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Jane Austen outdoor free film fest at D.C.'s Dumbarton House starts July 1
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Jane Austen Film Festival beginning July 1 on the grounds of Georgetown's historic 1799 Dumbarton House, built during the time the witty and wise woman was writing.
Jane Austen free film festival screens 'Sense and Sensibility' (1995) July 1, 'Emma' July 15, 'Pride and Prejudice' July 29 on the grounds of Georgetown's historic Dumbarton House.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a historic city in possession of a large Federal period house with ample grounds must be in want of an outdoor film festival," as Dumbarton House describes its fourth annual event.
And as any 'Janeite' knows, this is a take-off on the opening sentence of "Pride and Prejudice," "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
So, those in want of a grand outdoor film fest will delight in Dumbarton's showings of "Pride and Prejudice," "Sense and Sensibility," and "Emma," three of Austen's (1775-1817) most popular novels among her six published books. (The others are "Mansfield Park," plus "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey," both published posthumously by her brother Henry.)
Here is the screening schedule at the Federal period house museum that "The Georgetowner" newspaper calls "a perfectly historical fit" for Austen's romantic novels:
šTJuly 1 "Sense and Sensibility" (1995), starring Emma Thompson, who wrote the screenplay based on Austen's first published book; Kate Winslet; and Hugh Grant as one of their suitors. Thompson plays the rational Elinor Dashwood, and Winslet portrays her impulsive sister Marianne. Now, dear reader, a rhetorical question: is its most famous quote sensible? "The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love."
šTJuly 15 "Emma" (1996), starring Gwyneth Paltrow as the genteel young woman who sets herself up as a matchmaker, to the initial disdain of Mr. Knightley, played by Jeremy Northam. But matches are not for her, "I am not only not going to be married at present, but have very little intention of ever marrying at all...I cannot really change for the better." Emma was published 200 years ago on Christmas day.
šTJuly 29 "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), starring Keira Knightly as the spirited, independent Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet, and Matthew MacFadyen as the rich snob Mr. Darcy. "We all know him as a proud, unpleasant sort of man, but this would be nothing if you really liked him," as Lizzie's father presciently tells her. The film was based on Austen's second novel, published in 1813. Its bicentennial was celebrated throughout the U.S. and U.K.
As Lizzie Bennet exclaims in P&P, "This is an evening of wonders, indeed!"
For more info: Jane Austen Film Festival, free, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 202-337-2288. Doors open to museum members at 7:00 P.M. (memberships available at the door), and to the public at 7:30 P.M., on a first come, first serve basis. Films will begin at sundown. Rain dates are July 8, July 22, and Aug. 5.
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Jane Austen Film Festival Presents: Emma
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
Washington, United States
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