Alert Janeite Cinthia just sent us a link to the new Persuasion 2007 page at Clerkenwell Films’ site. There is a synopsis of the plot and some new images of Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones. We are stunned to report that we have nothing to snark. Apparently it CAN be done!
What is it with hairstylists on Jane Austen adaptations these days? Are they incapable of a simple updo, for Jane’s sake? A bun! That’s all it is! A bun! It’s not that hard! You can even use fake hair! And we have electric curling irons! They were capable of the danged hairstyle in 1812 without benefit of bobby pins or Extra Hold Hairspray, surely you can manage it! Billie Piper has more hair than Emma Thompson did when she made S&S and THEY managed it!
(The Editrix speaks from experience as she used to be the Goddess of Big Prom Hair in another life.)
Since we see Lord Byron hanging around in the background again looking disheveled and dissipated, we feel more certain that he is indeed Henry Crawford. The Lord High Mayor of You-Know-Where looks all right, we guess. *grumble*
Thanks to Alert Janeite Amo for sending the link.
Alert Janeite Kerry wrote to tell us about a new line of novels from Penguin with blank covers so that the owner can draw their own. There are only six novels in this line so far, but Jane’s representin’ with Emma.
Printed on art-quality paper, these are books ready to take whatever you can throw at them (and we know, because we’ve tried), whether it be doodling, painting, penciling, penning or adorning them with whatever takes your fancy. We think they’re great gifts for all ages.
Penguin is also encouraging literary artists to scan and send their cover for an online gallery. Go to it, Janeites!
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