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Northanger Abbey (1987)

Northanger Abbey (1987)
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Northanger Abbey was filmed in England and first telecast in the U.S. on December 2, 1987. This 90-minute adaptation of Jane Austen's 1818 novel incorporates the author's usual interconnecting themes of true love and acquisition of wealth, and tosses in a little Gothic mystery for good measure. Katherine Schlesinger stars as the 17-year-old heroine, who has been encouraged to seek out a suitably rich husband while on holiday in Bath. She finds the love of her life, and also more excitement than she ever dreamt possible. Veteran British movie personality Googie Withers is cast as a mercenary matron. Northanger Abbey was PBS' second Masterpiece Theatre presentation of the 1987-88 season. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Katherine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, (more)
Director(s):
Giles Foster
Format(s):
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Northanger Abbey was filmed in England and first telecast in the U.S. on December 2, 1987. This 90-minute adaptation of Jane Austen's 1818 novel incorporates the author's usual interconnecting themes of true love and acquisition of wealth, and tosses in a little Gothic mystery for good measure. Katherine Schlesinger stars as the 17-year-old heroine, who has been encouraged to seek out a suitably rich husband while on holiday in Bath. She finds the love of her life, and also more excitement than she ever dreamt possible. Veteran British movie personality Googie Withers is cast as a mercenary matron. Northanger Abbey was PBS' second Masterpiece Theatre presentation of the 1987-88 season. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
90 mins

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Director(s):
Giles Foster
Writer(s):
Maggie Wadey
Producer(s):
Louis Marks
Categories:
Romance
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    Nicole T.

    This one seemed longer than it's hour and a half and really was not Jane's best story and definitely the poorest movie adaption.

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    Christine R.

    Not one of Jane Austen's best works, this movie doesn't do much on the screen. Mysteries are presented and then never satisfactorily resolved and the love story between the heroine and the son of the wealthy owner of Northanger Abbey is hard to believe.

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    Debra P.

    I did not like this video. I must admit that I have not read the book, so I am not sure if it was the production or the book, which I believe was different from Jane Austen's usual style of writing. I have seen the BBC productions of Pride and Prejudice and Emma, and loved the music, as well as the overall productions. I really did not appreciate the music from this version of Northanger Abbey. It was also disappointing when a big deal was made of at least one mystery, but it was not solved. I actually thought I had missed a part of the video and replayed a portion, because the mystery was not answered.

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