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Her influence, despite her comparatively tiny body of work, is palpable, especially in film and television.
Jane Austen screen adaptations started in 1938 with a television movie ofPride and Prejudice.
In the half-century since, Austen adaptations have developed into a genre all their own, with subgenres.
In the stuffy Austen adaptations throughout the 70s and 80s, casts do not include any movie stars.
This era introduces the Jane Austen adaptation to Hollywood, to comedy, and to movie stars.
Both Paltrow and Firth went on to win Oscars.
Defining Adaptation:Clueless(1995).
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It wasnt until 2005 that everything changed with Joe WrightsPride & Prejudicestarring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.
None of the other adaptations of this era capture what Wright did they dont dare to try.
Wright took Austen seriously and made it cinema.
Defining Adaptation:Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016).
In those two decade-years (dears?
She also uses extremely modern language, including Were worse than exes: Were friends.
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Notable Adaptations:Emma(2020),Fire Island(2022),Persuasion(2022).
Defining Adaptation:Fire Island(2022).
Joel Kim Boosters rom-com proves how universal and versatile Austens work is.
