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Best Movies Based on Nineteenth-Century Novels
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Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)
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Colin Firth has 'the gaze'
Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)
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Based on the 1811 novel by Jane Austen
PersuasionPersuasion
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Based on the 1818 novel by Jane Austen
The Tenant of Wildfell HallThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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Adapted from the devastating tale by the lesser known Bronte sister, Anne
Jane EyreJane Eyre
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From the novel by Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre, 2006)Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre, 2006)
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A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color)A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color)
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Based on Charles Dickens' 1843 Christmas story
A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol
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Bleak HouseBleak House
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Based on Charles Dickens' novel originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853
Oliver Twist (1948) - Criterion CollectionOliver Twist (1948) - Criterion Collection
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A 'masterpiece'
David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield
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Features a young Daniel Radcliffe: pre-Harry Potter, pre-Equus.
Great Expectations (1946) (Criterion Collection Spine #31)Great Expectations (1946) (Criterion Collection Spine #31)
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Our Mutual FriendOur Mutual Friend
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A fine adaptation of Charles Dickens' last completed novel--the very novel that Desmond Hume carries around with him on the popular TV series 'Lost'
Little DorritLittle Dorrit
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This 2008 BBC series was nominated for 11 Emmys in 2009
MiddlemarchMiddlemarch
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Another gem from screenwriter Andrew Davies
Daniel DerondaDaniel Deronda
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Andrew Davies' adaptation of the novel by George Eliot
Silas Marner, The Weaver of RaveloeSilas Marner, The Weaver of Raveloe
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Adapted from George Eliot's novel
Howards End - The Merchant Ivory CollectionHowards End - The Merchant Ivory Collection
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A stunning adaptation by director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala of E. M. Forster's Edwardian-era (1910) novel
CranfordCranford
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A charming version of Elizabeth Gaskell's short novel
North & SouthNorth & South
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Adapted from Mrs. Gaskell's novel
Tess of the d'UrbervillesTess of the d'Urbervilles
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This version perfectly captures the bleak misery of Thomas Hardy's novel
Tess (Special Edition)Tess (Special Edition)
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A 'haunting' rendition of Thomas Hardy's novel
KimKim
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Entertaining, but it's a little hard to take seriously this loose adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's wonderful novel: Errol Flynn steals the plot as Mahbub Ali
The Man Who Would Be KingThe Man Who Would Be King
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From a long short story by Rudyard Kipling, this film is clearly a product of the era of its production, but it's rip-roaringly fun to watch
Nosferatu (The Ultimate Two-Disc Edition)Nosferatu (The Ultimate Two-Disc Edition)
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An 'unauthorized' adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula - Pages from a Virgin's DiaryDracula - Pages from a Virgin's Diary
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Adapted from a ballet, featuring music by Gustav Mahler
Vanity Fair (A&E, 1998)Vanity Fair (A&E, 1998)
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A faithful rendition of Thackeray's 1847-48 novel 'Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero'
Vanity Fair (Widescreen)Vanity Fair (Widescreen)
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Gorgeous, but a less faithful (or historically accurate) version of Thackeray's novel
He Knew He Was RightHe Knew He Was Right
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Excellent adaptation of a devastating story (er, make that 900-page tome) by Anthony Trollope
The Way We Live NowThe Way We Live Now
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It's Poirot!
The Barchester ChroniclesThe Barchester Chronicles
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The Time MachineThe Time Machine
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the 'horror' version
The Time MachineThe Time Machine
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the 'environmental disaster' version
The House of MirthThe House of Mirth
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Based on the novel by Edith Wharton (from across the pond)
Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / Northanger Abbey)Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / Northanger Abbey)
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Older BBC versions of Austen movies: great to compare and contrast with the newer adaptations
The Charles Dickens Collection, Vol. 2 (David Copperfield / The Pickwick Papers / The Old Curiosity Shop / Dombey and Son)The Charles Dickens Collection, Vol. 2 (David Copperfield / The Pickwick Papers / The Old Curiosity Shop / Dombey and Son)
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The Charles Dickens Collection, Vol. 1 (Oliver Twist / Martin Chuzzlewit / Bleak House / Hard Times / Great Expectations / Our Mutual Friend)The Charles Dickens Collection, Vol. 1 (Oliver Twist / Martin Chuzzlewit / Bleak House / Hard Times / Great Expectations / Our Mutual Friend)
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The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection (Wives and Daughters / Cranford / North and South)The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection (Wives and Daughters / Cranford / North and South)
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A relatively new box set: excellent value
The Anthony Trollope Collection (The Barchester Chronicles / He Knew He Was Right / The Way We Live Now)The Anthony Trollope Collection (The Barchester Chronicles / He Knew He Was Right / The Way We Live Now)
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The Oscar Wilde CollectionThe Oscar Wilde Collection
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