You see, the lead character Catherine ( Felicity Jones) reads a lot of novels. But that requires us to step further away from Austen's writing, and the top quality thereof because only a very small selection of audiences today could really appreciate all of the humor and implications of the novel as written. Of course, with some smart alterations by a clever screenwriter, changes can be made that help bridge modern viewers to the story. A big part of the reason is because Austen was making a lot of direct references to - no, more than reference, almost parody of - contemporary literature. so I'd recommend the pair of them about equally, and even together. Neither are definitive both have their pros and cons and don't quite capture the entirety of the novel. There's pretty much only this version and the 1980s BBC one starring Peter Firth. Northanger Abbey is the most under-adapted Jane Austen novel. You sort of expect to have to dig through cut and censored prints of foreign horror movies on DVD but you don't expect it to be just as bad collecting Masterpiece Theaters!
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