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Adapting Jane: Austen on Screen

Presented by Bryn Mawr Film Institute at Bryn Mawr Film Institute

October 27-November 17, 2010

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Dismissed in her day as but a trifling novelist—and a female one, at that—Jane Austen is presently regarded as a very important figure in English literature. Her seemingly provincial characters are so ingeniously rendered as to translate readily into a multitude of historical and cultural milieus. Austen’s quick-witted narrative tone belies her serious and often ambivalent attitudes towards money, social hierarchy, love, and marriage. Austen’s six major works have gained enormous popularity in part through multiple screen adaptations, particularly in the past two decades. While many of these efforts are traditional in their approach, such as Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and 2005’s Pride and Prejudice, others are more irreverent, such as Amy Heckerling's teen comedy, Clueless (based on Emma) and British director Gurinder Chadha's Bollywood-inspired Bride and Prejudice. Learn about Austen’s enduring legacy in the cinema through our exploration of Douglas McGrath's charming Emma, Roger Michell's elegant Persuasion (screened on 35mm) and many more. This four-week class is taught by Alice Bullitt, M.A.