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One thing I find interesting is that all the film versions of Jane Austen's novels place a very great emphasis on period clothing, the gowns women wore at balls and parties, and even their everyday dress, so on and so on...And yet, Austen the writer never bothers to describe what anyone is wearing.

Not only clothing, but also the interiors of the great country houses, furnishings, etc., are lovingly dwelt on by the camera in these films...but given short shrift in Austen's novels.

I'm not saying the producers *shouldn't* place an emphasis these visual aspect of Austen's novels---after all, these films make millions and millions of $$$, so I doubt they need my advice on this point. But it is an example to me of how the experience of reading Jane Austen differs so significantly from the experience of watching the movies.

For myself, this may explain why, with the exception of the 1972 BBC Emma, and to a lesser extent the 1994 S&S, I have never much cared for any of the films made from Ausen's books.