Northanger Abbey 2007 filming photos
WENN photos has some paparazzi shots of filming of Northanger Abbey 2007. That’s one, TWO men in scarlet coats…hello, Captain Tilney! Hallelujah, he’s been found!
Alert Janeite Heather L, who sent us the link, points out that some of the actors are misidentified in the photos. We are fairly sure that the blonde with the curly hair is Carey Mulligan, who plays Isabella Thorpe, and the actress identified as Carey Mulligan is Catherine Walker, who plays Eleanor Tilney. The other blonde lady with curly hair and the blue parka is, we think, Syvestra LeTouzel (Mrs. Allen).
P.S. Hmm, Tibby’s a bit of all right, isn’t he?
P.P.S. Great costumes!!!! Though Henry REALLY ought to be wearing his Great!Coat on the Walk to Beechen Cliff. It was February, for crying out loud. Mr. Allen wore his to walk to the Pump Room. It’s windy up on that hill!
September 8th, 2006 at 12:33 am
Argh! Can’t get onto the site. Naturally I’m all excited about seeing what Tibby looks like.
September 8th, 2006 at 12:39 am
It’s slow. Keep trying. Worth it, my dear, totally worth it. Could the High Priestess of the Cult of Da Man be turned to the dark side? Stay tuned…
September 8th, 2006 at 12:57 am
OK, finally got in…. Um, sorry to be a spoil sport (as you know I must be… can’t help it) “but the uniforms, Louisa.”
Ah-hmm.
From Northanger Abbey. Chapter 14.
So. tell me if I have been wrong all these years, but I always assumed Tibby was a Dragoon. And since sons usually went into their father’s regiment, General Tilney was most likely a Dragoon, too.
The 12th Light Dragoons.
Every redcoat wasn’t actually a “redcoat” (like Colonel Fitzwilliam in P&P3). Perhaps the budget didn’t allow for “new” uniforms being made up for this production–the redcoats were probably already on the rack–but the Dragoon regalia would have been a cool touch.
September 8th, 2006 at 1:58 am
That’s right! I’d forgotten!!!
If you REALLY wanted to be picky, the General was retired and probably shouldn’t be wearing a uniform at all–but I guess it’s all symbolic and showing-not-telling, yada yada yada. And would Tibby be wearing his whilst on leave? The Navy didn’t (in MP Jane Austen refers to the “cruel custom” that did not allow William Price to show off his lieutenant’s uniform to Fanny since he is on leave) but I have to admit I didn’t mind them wearing uniforms in P2, because I love a sailor in uniform.
September 8th, 2006 at 9:12 am
Nice pics, although alas I too mourn the lack of Great!Coat, but it was nice to see a shot of the three going up (or down?) Beechen Cliff (I took a bus to the top, I confess…yes, shameful, I know, although I did walk down).
(Actually I shouldn’t moan, P2 is the only production that has ever got this right, that during the day one doesn’t show of one’s bare upper chest to all sundry).
Uniforms are always nice to see (I can be shallow) although why, oh why, are the young ladies being such hussies and not wearing chemisettes?
I still wait eagerly for pics to confirm NewfoundlandPuppySlobber!
September 8th, 2006 at 11:52 am
Now, now, Kathleen–we did walk part way up, and very steep it was you’ll recall!
I think most of these photos are costumes for a ballroom scene (possibly the one where Captain Tilney meets and dances with Isabella), so they wouldn’t have been wearing chemisettes for an evening ball. They’re just walking back and forth to the set and taking a smoke break, looks like. I can’t tell what they’re wearing for the Beechen Cliff scene.
Don’t hold your breath for Newf drool or anything remotely doggie. Just saying.
September 8th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
Having never been there, I wonder how these “Beechen Cliff” shots compare to what the real Beechen Cliff looks like. Is it similar enough to pass for it?
That Dragoon uniform … very nice … That would have been Tibbylicious (to poach two choice phrases).
Perhaps Henry left his great coat in Bath.
September 8th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Oh no! He’ll be cold! He’ll need to be, um, warmed up! Come here, Henry, I have hot tea and afghans for you!!!
Beechen Cliff: it’s a very steep walk and the cliff side is wooded. The way we went was kind of around the side through an Edwardian housing development and the top of the cliff has been cleared and is a public park, which was also Edwardian I believe (Alexandra Park? Good bet there). So a woodsy hill seems right to me. I stress it is a CLIFF and therefore a very steep climb. I’m just wondering how they’re going to enjoy the unpicturesque prospect of Bath from the top if they’re not in Bath.
