I watched Emma, the 4-episode TV series made by BBC, during the weekend. It was the first Emma adaptation I've seen and I must say, I totally loved it and it's definitely on my to-be-watched-again pile. I haven't finished the novel yet (getting there). I'll probably have a Jane Austen Movie Night during the winter holidays and watch all the movies in one go. Anyway, Regency is my thing. No, I do not have a refined demeanor like Emma and Co., but, I do find their obsession with social etiquette, their dressing gowns (awwww!) and the old fashioned values alluring. I think I'd like to dream about living in England in the 1800s.
Oops, I totally forgot to mention the hairstyles, paletots and coats! I might as well spill the beans, I'm quite certain I would have an Austen-type wedding, under the blue sky, amid lush gardens (this is where I start building castles in the air).
Although I've played on stage only twice and I watch plays mostly on TV, drama is one my stable interests (yeah, sometimes the unstable ones get spirited away, I'm quite forgetful that way). So, I'm going to have a look around and see if I can join a drama club maybe. I barely have any experience and I do have acute stage nervousness. I literally had a Tom & Jerry chase playing in my mind each time I had to play my part!
P.S: Mr Knightley made me swoon alright!
Although he did a splendid job as Mr Woodhouse (worrywart), I kept picturing Michael Gambon as Dumbledore and kept having fits of laughter!
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