VILLETTE in Other Media

[ConnieAnnKirk]

Often, readers like a thread where they can post about film or audio versions of the books in our clubs.  Have you seen a film version of Villette?  Heard it in audio format?  Let us know of your experiences here!

~ConnieK

[BronteFan]

This is an excerpt from my website The Brontë Soul which can be found here: http://thebrontesoul.wetpaint.com/page/1970+Villette+Adaptation

As few people know, there was an adaptation of Villette, which aired in the UK in 1970. It was a five part miniseries, but it currently is not available commercially, but it seems that it still exists. Please read the excerpt below from the Brontëana blog website, and write to the address and beg for it to be released =D


Villette BBC 1970

Bronteana reader Liz has been writing to the BBC regarding their 1970 mini series of Villette, featured in this old Bronteana post (including photos of the actors who played Lucy Snowe and Monsieur Paul Emmanuel). She infers that the production still exists from their comment that it is 'not commercially available' and the recommendation that she write to BBC Worldwide to have it released. So, then, the hundreds of you out there who read my posts each day, this is the only adaptation of Villette. If it still exists, it should be available. If you feel as I do, send a polite note to BBC Worldwide and hopefully it will not take 30 years as Jane Eyre 1973 did!

Write to:
BBC Worldwide. Commissioning Editor, BBC Worldwide Ltd, Woodlands, 80 Wood Lane, London, W12 0TT

and beg them to release this adaptation.