Do you understand why I didn’t get married? Flirting is much more interesting. ?
The English have at least two names of which they are proud, considering them to be the true embodiments of their culture. Both of these names refer to representatives of the beautiful half of humanity and their activities are associated with the literary heritage. Agatha Christie received the unofficial and rather metaphorical title of “Queen of Detectives”, and no one is going to argue with this. But Jane Austen is called only as the “Queen of the female novel”, and in general, many literary critics tend to believe that Jane Austen is the ancestor of this genre in prose as a “female novel”. Perhaps there is absolutely nothing to argue with here. Here is one of her life fragments and will tell us a television production of "Jane Austen's Love Failures" (or you can often find the title "Miss Austen Regrets" in accordance with the original title "Miss Austen Regrets").
Many of her biographers consider the story of her life through a series of letters written by Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, which were bound by very kind and truly family ties. However, Jane Austen devoted herself not only to literary work and her sister - she also had a niece Fanny Austin-Knight. Through the wise counsel of women and touching care of Jane Austen, Fanny was helped to make the right choice before she went down the aisle, despite the fact that Austin herself was never married, which at the time was unacceptable. It is from the moment that Jane Austen receives a proposal, accepts it, and then rejects and begins the story in the film “Jane Austen’s Love Failures”, directed by BBC Director Jeremy Lovering from the script by Gwyneth Hughes. The role of Jane Austen was played by Olivia Williams, and Fanny portrayed Imogen Poots.
It is no secret that the British are very sensitive to such productions. They desperately need the viewer to imbue with the spirit of the Jane Austen era, so that not only actors need to carefully prepare for roles, but costumers, makeup artists, hairdressers and decorators with artists fall on a difficult and very important task. In the film “Jane Austen’s Love Failures”, they all, perhaps without frills, but quite well coped with their task. Indeed, while watching the film, the era, style, manners and expression literally envelop you and you immerse yourself in that world with its social life and laws. At the same time, you completely forget that the BBC tape is a television one, it could have gone on a voyage to the cinemas of the world and, it seems, it would not have been lost there and would have received more recognition. So from a technical point of view, Jane Austen’s Love Failures is a very high-quality film.
If you take the surviving image of Jane Austen (of which some say it does not resemble the writer herself) and compare it with the appearance of Olivia Williams, the similarity is very, very remote. But not every viewer needs it. So, the film “Jobs” with Ashton Kutcher was made so that the performers of the roles were very similar to their prototypes, but the film from this hardly won anything. Olivia Williams is quite a high-class actress. She has played in Hollywood in recent films, but is more inclined to television. And this experience clearly helped her that she expressed her character very well, made it clear her inner torments and outlined what Jane Austen started from when she wrote her classic works. But one of the most gifted English actresses Imogen Poots still fit harmoniously into the tape could not. The girl seemed to try, but some slight falsehood was caught. Apparently, Poots looks different from the stereotyped ladies of the time. Cassandra Austin was played by Greta Skakki, who was given little time on the screen. No other actor gets much attention. Unless we note the presence of Tom Hiddleston, known for the role of Loki from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In general, this limited biographical film may be of interest to those looking for aesthetics in the technical display of the film, because the Jane Austen era in costumes, hairstyles, scenery and decoration can be seen and even experienced. Also for fans and fans of the work of the writer will be interesting to get acquainted with one of the stories of her life. And, in general, these are the two strongest characteristics of the picture. So decide for yourself, will you take a look at Jane Austen's Love Failures, or will you rather take her books? Decide. A review of the film:
Everyone is familiar, I think, with the great German triad that every “normal” woman should serve: Kinder, Kuche, Kirche. The fourth element, Kleidung, is often added. Everything else, logically, is not a woman’s business. And even now, when we seem to live differently, a woman for many men is nothing more than a servant with a function of sexual pleasures or something similar, but in a more romantic version. Even now, it is difficult for a woman to live according to her ideas about whether to necessarily marry or not, or perhaps one is quite comfortable. What to say about the time of 200 years ago almost.
But no, dear reader, you will not find any further anthem for militant feminism, for I am not a feminist, and Jane was not, apparently. We're going to talk about something else.
