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Northanger Abbey [1986] [VHS]

VHS ~ Katherine Schlesinger
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Katherine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, Googie Withers, Robert Hardy, Geoffrey Chater
  • Directors: Giles Foster
  • Format: HiFi Sound, PAL, Colour, Full Screen
  • Language English
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: BBC Video
  • VHS Release Date: 3 Jun 1996
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CKEV
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,971 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Jane Austen goes Gothic in this darkly dramatic rendering of her Northanger Abbey, a novel that wasn't published until after her early and sudden death. Austen pokes fun at her peers in this story, in which her heroine, Catherine Morland (Katharine Schlesinger), is hopelessly addicted to macabre romance novels that wreak havoc on her imagination. She comes from a large, but loving family, and she's taken, as a companion, to the decadent society of Bath. There, she meets the duplicitous Thorpe siblings, Isabella (Cassie Stuart) and John (Jonathan Coy), and the kindly Tilney sister and brother, Eleanor (Ingrid Lacey) and Henry (Peter Firth). The Tilneys also have an elder brother, the snobbish soldier Frederick (Greg Hicks), and an oddly eerie father, General Tilney (Robert Hardy). Needless to say, all this provides plenty of fodder for fantasies and Catherine comes up with many, even imagining all sorts of evils on a visit to the Tilney family home, Northanger Abbey. The soundtrack is more than a little melodramatic, but it's best to think of it as a humorous touch rather than a serious, punctuating one. --NF Mendoza, Amazon.com


Synopsis

An Eighteenth Century drama adapted from Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey'. Catherine Morland arrives at Northanger upon the invitation of Henry Tilney and discovers that the place is shrouded in mystery and intrigue...

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars give it a chance!, 7 Oct 2003
By Erica K (Madrid, Spain) - See all my reviews
Having seens so many negative reviews of this adaptation, I felt compelled to put in my two cents. I happen to love the traditional adaptations as much as anyone and recognize that Northanger Abbey is given a very different treatment in this version. However, I would just like to say that the dream sequences are NOT so outlandish and they do serve to provide a somewhat spooky atmosphere which helps to emphasize the theme of gothic novels and a young girl's imagination. The lead actors are great. Schlessenger is wonderful as the sweet wide-eyed Katherine and Mr. Tilney is just as he should be. I agree with another reviewer, the last scene is lovely, it is romantic and touching while echoing the mystery and excitement that permeates the rest of the production.

Give it a chance!!

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars worthwhile and winning adaptation, 19 Jun 2002
Although the dream snatches from catherines imagaination are a bit iffy this is a definately an enjoyable dramatisation. katherine schlesinger comes over very well as the over imagainative catherine and peter firth makes an excellent henry tilney. I especially love the ending when henry appears to that haunting music which certainly captured my imagination ( i actually prefer the films ending to the book! sacriledge perhaps but true)An overlooked jane austen gem.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing adaptation., 17 Jul 2001
By MaidM (Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews
Although Northanger Abbey isn't my favourite of Jane Austen's novels, there is a wry wit to it that's completely lacking in this adaptation. It takes itself far too seriously, and I found myself struggling to have any sympathy for any of the characters at all -- especially the wide-eyed Catherine. Here's hoping the Beeb tries this one again, but with a better script, director & cast.
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4.0 out of 5 stars amusing film
Well, as a fan of Austen's masterpiece, this Northanger Abbey is certainly a minor work, which does not mean is an uninteresting one. This BBC adaptation, but, is very amusing. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2006 by kurro_kowalski

2.0 out of 5 stars Regency drivel
As I understand it, the book NORTHANGER ABBEY was Jane Austen's one attempt at a Gothic satire - vastly different from her comedic novels built around Regency polite society,... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2003 by Joseph Haschka

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing/over-the-top melodramatics
Although this book has its darker side I am sure that Miss. Austen did not have in mind some of the 'over-the-top' melodramatic interpretations of Catherine Morland's imagination... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice and entertaining film
Northanger Abbey has never been my favourite one among the Jane Austen novels. I liked the idea of a young girl's exaggerated imagination and its effects on her behaviour, but the... Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2000

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