Sense and Sensibility 2008 trailer
Go watch and discuss - we can’t see it till later; no YouTube at Le Travail du Journée. A shot-by-shot description in comments would be lovely. 
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December 17th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Not shot by shot, only excited comments. It is less than half a minute of duration, but here we have that look Col. Brandon shots at Willoughby. And the duel!!! the duel!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
I will watch and comment.
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December 17th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
And the duel!!! the duel!!!
Heeee. I always wanted to write that fan fiction…but it always turned out too much like the end of the first Hornblower movie. “You’re not worth the powder!” Mmm, Ioan. Mmm, Robert Lindsay.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Don’t worry, it’s not powder, but blades
December 17th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Okay, that first shot of Elinor by looking out to sea (or something) and being blown in the wind is so KK on the rock/cliff in P+P3! Same coat too yet!
And I don’t like their marketing–”a feast for the senses” is lame. It doesn’t work with a story like Sense and Sensibility. Maybe something like Dangerous Liaisons
December 17th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
It’s hard to make up my mind about this. It looks good, but nevertheless I’m afraid what they might have done to it…
The duel looks very exciting though, I’m glad AD put that scene in the series.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
that first shot of Elinor by looking out to sea (or something) and being blown in the wind is so KK on the rock/cliff in P+P3!
An even more back, because that shot from P&P3 was not even original, we had had it also in P&P2 and also in S&S2.
I don’t like their marketing–”a feast for the senses” is lame.
This time I am willing to disregard the marketing. Probably I would agree with you, Chantel, but my attention is so concentrated only on the few shots we have been given of the miniserie itself, that I won’t be bothered by the usual nonsense that accompanies promotionals (at least not yet).
December 17th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
SWORDS! Oh, how very eighteenth century!
As a reminder to everyone of the passing mention of the duel in S&S:
“…Have you,” she continued, after a short silence, “ever seen Mr. Willoughby since you left him at Barton?”
“Yes,” he replied gravely, “once I have. One meeting was unavoidable.”
Elinor, startled by his manner, looked at him anxiously, saying,
“What? have you met him to–”
“I could meet him no other way. Eliza had confessed to me, though most reluctantly, the name of her lover; and when he returned to town, which was within a fortnight after myself, we met by appointment, he to defend, I to punish his conduct. We returned unwounded, and the meeting, therefore, never got abroad.”
Elinor sighed over the fancied necessity of this; but to a man and a soldier she presumed not to censure it.
Boy, nobody even pinked? No claret drawn? What a boring swordfight that must have been. I hope Brandon at least puts a few holes in Willoughby’s puffy shirtsleeves. Oooh, are they all disheveled and sweaty and cravat-less? (See, who needs bathtubs? Seriously.)
I wrote a whole blog post about dueling on Sick & Wicked many moons ago. When they used pistols, there often wasn’t anybody wounded, because they used smooth-bored pistols (rather than rifled bores, which give the shot more precision) and they could barely hit the side of a barn at 20 paces, let alone some other dude. And oftentimes cooler heads had prevailed and they “missed” on purpose. I’ve always thought Brandon deloped (shot but not at his opponent), like Horatio in “Duty.” That was a real sign of contempt, to imply that your opponent wasn’t even worth shooting at.
Okay, found the first post…
I’ve always been intrigued by that duel–mentioned in passing so briefly: “We returned unwounded.” So, Brandon, ol’ pal, do tell: did you and Willoughby delope like gentlemen, understanding that honour demanded satisfaction yet reasonably reckoning that sucking chest wounds would not make poor Eliza any less pregnant, or what? Enquiring minds want to know.
And come to think of it, was it swords or pistols? (Oooh, a swordfight! :::::SWOOOOOON:::::)
I demand royalties!!!
Second post, with info about dueling pistols &c. I won’t quote it, as it’s rather long.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
An even more back, because that shot from P&P3 was not even original, we had had it also in P&P2 and also in S&S2.