Let’s just make a reservation that this film, although biographical, but artistic. And the image of Jane from this picture does not correspond to the image of Jane that history left us.
Jane and her choice
Jane is not a feminist: she loves men, loves their company and their attention. In fact, she is not deprived of their attention. Creativity for her - this is not the compensation to which the ladies turn, alas, do not have
success in the opposite sex. Jane's been looking for herself all her life. Looking for her true calling. She is unhappy because she is torn between her artist nature and that of woman. Jane wants to be a housewife, a mother, but she's afraid of losing her creative momentum. And after all, many creative women have risen and rise before such a dilemma: scientists, writers, artists. Many people have made decisions in favor of female nature. And many of those who, like Jane, have followed their vocation have suffered lifelong incomplete fulfillment. Not for nothing, the famous Speranza, an outstanding Irish poet, the mother of Oscar Wilde, after her marriage, fascinated by the life and cares of motherhood wrote: “Men are much easier: they do not have to choose.”
And it is this tragedy that Jane is shown in the film with all uncompromisingness. She works in favor of her creativity, repeatedly sacrificing mutual love, condemning herself to a severe psychological crisis and, as a result, to premature death, and leaving her books for us, books become her children. In them she finds her continuation and immortality.
Love and everything around it
In this film, the theme of love is very ambiguous, and not only between a man and a woman. There is also a love between the sisters, which seems to prevent them from parting with each other and instead of being warm and tender becomes beggingly demanding, pressing, motivating Jane to say a decisive no in the end, when she seems to agree, in spite of everything, to say yes. Here the aunt’s love for her niece is very deep and touching, which, however, does not prevent the aunt from knocking the ward off the path of the true.
But the love of a man and a woman deserves a separate conversation.
Let’s start with the most obvious couple: John and Fanny. Both are beautiful, young, from decent families. But here's the trouble: the groom is too devout, and the bride is too windy. But these are all small things, if there is true love. Is there one? There is one romantic fleur, which comes from fragrant youth, which in all the tenderness of courtship does not see the real personality of the chosen one and therefore is not ready to fight back even in a situation where the aunt’s sharpness interferes.
And Jane’s relationship with young men is also not the best way in the end: she is admired, her society is sought, but, alas, as a woman she is almost no longer interested in any of them. They are drawn to young faces and white necks.
And this is shown with indescribably sad irony. But almost always so: if a man faces a choice of intelligence or appearance, most likely, he will choose the second. There are, of course, exceptions. Got it. But the fact remains. It is on the appearance of a man's fall, and only then does everything else go, if it is.
Time and Epoch
It is impossible not to mention how the era is depicted in the film. In fact, she is one of the characters in the picture. The gloomy views of not yet very densely populated London, sweet pictures of country estates - here it is a leisurely, seemingly boring life in which day after day goes by, invariably replacing each other. Everything is almost like now, only the rhythm of life is not the same, but dramas, fears, troubles - everything is universal, eternal.
Therefore, this film will be interesting to almost any viewer. I wholeheartedly recommend watching it. Very useful movie.
Young Jane Austen refused the once wealthy fiancé. Now she is an old maid, lives with her mother and sister, writes for her pleasure and without the financial help of the brothers, they would have been begging long ago. And the fact that she is known all over England and her books are loved even by members of the Royal family does not mean anything, she earns pennies by writing. And it also casts a shadow on her family - how, unmarried lady, trying to earn herself, horror-horror! God, she couldn't even meet her publisher herself, it was indecent. Her interests were forced to represent one of the brothers living in London.
But that's not what the movie is about. Fanny’s beloved niece seems to be in love, waiting for an offer and she urgently needed the advice of her aunt in matters of the heart. Jane’s stories and snide comments are doing their dirty work, Fanny begins to doubt – there are so many men around, why fixate on the first one who gets caught? And let the main advice of the aunt “look for yourself, and a husband will be found” is not particularly laid down in the young head, but then she will certainly appreciate it. And around Miss Austin herself, there is a dance of men. The aura of a famous writer and an excellent sense of humor attracts many. But Jane once rejected the very idea of marriage for the sake of freedom, and as lonely and difficult as it is now, she is well able to hide her regrets under the mask of pride and ridicule.
