Sense & Sensibility 2008 Website Launched

The BBC have just launched the Sense & Sensibility 2008 website, which includes a synopsis, and features video interviews with the cast and crew, including: Hattie Morahan (Elinor), Charity Wakefield (Marianne), Dan Stevens (Edward), Costume, Make-up, Director, and Art Director. There is also a preview clip from Episode One.

There's lots of backstage photos and an episode gallery (yay!) Lots of fantastic, candid behind-the-scenes photos are available here. Enjoy!

Pic: Sense & Sensibility cast from: BBC

Results of our 'Favourite Scenes' Poll

As most of you voted, you will know that we made a poll for the favourite scenes from Becoming Jane (scroll down to see the options on the left hand bar). The scenes were split into: ‘Jane and Tom’ and ‘Other’ favourite scenes.
The poll closed yesterday and so we can reveal the rather predictable results.

Jane and Tom scenes

With 54% of the votes, the Ballroom scene was voted favourite. I don’t think that anyone can forget the passion and emotion evoked from that dance. And the music…..so perfect. To watch it again, don’t forget to see the Husbands and Lovers clip.

With 42% of the votes (a close second place) was the scene where Tom and Jane meet in the woods after Jane has just learned of Tom’s engagement to Mary Paul. The way her brother George protects her and that kiss! I love this scene!

The kiss by the pond at Lady Gresham’s manor captured 38% of the votes. It is their first kiss and the way she asks if she did it well because she wanted to do it well just once….I think that is enough to melt anyone’s heart.

I have to mention the forth place just because I think that it is my favourite scene. 30% of votes chose the Library scene with the witty banter and introduction of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding to Jane (to be disputed by some Janeites!).

Other favourite scenes

It is quite clear what the favourite scene is for this section; with 41% of the votes, the scene where Jane and Wisley have that discussion after the elopement. I think that this highlights how many of the viewers really liked Wisley and was perhaps disappointed that something did not happen between him and Jane. I liked him but I have to agree with Jane’s father, he was somewhat of a booby in comparison to Tom!

The other scene to get many votes (25%) was when we see Jane walking down the beach with her sister Cassandra at her Brother Edward’s residence in Kent. I love all of the scenes with Jane and Cassandra and I think that this one in particular is very special.

All pics taken from http://www.annie-hathaway.com/gallery/ and The Tiscali website

Jane and Tom's wedding photo!

Well, a hypothetical photograph, that is, of Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) and Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy) if ever they got married in the first place (aaahhh... happy thoughts!). Anyway, since the wedding never took place, but many of us would love to play 'what if', here's a very lovely wedding photograph of Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy, modified from the US Becoming Jane poster by our dear graphic designer Kari. Thanks so much Kari, for giving me a great head start for the day, and may you all love the picture too!

New Picture Gallery

Thanks to Anima for the tips about the lovely Czech site of Becoming Jane, these are more pictures of Becoming Jane that I haven't seen on the web before. All pictures are taken from the Tiscali website. Such lovely pictures... triggering such emotions in this cloudy day... not unlike a day in Steventon.... aahhh!

First, the rascal Tom, ahem, James McAvoy (bare chested! Oh God!)... woooow...














I love this... Tom and Uncle Ben, and Tom's painful expression as he watched Jane leaving (is this outside the tavern?).














This one, Jane's contemplating on Tom's letter while holding his jacket (must have smelled good, Tom's fragrance!) and her sorrowful look as she returned home without him.



This one, Cassandra saying, 'What did she want to say?' LOL!


And the lovely Steventon Rectory... I forgot which scene was this one. Lovely creeping plants over there! And a lovely barouche as well. Most obliging!













Last but not least, Jane approaching Tom for a kiss (she kissed him first!) and Tom with Anne and Lucy Lefroy. There are some more pictures in the Tiscali site, but I have used the others in this blog beforehand. Anyway, enjoy!