Not to mention the Monty Python “Classics in Code” skit…Wuthering Heights in semaphore!
December 17th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
I love that wuthering heights in semaphore skit. Hilarious. Loved the smoke signals, too (but can’t remember what they were interpreting with that).
December 17th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
No dialogue in trailer, just superscripts and one bit of a voicerover, with a rather new age ah-ahh-aah music in the background throughout.
Sea splashing against cliffs, waves rolling over rocks on beach, gulls shrieking (have they relocated Barton to Lyme??), wooden wind chimes tinkling, Elinor walking over crest of hill.
Superscript: Sound
Close-up of Marianne sitting somewhere outdoors, sniffing thoughtfully at the edge of her shawl (uh..?)
Superscript: Scent
Quick profile close-ups of Edward (who looks suprisingly hunky and handsome) and Elinor in a rather darkened room looking soulfully at each other.
Marianne entering a rather sparsely populated ballroom with wheeling dancers, looking eagerly about her, then a series of shots of three people looking over their shoulders in quick sucession…. first Marianne, then a supercilious-looking Miss Grey, followed by Willoughby (who looks remarkably like description of Mr Crawford “black, black and plain” - and rather squat to boot! What does she see in him?!)
Superscript: Sight
Then a shot from the side of a distraught, almost-fainting Marianne, supported by Elinor in the front and, from behind, Colonel Brandon who turns and looks at someone off-camera with a rather deadpan face, but a furious gleam in his eyes.
A distraught Marianne (in a bedroom, I think) throwing her arms around Elinor (who looks remarkably poor and plain in the shot) with a gasp.
Close-up of a hand in a firelit room caressing the bare arm of a woman who appears to be wearing a chemise (Eliza Brandon & Willoughby, I suppose).
Superscript: Touch
Close up of a male and female hand gliding and half-touching along what looks to be a wooden banister.
Voiceover starts, and continues over next scenes until the end:
A feast for the senses…
A stunning new adapation of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility… Coming soon on BBC…
Close-up of someone plucking a sticky looking profiterole from a caramel-covered platter on a full dining table.
And DUEL!! Woah - when I heard it was included I thought, ‘there goes Davies being gratuitously dramatic again’, but it DOES look good, with Colonel Brandon slashing masterfully and aggressively in against Willoughby’s sword like an avenging angel, and ending with a shot of the villain crouched on the grass with a blade at his throat.
Subscript: Taste
Marianne and… can’t quite tell if its Willoughby or Edward with head bet… spooning soup at the dining table.
And Mrs Ferrars - I think - popping a bit of something into her mouth.
Closing shot, Marianne leaning in to kiss someone (can only see back of his head, I assume W.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
GAH! There were no posts here whatsoever when I started writing the description above, and when I hit ’submit’ there are suddenly nine. You guys are FAST!! Yeah, well, then again, I guess I did stop to eat dinner real quick in between.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
“Oooh, are they all disheveled and sweaty and cravat-less? (See, who needs bathtubs? Seriously.)”
Well coats and cravats are definitely out, and Willoughby - at least - is starting to look distinctly sweaty and disheveled. The Colonel, on the other hand, looks like he could go on, eh, all night…
*swoons*
December 17th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
For those not able to bring up YouTube, here is a link to the Quicktime file,
http://www.tlc-graphics.com/post/S&S08_trailer.mov
and if you would rather download the file itself to play on your computer, assuming you have Quicktime installed,
http://www.tlc-graphics.com/post/S&S08_trailer.mov.zip
Enjoy!
December 17th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
No movie downloads at all till I get home…
Disheveled cravat-less &c. will have to wait.
And DUEL!! Woah - when I heard it was included I thought, ‘there goes Davies being gratuitously dramatic again’, but it DOES look good, with Colonel Brandon slashing masterfully and aggressively in against Willoughby’s sword like an avenging angel, and ending with a shot of the villain crouched on the grass with a blade at his throat.
