 2016. Apparently they are developing it in collaboration with <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms" target="_blank">BBC Films</a></b>.<br />
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The most successful film so far by this husband and wife team would have to be <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001US61O/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687742&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0452287022&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0F8C48N7QQAQRAY75H6Y" target="_blank">Girl with a Pearl Earring</a></b> with Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth. So let's hope they have the clout to get this film made. The fact that they are in collaboration with BBC Films is a very good sign that the quality of the production would be top notch.<br />
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If you haven't yet signed the petition for a Georgette Heyer film, the link is here below. We have over 1400 signatures from all over the world, so I think we have proven an audience for a Heyer film. Join us!<br />
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I finally got to see <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Suffragette/dp/B017Y01HOQ/ref=sr_1_1_twi_dvd_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1448238257&sr=1-1&keywords=suffragette" target="_blank">Suffragette</a></b> this weekend and it is well worth seeing. <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=carey+mulligan+movies&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acarey+mulligan+movies" target="_blank">Carey Mulligan</a></b> plays Maud Watts, an East London laundry worker who gets caught up in the Suffragette movement of 1912. After 50 years of politely asking for the right to vote, Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and her Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) decided that more militant tactics were required. Although they threw rocks and blew up mail boxes they were careful not to endanger any lives if possible. "Deeds Not Words" got many of them jailed and their treatment there was shocking to say the least.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Suffragette/dp/B017Y01HOQ/ref=sr_1_1_twi_dvd_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1448238257&sr=1-1&keywords=suffragette" target="_blank">Suffragette</a></b> has a star filled cast including <b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240359/" target="_blank">Anne-Marie Duff</a></b> as a fellow laundry worker, <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=helena+bonham+carter+movies&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ahelena+bonham+carter+movies" target="_blank">Helena Bonham Carter</a></b> as an educated activist,<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=romola+garai+movies&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aromola+garai+movies" target="_blank"> Romola Garai</a></b> as the wife of a cabinet minister, <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=meryl+streep+movies&sprefix=merylmovies%2Cmovies-tv%2C158&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ameryl+streep+movies" target="_blank">Meryl Streep</a></b> as Mrs. Pankhurst herself, it also has <b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322407/?ref_=nv_sr_2" target="_blank">Brendan Gleeson</a></b> as a police inspector and <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ben+whishaw+movies&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aben+whishaw+movies" target="_blank">Ben Whishaw</a></b> as Maud's husband.<br />
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I wish the film had been longer as we don't get quite attached enough to the characters and their stories as there is so much historical fact to cram into one feature length film. Still, it's a well done piece and absolutely worth seeing. Maybe a director's cut on the DVD would be an idea?<br />
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Here is the trailer. This is a story that needs to be told and a reason for all women to value and exercise their right to vote in every election no matter where or how small. Just think of the women who fought for our right.<br />
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Stay for the timeline of women's voting rights at the end of the film. Some countries still aren't there yet...<br />
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If you haven't yet been taken under the spell of the WWII drama <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Home-Fires-Francesca-Annis/dp/B0128P1UH6" target="_blank">Home Fires</a></b>, then here is my whole hearted recommendation to check it out.<br />
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Opening in the late summer of 1939 as England prepared itself for the second time in a generation for war, the WI (Women's Institute) considers shutting down for the duration of the war. After all, what use is jam making and tea parties during wartime?<br />
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Actually, as the women of the WI in the rural Cheshire community of Great Paxford dig in and get to work (picking blackberries for fundraising jam here) the WI gives the ladies purpose and support and gives us a ton of enjoyment watching them. And the female battle between two local spitfires Joyce Cameron (Francesca Annis) and Frances Barden (Samantha Bond) starts the series off with some fireworks.<br />
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Although the stories of women at the home front may sound rather dull, Home Fires is anything but! Young love with dashing fighter pilots, a handsome doctor whose wife thinks she can practice medicine too and a conscientious objector who gets ostracized for his beliefs are among the many absorbing story lines.<br />
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Just don't get too attached to the male characters because during war you never know who is coming home and who isn't. And it is that dark cloud over Great Paxford which keeps you on the edge of your seat.<br />
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You will see lots of familiar faces such as Francesca Annis (Cranford), Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey) and Ruth Gemmell (Fever Pitch) in this series as well as some very talented new ones. I am thrilled that ITV have picked it up for another season so we get catapulted into the Battle of Britain next year.<br />
