Jane Austen: Die Abtei von Northanger (TV Movie 2007)

Jane Austen: Die Abtei von Northanger: Directed by Jon Jones. With Geraldine James, Michael Judd, Julia Dearden, Gerry O’Brien. A young woman’s penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.

“Having suffered through Persuasion and Mansfield Park I was expecting very little from this production, particularly as the tongue-in-cheek humour in the novel is missed by so many readers. However, Andrew Davies pulled it off (again) mainly by introducing some over-the-top Gothic scenes into the narrative, which helped to set the tone, and padding out some of the minor characters – particularly Thorpe, who was truly repulsive. JJ Field was an amazingly attractive Tilney with his gentle mocking of Catherine and his twinkly eyes. Felicity Jones carried Catherineu0026#39;s wide-eyed innocence and trusting naivety off a treat and I really felt her distress at upsetting Tilney – a nice twist by Andrew Davies which would have made JA proud.”