{Period Drama} Chick Flick List

A few of days ago, the latest offering from Masterpiece Classic was the topic of conversation in the "S" Family Chat. My soon to be sister-in-law mentioned that she needed something to watch while her husband was out of town and was asking if anyone knew much about Downton Abbey. It got me thinking. Dangerous, I know! What would I recommend if she were asking me for a good chick flick to watch? And I remembered that a few years ago I complied a list of movies for a friend. I'm going to post the updated list here for fun. Do you have a favorite? What did I miss?

Bronte sisters:

Jane Eyre 

• (2011) ~ Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender
• (2006) ~ Ruth Wilson,  Toby Stephens
• (1997) ~ Samantha Morton, Ciaran Hinds
• (1996) ~ Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt 
• (1983) ~ Zelah Clark, Timothy Dalton

Wuthering Heights 

• (1998) ~ Orla Brady, Robert Cavanah {I don't think I've seen this one...}
• (1970) ~ Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton 

Charles Dickens:

Little Dorritt (2008) ~ Claire Foy, Matthew MacFadyen

Bleak House (2005) ~ Anna Maxwell Martin, Charles Dance, Gillian Anderson

Nicholas Nickleby (2002) ~ Anne Hathaway, Romola Garai,  Charlie Hunnam

David Copperfield (2000) ~ Hugh Dancy, Anthony Andrews

Our Mutual Friend (1998) ~ Anna Friel, Keeley Hawes, Paul McGann, Steven Mackintosh 

Jane Austen:

Emma

• (2009) ~ Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller
• (1996) ~ Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam
• (1996) ~ Kate Beckinsdale, Mark Strong

Pride and Prejudice

• (2005) ~ Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen
• (1995) ~ Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth

Sense and Sensibility

• (2008) ~ Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevens
• (1995) ~ Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet

Mansfield Park

• (2007) ~ Billie Piper, Blake Ritson {It does not follow the book, only ok.} 
• (1999) ~ Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller {I've seen this movie and really liked it, but [and that is a big but!] this movie, unlike the book, has bad stuff in it. When I watched it for the first time, I had someone with me who skipped past the bad stuff so I didn't have to see it. When I check this out from the library, I skip it still. Just a heads up!}

Persuasion 

• (2007) ~ Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones
• (1995) ~ Amanda Root,  Ciaran Hinds 

Northanger Abbey

• (2007) ~ Felicity Jones, JJ Feild
• (1986) ~ Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth {Super cheesy 80's music is a bit distracting.}

Elizabeth Gaskell:

Cranford and Return to Cranford (2007) ~ Judy Dench, Claudie Blakley, Francesca Annis, Simon Woods

North and South (2004) ~ Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage

Wives and Daughters (1999) ~ Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson, Francesca Annis

Louisa May Alcott:

Little Women (1994) ~ Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder

Oscar Wilde:

The Importance of Being Ernest (2002) ~ Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor

An Ideal Husband (1999) ~ Jeremy Northam, Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Rupert Everett

George Eliot:

Daniel Deronda (2002) ~ Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville

Middlemarch (1994) ~ Juilet Aubrey, Rufus Sewell

Mill on the Floss (1978) ~ Philip Locke, Judy Cornwell, Barbara Hicks

Thomas Hardy:

Under the Greenwood Tree (2005) ~ Keeley Hawes, James Murray

Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) ~ Ciaran Hinds, Juliet Aubrey, Jodhi May

Far From the Madding Crowd (1998) ~ Paloma Baeza, Nathaniel Parker

Tess of the D'urbervilles (1998) ~ Justine Waddell

Return of the Native (1994) ~ Catherine Zeta-Jones, Clive Owen

Others

Downton Abbey (2010, 2011) ~ Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery

Larkrise to Candleford (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) ~ Brendan Coyle, Julia Sawalha, Claudie Blakley

The Young Victoria (2009) ~ Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend

Bright Star (2009) ~ Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw

Miss Austen Regrets (2008) ~ Olivia Williams, Greta Scacchi

Becoming Jane (2007) ~ Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy

Amazing Grace (2006) ~ Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch

Master and Commander (2003) ~ Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany

Victoria and Albert (2001) ~ Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth 

Lorna Doone (2000) ~ Richard Coyle, Amelia Warner

The Winslow Boy (1998) ~ Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam, Nigel Hawthorne

Horatio Hornblower (1998 - 2003) ~ Ioan Gruffudd

Mrs. Brown  (1997) ~ Judi Dench, Billy Connolly

Twelfth Night (1996) ~ Helena Bonham Carter, Imogen Stubbs, Toby Stephens

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) ~ Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymore, Ian McKellen

Dress... Check!

So, I am not going to post a picture {I don't want Jordan to see it yet!}, but last weekend I went to Utah to look for a wedding dress. Success!

Angela had researched and gave me a list of at least 8 different bridal shops between Provo and Salt Lake to visit. After calling to see where we could start without an appointment, we decided to go to Alysse's Bridal. But when we went to the store, they were gone. They had moved down the street. In their place was a new bridal store that we'd not known about. After looking at the dresses on the mannequins, we decide this was as good a place as any to start. Mom, Angela and I each picked out a few of our favorites, and I tried them ALL on. So fun! Every single dress fit, and fit well. Talk about making a girl feel good about herself! Since it was a busy Saturday, there were several other girls there trying on dresses at the same time, and they looked good in EVERY dress they tried on, too! We met the designer who designs all of the dresses! Impressive! It was only a matter of picking out the favorite and deciding which veil went with it. There was one dress in particular that I liked. It was just the style I'd been looking for. After trying it on again, I decided it was THE DRESS! Getting the dress so quickly made it possible for us to go find shoes to wear with my dress and engagement photo outfits, too!

What a wonderful whirlwind trip that was... finding a wedding dress, veil, petticoat, shoes, outfits, and visiting as many family members and friends as possible during the "long" weekend. I got to spend time with both sets of grandparents, Angela & Eric {And their cute dogs, I can call them cute can't I?}, Eric's brother Trevor, cousins Daniel and Aaron, BFF Shauna and my road trip companions Dad, Mom, and Philip. Good times!