Northanger Abbey2007

Director
Jon Jones

Acters

Geraldine James (Jane Austen - voice)
Michael Judd (Pastor)
Julia Dearden (Mrs Morland)
Gerry O'Brien (Mr Morland)
Felicity Jones (Catherine Morland)
David Brittain (Gothic Villains)

A young woman’s penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
When Catherine Morland is given the opportunity to stay with the childless Allen family in Bath, she is hoping for an adventure of the type she has been reading in novels. Soon introduced to society, she meets Isabella Thorpe and her brother John, a good friend of her own brother, James. She also meets Henry Tilney, a handsome young man from a good family and his sister, Eleanor. Invited to visit the Tilney estate, Northanger Abbey, she has thoughts of romance but soon learns that status, class and money are all equally important when it comes to matters of the heart.
“Capturing vividly the flush and wonder of adolescence, the film mines Austen’s first-written but last-published novel to find purest nuggets of wit, romance and social satire.” – Hollywood Reporter
“’Northanger Abbey’ is filled with the wit and charm synonymous with Austen. The story is well paced and the gothic elements stylized and amplified to create more tension perhaps than the source material intended.” – The Silver Petticoat Review
“There’s a lot that’s sweet and funny in this movie, although some of the harshness of life – such as damaging relationships, betrayals, and poor social prospects – comes through as well.” – The Sill of the World