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Pride and Prejudice (1980)
has its redeeming qualities
I saw this version of P&P when I was about 12 on Masterpiece Theatre and was enchanted with the story. I have read the book over 30 times since then and I have seen the 1995/2005 versions as well. With this P&P, Elizabeth Garvie played a good Elizabeth and David Rintoul, though quite handsome, played a rather too-stiff Darcy. The ending was always my favourite part because of the way Darcy smiled and relaxed when Elizabeth returned his affection. Another part that became my favourite just recently: the scene where Lizzy is talking to Charlotte in the assembly room, and Charlotte points out that Mr. Darcy was admiring her (Lizzy). The camera then showed Darcy with just a hint of a change to the hard line of his mouth that softened his face. What a heart melting look (sigh). The 1995 A&E version is better by far, but this version has its redeeming qualities.
Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End (1999)
great movie, small oops
I don't ever remember reading Sarah, Plain and Tall in school, but when my son told me about it and said they watched the movie in class, I wanted to see it too. I borrowed the video from the library and watched it as a family. It was a wonderful story. However, I didn't know until a few months ago that there were sequels. I finished watching those this week. I discovered one small oops: in the second movie, Skylark, Jacob is reminiscing when he was a boy, and tells Sarah "my brothers and sisters and I would dream...". In Winter's End, those "brothers and sisters" don't exist in conversations between Jacob and his father. But it is a very small oops, and I only caught it watching the trilogy, the second time around. Great movie, a must see for good wholesome family viewing.