Wonderful movie. Beautiful, quality done. According to the creators, historically reliable - most of the situations and conversations occurring in the film are taken from the correspondence of Jane Austen with her sister Cassandra, and the writer's lines duplicate what was written in the works. Plus, the cast, as always with the Air Force, is wonderful, you're moaning from everyone. Everything is clear with the old guard, but the youth here are excellent: Imogen Putts in the role of a niece is a wonderful fairy, young Tom Hiddleston is a shy lamb, Miss Austin and her niece almost quarreled over the charming-bright Jack Houston. Well, Olivia Williams is just a goddess, that's the image she created. Strong and fragile at the same time, you instantly fall in love with her and sympathize terribly.
7 out of 10
I love and respect the art and documentaries of the Air Force. They are so bright, concise, as close as possible to reality, moderately educational and very beautiful. And this picture turned out to be a sad autumn, but pearl-bright, full of worthwhile thoughts and sparkling jokes of the writer.
Jane Austen is an amazing woman. Wise, witty, bold, free-thinking, proud and sincere. Except she's terribly lonely. She devoted herself to her career and family, to the many siblings whose well-being preoccupied most of her thoughts. She wrote so deeply about love that no one would have thought that she herself had never known true love. For all her talents, with all her virtues, she did not meet her Mr. Darcy: either she was too selective, or few were confident in her ability to retain such a complex nature. And did she really love herself once?
However, Jane herself denied marriage as an opportunity for a happy future. There is nothing worse than marriage without love. That is why she refused a very profitable offer, about which her mother repeatedly recollected: she was unbearable the idea of marriage of convenience, even if she could provide for her family. There was too much love for freedom in Jane.
It is painful to realize that even as a popular writer at the time (her books were read by the king himself), Miss Austen did not have enough means even for her own existence, let alone a dozen brothers and sisters whose fate was inseparable from her life path. And yet, in a way, Jane's suffering paid off. Her books are still read all over the world, her personality is admired by thousands, her Mr. Darcy has become the ideal of millions of girls who dream of love. Perhaps her sister was right when she said that the gift of writing, penetrating the soul of the reader, given to her from above, is her main purpose? Would she break into the treasury of world literature, comfortably soaking herself in the arms of her beloved husband or stitching the pants of an obnoxious crib?
Films about the life of the English writer Jane Austen almost more than films based on her works. Perhaps because she was the first of her kind – a founder, a herald, etc., or perhaps people were just curious to know how she lived, which so intelligently and practically wrote about love.
Despite the bright green landscapes that serve as the background of what is happening, the film is similar to autumn. Once upon a time, as if in another life, the decision, the fateful one, was made. Life took a sharp turn and rolled on a completely different track. And now it remains only to reap its fruits - write books, take responsibility for the family, and with all my heart hope that the decision was right, and she does not regret anything.
The film doesn’t really answer that question. Perhaps she wants to remain impartial, and perhaps she and Jane think that late pity is the point. Be that as it may, we simply observe from the outside how an extraordinary energetic woman lives, how little understanding there is in her family and how much she meets the rules adopted for her heroines.
The film is similar to autumn because we know it is the twilight of her life. There will be interesting meetings, strong feelings and small entertainment, but there will be no happiness. She herself decided so, and against the once made decision will not go. Duty, responsibility and most of all reason will keep her on the chosen path, and she is too smart to suffer for nothing, for a past that you can not return.
Beautiful, touching and very sad.
Having abandoned love, I found solace in solitude and writing.
Jane Austen is my favorite writer, so I wanted to see this movie. It describes the last years of her life. I knew I would watch this movie with interest, because the BBC rarely lets me down.
I really liked Olivia Williams’ performance. She impeccably played an intelligent woman with a good sense of humor, who during her not very long life left a huge mark in the culture. This actress became Jane Austen for me.
I was impressed with this film, in some moments I could not hold back tears.
It’s hard to believe that a woman who wrote six great novels, where the characters always find their happiness, actually had a rather gloomy life. Although she said she was happy, it's hard to believe. An old maid who is constantly reproached for it. She didn't marry a man she didn't love. And, in my opinion, it is worthy of respect.