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Running currently on Sunday nights at 8pm on PBS, you can catch up on episodes on the PBS website <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch-online/" target="_blank">here</a></b>.<br />
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Off I go to watch it all again!!!<br />
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Cheers!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-19962020034937847152015-09-20T20:49:00.000-04:002015-09-20T20:49:27.916-04:00Indian Summers with Julie Walters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just had time to preview the first episode of Indian Summers before my trip and it is well worth watching. A wonderfully well done drama depicting the lives of British socialites in India in the 1930s who went to the cooler Himalayan hills for the hot summers to rule from afar and enjoy.<br />
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Julie Walters has a ball as Cynthia Coffin, the lively owner of the exclusively white Royal Simla Club, she sports a rather pronounced East End accent. This seems to be a reminder that all classes could be on equal footing in India in the time of the British Raj and she certainly seems to enjoy controlling more than the music, roast beef and Yorkshire pud at her club.<br />
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The first episode sets up a lot of stories from both clashing cultures and foreshadows the trouble ahead, as the Indian independence movement simmers and flares. Just as gorgeous as Downton Abbey (with a more exotic flavour) Indian Summers will draw you in and make you feel the heat!<br />
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I will leave you hanging there but do catch this one on PBS starting Sunday September 27 at 9 pm.<br />
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Cheers and follow me for the next 2 weeks at <b><a href="http://jennyandgillian.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Jenny & Gillian Wandering England!</a></b><br />
<br />Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-80660216719699303822015-09-19T21:08:00.000-04:002015-09-19T21:08:52.884-04:00Vacation in London, Salisbury, Avebury, Wiltshire/Dorset Borders and Bath<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The anticipation is building as my friend Gillian and I are now days away from our "geeky history girl" tour of the UK. I am hoping to be able to regularly post photos for our family and friends, but anyone who would like to follow along with us is very welcome at <b><a href="http://jennyandgillian.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Jenny & Gillian Wandering England.</a></b><br />
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Please feel free to leave any comments on the <b><a href="http://jennyandgillian.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Jenny & Gillian blog</a></b>. We have planned our accommodations in advance, as well as having our 4 day walking tour of the Wiltshire Dorset borders meticulously planned by Alison Howell of <b><a href="http://foottrails.co.uk/" target="_blank">Foot Trails walking tours</a></b>. The rest of the trip will develop on the fly, as we have lots of possible destinations and excursions researched, but a certain amount of chance and serendipity is going to determine our final route. We're sooooo excited!<br />
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These photos are "borrowed" from some online snapshots, however from here on in, only our photos will be posted. Wish us luck!<br />
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Cheers and hopefully I will come back with renewed energy for The Jane Austen Film Club!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-72033432674410023372015-09-08T19:47:00.001-04:002015-09-08T19:47:47.076-04:00Shaun the Sheep Movie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013H99V46/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687562&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00SYX6AK4&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1T5WYEZJR1X310W1A42G" target="_blank">Shaun the Sheep Movie</a></b> is not period drama. However it is a very English film, which I figure qualifies it for this blog and besides, I found it very entertaining! I dragged my sister to this on a recent girl's weekend, reasoning that this was a true all ages film. What can I say? I don't have a young child or grandchild at this point but I love this kind of film which amuses all ages.<br />
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If you are a fan of <b><a href="http://www.aardman.com/" target="_blank">Aardman Animations</a></b>, who have done <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wallace-Gromit-Three-Amazing-Adventures/dp/B000A2UBOI/ref=sr_1_5?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1440537152&sr=1-5&keywords=wallace+and+gromit+dvd" target="_blank">Wallace and Gromit</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Run-Mel-Gibson/dp/B00003CXJ4/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1440537212&sr=1-1&keywords=chicken+run+dvd" target="_blank">Chicken Run</a></b>, you may also already know Shaun, Bitzer the dog and Farmer from the <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shaun-Sheep-Double-Feature-Horrors/dp/B0045I3EQA/ref=sr_1_4?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1440537254&sr=1-4&keywords=shaun+the+sheep+dvd" target="_blank">Shaun the Sheep television series</a> </b>and you will likely eat this up. If not, but you love the sound of a bouncy fun film with no dialogue but a super soundtrack and lots of sight gags then you will still appreciate this little gem.<br />
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I didn't really like the trailer so I have given you the theme song video which gives you a much better idea of whether you will like the movie. And such a cute catchy song too!<br />
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Lots of visual gags like this one...an homage to the Beatles Abbey Road photo and a nod to the fact that the music was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London.<br />
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That is all I am going to say about this adorable little film. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!<br />
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Cheers!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.com5