Did I mention it’s very steep? We were originally given directions that involved something called “Jacob’s Ladder” which I think we took on the way back into town–it’s stairs set right into the side of the cliff. Fortunately there is a railing. I wouldn’t have wanted to climb UP those stairs, that’s for sure. Coming down wasn’t terrible but it had rained overnight and everything was kind of muddy and slippery. I remember Kathleen saying how impressive it was that Catherine and Eleanor had climbed it in the kind of shoes they would have had (not boots). I imagine if the area of the housing development was all woods then, it would have been slightly less steep of a climb than going directly up the side of the cliff. Without the stairs I don’t think that would be possible, actually, and it wouldn’t have been a pleasant country walk.
Here is the view of Bath from the top. Well worth the climb!
September 8th, 2006 at 1:26 pm
Maybe that company will use a shot of Bath from another film they did in this one also. Remember at the end of P2 they showed that ship from another film to save money.
September 8th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Note to self - the images do come up a bit larger if you click twice, though they’re covered in slightly transparent logos. Still, the shots aren’t good enough or large enough. :~p
Methinks I’m not sure if I like Henry Tilney so far. Redhead? Hmm. Bigger pictures would tell perhaps… Though I think the best shot of him is the second picture.
I do like Catherine (?)’s blue pelisse with the pinkish bonnet in the last picture. However, in that last “Beechen Cliff” picture, both Catherine and Eleanor have dark hair, it seems. Perhaps the shots of the light-haired lady (labeled Carrey Mulligan) is Carrey Mulligan, on a “different day,” without the curls?
September 8th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Never mind, now I have them all sorted out in me head.
I originally thought that Mags was saying that the light-haired lady (without curls) in blue (who was incidentally showing so much leg when walking) was Eleanor. But I see the error only falls in the Beechen cliff image, in which case Eleanor is the one in the dark blue pelisse I admire.
Next time, I must spend my full time (disregard eating, education…) looking at the pictures so that I cannot discern one more detail, before commenting. :p
September 8th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
Remember that these are paparazzi shots. They are not shots from the film, they are the cast taking breaks and walking to and from the set, which is probably inside that building. She had better hold up that skirt to keep it from getting dirty! And that must be Eleanor, for why would Isabella Thorpe go along on the walk to Beechen Cliff? She was off in a gig getting engaged to James Morland, remember?
September 8th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Haha, I understand; I was only mixing up the images of Mulligan/Isabella. Supposing the curls and lack of curls to distinguish Isabella from Eleanor.
I’m glad, because Eleanor is exactly what I imagined, which is rather rare for me.
September 8th, 2006 at 5:45 pm
>>>Don’t hold your breath for Newf drool or anything remotely doggie. Just saying.
Boo-hoo! Henry without PuppySlobber is like Henry without Trashy Novels. It’s part of the ‘Why-I-love-Henry’ package (sorry, have Henry addiction…even my harp is named Henry, although sometimes when playing I feel he’s more of a Crawford than a Tilney :P). Good points on the possible Beechen Cliff route, as going up direct would have been a bally hard slog, especially in tied shoes (I don’t think the use of half-boots, which really would not have been much sturdier, would have been period for NA). Visions of Henry huffing and puffing…..so going up the presumably wooded side would make sense
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The pic reminded me of how fabulous the view is, I’m still shocked that Bath Tourist Board (which manages to flog everything else in Ye Olde Jane Austen Shoppe) doesn’t sell it more as a destination to visit. I reccommend it highly to all visitors to Bath, where I would like to live, especially in 4 Sidney Place, establishing the real Jane Austen Centre (I’d have to kick out the current squatters
September 8th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
Ahhh! I love, love, love it (to quote P+P3, gah)! Can’t see Henry v. well, but he’s looking not too shabby. I’m really disappointed that Carey Mulligan is not Eleanor Tilney. She would’ve been PERFECT. But oh well, at least she’s in there, cause she’s great. Dresses are looking gorgeous! (Mags, is there any way to bypass the “no reproductions” of those piccies?! Cause I really, really want them. Like, bad.)
*squee* I’m so excited about the JA season!
September 8th, 2006 at 9:18 pm
You will be stunned at my temerity at correcting the High Priestess of The Cult of Da Man on a point in NA, but I must inform you that Mr. Allen did NOT wear his great coat to the Pump Room. These last two days, I have been listening to NA during my commute to work and I distinctly remember this passage in which Mrs Allen says: “I hope Mr. Allen will put on his great coat when he goes, but I dare say he will not, for he had rather do anything in the world than walk out in a great coat; I wonder he should dislike it, it must be so comfortable.”
It’s the HP’s own fault mind you, I have been conditioned to listen for references to greatcoats!
September 9th, 2006 at 12:06 am
At first glance they look so nice, only I can’t seem to get large versions of the photos to come up. Catherine looks perfect and the others are just lovely! Wonderful costumes!