The film was very calm and interesting. I love watching movies that describe England at the time. I’ve watched a lot of Jane Austen novels, and now I’ve seen a movie about her. Of course, there are many events that were not in the life of a famous writer. But the atmosphere of this film cannot leave indifferent fans of the great and inimitable Jane Austen.
Perhaps I should start my review with the fact that Jane Austen is a truly great character in world literature! It is worth noting that more than one generation of ladies grew up on her beautiful works! Once Jane Austen’s novels were simply read, later they began to be filmed, but even this circumstance did not destroy the absolutely stunning atmosphericity, undoubtedly transmitted from the pages of the novel to the film. But who is she, Jane Austen? What did this beautiful woman go through? All this is told to us by a very small film, recreated from the correspondence of Miss Jane and her sister. "Jane Austen's Love Failures" is a film about literally everything: regret, joy, remorse, bitterness, hard fate, lack of funds - everything in it!
Jane Austen in the picture is not at all young: she is about forty, she is not married, in other words, she is a completely hopeless old maid. At first glance, she doesn't seem to care at all. Ms. Austin is constantly joking, snarling, trying to divert attention from her rather deplorable situation. She is a well-known acting writer. In the film, Miss Jane Austen often talks and talks about her novels, cares about reprinting them, worries about her still-unwritten novel.
Jane Austen’s life has always been about family. So in the film, she tirelessly takes care of her sister, helps her niece understand her feelings, takes part in the life of the family in every possible way. But...!!! What is Jane Austen's regret?
After reading all the above, you involuntarily begin to wonder, and did she ever really love? Or was there only a book in her life? Could she have done a good job when she was young? Maybe she doesn’t regret love at all. To all these questions, absolutely amazing answers a biography about a great woman, writer, strong personality, Miss Jane Austen.
The amazing performance of actors, landscapes, costumes, all this reflects the era, Jane herself. I believe that this film will be watched primarily by fans of the work of Miss Austen. And I don't think they'll regret it!
“Tell me I did the right thing. Tell me I was right to change my mind. Lord, may I never regret this day!
Don’t believe it if you find the movie a little boring at first. As good guilt, it takes time. Time to make it what it really is for you. A picture that is hard to forget. There is no bright fireworks of emotions, sensory shocks, interesting turns and unusual moments. Subtle, mature, mature cinema. Full of ironic dialogues, memorable conversations, beautiful phrases that please the ear. So incredibly sad, soaking in the soul, causing a desire to revisit some episodes to again feel its enveloping magic.
It remains a mystery what Jane Austen regrets most. Regret the unfulfilled happiness she created in her books, where girls always marry those who are destined for them, loved, loving, and rich.
Everyone has the right to marry for love at least once. If you can ...
Or that, having turned down a profitable offer, she is forced to live poor, trying to provide for her sister and mother, earning writing (a favorite thing), but condemned by society. And the family, for my pride, principles, and desire to preserve myself and my freedom? All these concerns related to motherhood ... I just got the idea of marriage out of my mind. Tell me you regret it now, tell me you think of me sometimes at night, tell me that even if it is not true. What would that change?
Perhaps, having found love and family happiness, Jane Austen would not have created her so beloved novels. Well-off people are protected and fed up with their happy situation, as if wrapped in a warm blanket, the cold wind of loneliness and the chilly trembling of disappointments, regrets and broken hopes are alien to them.
Her life, perhaps unhappy for a woman, but worthy of a talented freeman and writer, interests people hundreds of years later, not to mention immortal works. It's expensive.
“And still love dies, and still money goes away. ... And every woman, whether an old maid or a wife, regrets something.” Therefore, we read about the fate of your heroines and again feel young, in love, full of hope, as if we can make this choice again! You have a gift from God. That's probably enough. "An extraordinary woman. If she lived in our time, how different her fate would have been.
And yet, "I'm much happier than you think I could be." Much happier than I deserve. I'm so insatiable.
And listening to this magical music, so appropriate to the aura of the film, I always want to drive away uninvited tears.