Glad to know others are watching.
Agree totally with Arnie and Ellen that the cast of ¡°Miss Austen¡± is pretty great. Among them the casting and portrayal I find especially excellent ¨C Patsy Ferran as the young Jane Austen. It's the rare (unique?) film portrayal of JA that isn¡¯t Hollywood prettified, for one, combined with a characterization that captures both her intelligence and humor. She has a certain tartness seems to accompany by one or the other, someone with a light touch. She¡¯s even able to pull off a playfulness that's attractive rather than cloying.
That said, I felt a slight disappointment in the story. Some of it seems melodramatic, which I¡¯m guessing is in part due to needing to squeeze the novel into a teleplay. (Have not yet read the novel.)
And my expectations were probably too high, no doubt.
Dorothy
Episode 1 of Miss Austen on Masterpiece
From: Arnie Perlstein <mailto:arnieperlstein@...?subject=Re:%20Episode%201%20of%20Miss%20Austen%20on%20Masterpiece>
Date: Sun, 04 May 2025 22:05:10 PDT
I've just watched Episode 1, and I give it an A, it was surprisingly
excellent. How close it is to actual history, I am not so sure, but Gill
Hornby has done such a brilliant job, and the acting in all the roles is
pitch perfect, so
it's worth watching regardless of how accurate it is.
I eagerly look forward to seeing the whole series.
ARNIE
