Jane Austen wrote books about relationships between people, about love, about the power of human emotions. They are very popular among not only romantically inclined women, but also well-known filmmakers.
Numerous films were made from these books, which are especially pleasant to watch on long autumn evenings, warming your hands on a cup with a fragrant hot drink.
Consider the most popular films that were shot based on the works of Jane Austen.
10. Northanger Abbey | 2006
Katherine Morland is a pretty noble person. With her aunt, she goes to Bath to relax at the resort.
There, Catherine has a new acquaintance, the seemingly wealthy son of General Tilney. However, the general, who could not restrain his excitement, lost the fortune of his wife, who died under very unusual circumstances.
Tilney wants his son to marry a wealthy girl. The general thinks Katherine is a suitable party and calls her to his house as a guest. Then it turns out that the girl is not rich, but too late: Catherine and Henry Tilney begin to feel very strong feelings for each other.
9. Pride and Prejudice | 2005
The end of the XVIII century, England. Bennetts want to find husbands for their young daughters. Mr. Bingley begins to live next to them, and after that the family members face big changes.
Bingley has many friends who want to look after beautiful sisters. The arrogant and attractive Mr. Darcy especially highlights Elizabeth, who is famous for her difficult character. A serious confrontation arises between them, which can lead to both hatred and great love.
8. Emma | 2009
Emma Woodhouse is a very unusual girl: she is not only smart, beautiful, but also quite extravagant. Emma is carefree, happy, well-educated and well-off, because her father is a wealthy landowner.
Mr. Knightley is a man with whom she has been friends since childhood: she always listens to his opinion, and he does not hesitate to criticize her. At the same time, Emma's friend is sympathetic and very generous.
The girl has a rather unusual entertainment. She is doing her best to arrange the personal life of her lonely friends: she adjusts “casual” meetings, constantly gives advice. However, it soon becomes clear that the matchmaker from Emma is bad, and it is better for her to take up her own personal life.
7. Death Comes to Pemberley | 2013
Darcy and Elizabeth are satisfied with each other and life spouses who live with their children. They talk about the arrival of guests, discuss the ball, which is held every year.
And then suddenly Lydia appears, the elder sister of his wife. Staying in a state of shock, she says that her husband is dead. Darcy goes into the forest to find him, and stumbles upon a dead man. This is a companion to George Wickham, wife of Lydia.
6. The arguments of reason | 2007
Anne Elliot has almost stepped over a thirty-year milestone, but she still has no husband. The elder sister and father of the girl had long ruined the family, and as a result, Admiral Croft and his wife had to turn in the house.
When Ann found out about this, she was very scared, because once she was offered to marry by a relative of Croft's wife, and she did not agree because of the low status of the groom and his lack of money.
Now the girl believes that she did wrong, but the situation has already changed very much: from the side of her ex-groom she only feels indifference and coldness. The admiral’s wealthy brother-in-law should wrestle with Louise, one of Ann's cousins, but the latter again becomes his chosen one.
5. Mansfield Park | 1999
Thomas Bertram lives in Mansfield Park with his family. They decided to raise Fanny Price, a poor relative, and very often reminded the girl that she could not boast of a noble origin.
Kindness Edmund only shows kindness and sympathy for Fanny. He believes that the best qualities of a girl are modesty and a good attitude towards others.
However, the poor pupil has yet to become happy and gain a position in society. This smart and attractive girl will have to make a difficult choice between stability and the call of her heart.
4. Emma | 1996
Emma Woodhouse is very pretty, not deprived of her mind and rich. If desired, she can easily find a worthy groom and firmly rooted in secular society, but light boredom and a faithful friend prompt her to look for a completely different one.
Emma is convinced that her mission is to help girls who are deprived of money or outward appeal. However, after some time, the main character of the film realizes that she herself needs help more than others.
3. Love and friendship | 2016
Thirty-five-year-old Susan Vernon, an attractive widow, goes to the family of the deceased spouse to figure out what to do with the money and wait for the gossip about her adventures to subside.
After a while, Susan decides to marry her young daughter and find a wealthy groom for herself. Her great talent for intrigue is used, as well as intelligence, charm and beauty. Vernon seeks to attach his daughter and take his place among the cream of society under any circumstances.
2. Reason and feelings | 1995
Two sisters, a passionate Marianne and a shy Eleanor, lost their father. They are rather poor, they have no dowry. For this reason, sisters have great difficulty finding worthy suitors.
However, they very much want secular recognition, true love and new acquaintances. Representatives of high society are very reluctant to let into their circle those whose rank is lower, but the sisters seek to defeat the bias with love.
1. Pride and Prejudice | 1995
Mr. Bennet is not a very wealthy provincial landowner who has five daughters. He hopes to marry them to wealthy suitors. Bennett’s neighbor is Mr. Bingley, who owns a fairly large fortune.
He has a friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. He draws attention to the bratty Elizabeth, and Bingley is fond of another sister - the beautiful Jane.