“You’re not worth the powd…er, cleaning blood off my sword.”
December 17th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Edward is so handsome. Isn’t it the same actor who played in ” The Line of Beauty ” ? Looks a lot like him. I don’t know what to think of this trailer, I’m so excited and at the same time the music and the theme ( ” a feast to the senses ” ) look so wrong. But then, when has a trailer ever told the truth ? I’ve always been deceived by trailers so I’m waiting, patiently but not too patiently, ’cause the cinematography does look gorgeous.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Yeah, trailers can be very deceptive, but then again, so can video/dvd covers *cough* Persuasion *cough*
December 17th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Should Edward be that much better looking than Willoughby?…or is it just me? ANd yes, that’s Dan Stevens who was in Line of Beauty.
December 17th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Okay, have seen it…what a high…wait for it…larious promo! I think that’s about the dumbest promo for a Jane Austen film I’ve ever seen, and that’s saying something.
That doesn’t mean the film won’t be good, of course, but we have only the promo to judge for another couple of weeks!
Dorothy wants me to let everyone know she’s starting a pool as to who is involved in the “touching” bits. Edward and Elinor are 4-1, Brandon and Marianne are 3-2, Willoughby and Marianne are at even money, Lucy and Robert Ferrars are at 3-1, Lucy and Edward are at 30-1, Brandon and Elinor (in a clumsy attempt to throw off viewers, I daresay) are at 35-1, Lady and Sir John Middleton are 50-1, Sir John and Mrs. Dashwood are 70-1, and John and Fanny Dashwood are 100-1. Place your bets! (Smart money takes the Middletons–they didn’t get all those kids by accident, you know.)
December 17th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
I know everyone has said it, but…THE DUEL! I’m SO EXCITED!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
You didn’t give odds on the Palmers! There are Palmers in this one, aren’t there?
December 17th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
No Palmers on the IMDB…no Robert Ferrars, either. Hmm.
December 18th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Lucy Steele wasn’t listed until we read the newest article saying who she was. I (and possibly other people) sent the actress’ name in and they listed it later.
In Persuasion 2007 Mr. Musgrove never was listed until after the film was shown on television and people found out who he was.
Since other minor characters such as Lady Middleton are listed and Andrew Davies normally keeps these people in I’m expecting the Palmer’s to be in this film.
December 18th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Mags, with all due respect, it’s Travail de la Journée, not ” du ” : I’m afraid journée is quite feminine.
And now I’ll go hide, I really hate correcting people when it doesn’t matter but I’m a Hermione at heart : can’t help it.
December 18th, 2007 at 2:11 am
Gee, I thought the bad French was kind of funny.
Like caro sposo.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:46 am
I’m a little late to the party, but I thought the comments were better than the clip. Having said that, y’all have me salivating to see the movie.
December 18th, 2007 at 9:20 am
No Palmers? Has the world gone mad? Why, that’s like Emma with no John Knightley!
December 18th, 2007 at 10:00 am
Especially with all those caramel-y golden candies, the trailer reminded me of a Ferrero Rochero commercial… the ones with the gods. And seriously, the words, except for “Sound”… “Scent… Sight… Touch… Taste…” … all apply to chocolate! Yum.
December 18th, 2007 at 10:11 am
The Palmers will be there, at least Mrs. Palmer, according to the synopsis for the third episode, which has already been scheduled for Sunday 13th at 21:00 h GMT:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk3/sun.shtml#sun_sense
It doesn’t say who will play as Mrs. Palmer, though.
Episode 2 still appears as “day and time to be confirmed, but my guess is Sunday 6th again 21:00 h GMT.
Furthermore there is still no news about when Miss Austen Regrets will be broadcasted in UK.
December 18th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Hello!
Here is one more link to “Sense and Sensibility BBC 2008” presentation on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyrSGq8v-M8
My Best Regards to this wonderful site!