September 9th, 2006 at 12:06 am
Hello, all. I’m new to this site but I love it so far. You’ve been wonderful at catching all the latest and greatest news on these JA adaptations. Thank you!
I’m re-reading NA as we speak so I’m excited for these pictures. Henry, Catherine, Isabella, Gen. Tilney and Frederick look exactly as they should. The jury is still out on Eleanor though. In the book, Mrs. Allen says that “Miss Tilney always wore white” but she seems rather colorful in these pictures (if that is her in the blue dress walking next to JJ Feild and surely that’s her in the ‘Beechen Cliff’ photos). And I hope that photo of the middle girl in the ‘Beechen Cliff’ picture is just a bad shot because these pictures are not flattering at all to her, poor thing.
Carey Mulligan looks lovely and sophisticated in these pics but doesn’t she look rather too richly dressed (even if it’s to a ball)? The Thorpes were a poor family. I would’ve expected Miss Tilney in a dress like this.
On a side note, I can’t get over how much Liam Cunningham looks like Bernard Hill (”Lord of the Rings”) in these pictures!
September 9th, 2006 at 12:59 am
Laurie, if you click on a small image, an “Image Information” window should open. Near the bottom of that window, click on “Preview.” Even with the WENN watermarks, you’ll be able to see even more details on the costumes. Hope this helps.
September 9th, 2006 at 1:20 am
Henry still needs his Great!Coat, if just to make the HP happy!
September 9th, 2006 at 10:04 am
I do like the casting and the costumes–this is exciting! I’ve hoped for a new NA adaptation for ages–I just cannot like NA1. Hopefully this adaptation will stay true to the sprit of the book. I’m relieved that Tibby has been found, and looking so, um, well.
Not to be nit-picky (well, yes, I suppose I am), but a question for costuming aficionados–should Henry be wearing long pants to a ball? Weren’t they considered less casual than breeches then? Not sure when they became accepted as formalwear.
September 9th, 2006 at 10:09 am
Heather,
Thanks so much for the instructions, they worked great! Last time I tried them the information windows wouldn’t come up and I wasn’t even able to see the second page of pictures which has the best shot of Capt. Tilney on it!
But this time they came up perfectly and I think that their costumes are perfect! Mrs. Allen is very fine, Catheirne’s styles are sweet and pretty, Carey Mulligan is just as flirtatious as she can be and is going to make a perfect Isabella! I’m not so impressed with Henry’s costumes but they are alright. I am so in love with this film already!
September 9th, 2006 at 10:13 am
I have to admit I’m not crazy about the clerical black in general. I was hoping it would grow on me, but no go. I’d rather see him in white breeches and waistcoat. And there’s no reason for him to wear all black, none whatsoever.
September 9th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
I agree. Henry wearing his clerical attire is totally wrong and I don’t understand why he is costumed that way at a ball. When Henry first appears [in the book] at the Lower Rooms Catherine has no idea he’s a clergyman based upon his appearance. It was Mr. Allen who made inquiries and later found out who he was and what he did for a living. So it makes perfect sense that he would not wear his clerical garb to later balls if he never felt the need to wear them before. Then again, movie-makers do whatever the hell they want… as we have daily proof.
September 10th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Re. Henry’s costume - true, I don’t think we (the readers) or even Catherine find out that he is a clergyman until they arrive in Northanger Abbey and he mentions Woodston. Henry (and JJ Feild) has such a sunny and playful personality so it would’ve been nice to see him in something less ‘drab.’ Nevertheless, JJ looks great as Henry!!
I like NA1, despite it’s flaws, but they’ve already got the cast and costumes right for NA2 so I’m hopeful that this will be a vast improvement over the first one. I can’t get over how perfect Felicity Jones, JJ and Liam Cunningham look as Catherine, Henry and Gen. Tilney!! If only they could add scenes from the Woodston visit in this version, then I will be truly happy.
September 10th, 2006 at 7:31 pm
Actually, we find out at the end of Chapter 3 that Henry is a clergyman
“How proper Mr. Tilney might be as a dreamer or a lover had not yet perhaps entered Mr. Allen’s head, but that he was not objectionable as a common acquaintance for his young charge he was on inquiry satisfied; for he had early in the evening taken pains to know who her partner was, and had been assured of Mr. Tilney’s being a clergyman, and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire.”
So long as JJ’s not wearing the clergy black the first time we meet him, then I’ll be okay with it. Since Frederick and the General were pictured hanging out in costume, I imagine the scene they were filming was one later in the story (like from Chapter 16) so by then Catherine would have been aware of Henry’s profession