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Northanger Abbey (2007)

Filming Locations

Ardbraccan House
Fullerton church and rectory
Dublin Castle
Beechen Cliff scenic walk
Higginsbrook
Rectory at Fullerton
Lismore Castle
Northanger Abbey

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Plot Summary

The story's heroine, seventeen year old Catherine Morland, is invited by her neighbors in Fullerton, the Allens, to accompany them to visit Bath for a number of weeks. While, initially, the excitement of experiencing such a place was dampened by her lack of other acquaintances, she is soon introduced to an intriguing young gentleman named Henry Tilney, with whom she dances and converses. She does not see him again for a few days however, though her attention was quickly taken upon meeting a young lady named Isabella Thorpe. Isabella tries to make a match between Catherine and her brother John. Catherine is not too interested in this, and tries to maintain her friendships with both the Thorpes and the Tilneys. John Thorpe continually tries to sabotage her relationship with the Tilneys, which leads to many misunderstandings.

Meanwhile, Isabella becomes engaged to Catherine's brother James, though Isabella is dissatisfied that James is not as rich as she had previously thought. At a ball, when James is away, she meets Henry's older brother, Captain Tilney, who is dashing and charming; they immediately start flirting. Innocent Catherine cannot understand her friend's behavior, but Henry understands it all too well. The flirtation continues even when James returns.

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Snapshot

Author
Jane Austen
Book published
1817-12-01
Publisher
John Murray
Screenplay writer
Andrew Davies
Director
Jon Jones

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Characters and Actors

Catherine Morland
Felicity Jones
Henry Tilney
JJ Feild
Isabella Thorpe
Carey Mulligan
John Thorpe
William Beck

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