December 18th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Yay, our first look at S&S! Yep, that’s Mrs. Ferrars at the dinner table because it’s definately a Jean Marsh look (http://alicia-logic.com/capsimages01/oz2_013JeanMarsh.jpg).
Hmm…I guess I never really payed that much attentions to the Colonel’s comments on the duel. I really thought it was all Andrew Davies made up idea, but of course he shouldn’t be given all the credit for such a scene that seems to have almost every lady swooning already!
My first idea was that the hands on the banister were Marianne and Willoughby’s as they seem the only two bold enough to make such a gesture where others might see. Perhaps it happens when she visits Allenham with him.
Now I’m totally bowled over by this second trailer! This one has so much more, it’s so beautiful! I’ll have to watch it again to catch the whole thing!
Thanks for the link Boris!!!
December 18th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Thanks Boris, for the link. After the excitement of the first look yesterday, I think I am more sober today for the new trailer. We have dialogue now and I am not so pleased with some of the speeches we hear. Comparisons with S&S2 will be inevitable and not for the better I am afraid. More comments later.
December 18th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Indeed, the competition with S&S 1995 will be very hard with so beautiful actors and actresses and Mr. Andrew Davies’ promise for rural sex scenes eye-catching and hearts-rising! I am very curious!
Thanks!
December 18th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
According to the trailer for the DVD (2nd link) Andrew Davies wrote Pride and Prejudice ——-Who knew!!
Around 25 to 30 seconds in it says –
“a new adaptation by Andrew Davies acclaimed writer of Pride and Prejudice”
For some reason, silly me, I thought Jane Austen wrote it….:-) You learn something new every day!!!
Maria B.
December 18th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Thanks a lot for that link, Boris! Hearing some dialogue makes me even more excited about it.
December 18th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Here is a link to an article about S&S 2008 and its creators:
http://becomingjane.blogspot.com/2007/11/sense-sensibility-mini-series-hits.html
December 18th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
The BBC page is already available:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/senseandsensibility/
It has photo galleries and video interviews with cast and crew and a clip from episode 1. However, I have not been able to see the clips, I suspect they are only available for UK residents
*sniff*.
December 19th, 2007 at 5:54 am
Have just watched the clip on the website. Elinor beats carpets and is almost rude to Edward… I don’t remember that bit from the book. Hmm. I am very suspicious. I suspect that Davies has sexed up the Edward/Elinor relationship. Not that there’s anything wrong with it in the novel but it is one of the understated relationships and Davies clearly thought they needed to do something flirtateous like meet over carpet beating for them to be appealing to viewers. And that Edward should be dashing, articulate and just a little bit foxy.
*reluctantly returns Titanium Spork*
December 19th, 2007 at 8:55 am
This is completely in the style of Mr. Davies’. And here is an interesting link showing once more his fondness for erotic scenes:
http://jenniferehle.blogspot.com/2007/08/davies-mr-darcy-was-nearly-au-naturel.html
In “Northanger Abbey” (2007) we will see the first Katherine Morland (staring Felicity Jones) naked, though visible only for Henry Tilney (staring JJ Feild).
This was only a joke. Mr. Andrew Davies is the best classic novels addaptator and screen writer ever, another example is “Wives and Daughters” 1999 (TV) by Elizabeth Gaskell. His adaptations are very interesting and attractive nowadays, in the era of globalization and ecological catastrophes.
Thanks!
December 19th, 2007 at 9:58 am
The bathtub-in-the-woods scene is completely out of place in NA. Davies missed the point of the novel by a wide margin. One hopes for better things from his S&S adaptation.
I think Dorothy forgot to add odds for onr touchy-feely couple… Mr. W. and Miss. E.W.!
December 20th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Hello!
Here is a link to a BBC video article “Secrets of adapting Austen” presenting Mr. Andrew Davies’ explanation of making P&P 1996 including Mr. Darcy’s famous “lake” scene. Double click to watch it at full screen:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6900000/newsid_6905500/6905551.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=6905551&bbcws=1
Thanks!