Comments on: Bollywood Jane Austen

By: Ruth Feingold

Ruth Feingold — Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:15:59 +0000

Ah—now that I see the original article refers to “his unsavoury friend Mr. Wickham,” I, of course, want to take issue with the word “friend”…

By: Norbizness

Norbizness — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 17:39:53 +0000

This is an interesting development. Of course, I believe that Mira Nair (Kama Sutra, Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding) is slated to do an adaptation of “Vanity Fair” with Reese Witherspoon, of all people. In addition, one of Ang Lee’s first American movies was the adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility”. It definitely brings a different angle than the stolid (if faithful) Merchant Ivory approach.

By: Jeremy Osner

Jeremy Osner — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 03:31:26 +0000

Well sure… but once you make the character “more despicable”, he will then be “unsavory”, regardless of whether he was to begin with, no?

By: John

John — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 23:13:49 +0000

Indeed, Bingley’s a good guy, if a bit wussy and vapid. Surely there are millions of people who have read Pride and Prejudice, and who could write this article and recall that Bingley is not notably unsavoury.

By: Chris Bertram

Chris Bertram — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:58:09 +0000

Well spotted!

By: Kieran Healy

Kieran Healy — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:56:30 +0000

His unsavoury friend Mr Bingley Sorry, which Pride and Prejudice is this again?