Seducing the Viewer: Sex, power and heightened drama in Northanger Abbey (2007), by Vanessa E.

Modernity and Antiquity in Northanger Abbey, by Sayre N. These shows are currently being rebroadcast on PBS in some markets as the saying goes, check your local listings! Northanger Abbey Photos View all photos Movie Info A young woman (Felicity Jones) meets the love (JJ Feild) of her life while on holiday in Bath, England. In “Pup Fiction,” an adaptation of Northanger Abbey, Wishbone plays Henry Tilney, frightening Catherine Morland with a made-up Gothic story and teaching her that taking books too seriously can get one in trouble. When Wishbone’s young owner’s life reflects classic literature, Wishbone takes the lead in acting out the work in question. Wishbone was a children’s television show broadcast on PBS in the 1990s, featuring a Jack Russell terrier named Wishbone with a very active imagination.

However, the film, written and directed by Victor Nunez, is an homage to Northanger Abbey rather than an adaptation.

Like Catherine Morland, the heroine of this film, portrayed by Ashley Judd, leaves home and travels to a resort town, where she meets gentlemen and has adventures. She also reads Northanger Abbey, given to her by an intellectual gentleman of her acquaintance. Studio/Network: A BBC TV Production in association with Arts & Entertainment NetworkĬatherine Morland - Katharine Schlesinger At a medieval country house that fuels her lurid. Studio/Network: ITV/Grenada Television Ltd. In Jane Austen's gentle parody of gothic fiction, Felicity Jones plays romance addict Catherine Morland.

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