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| Bonus Question: What Christmas carol is sung at the beginning of Little Women (1994)? |
To Play: Look at the first lines below and try to guess which period film or miniseries each quote comes from. I've taken out letters of some names and place names to make it a bit more of a challenge (but you don't need to guess these). Don't forget to answer the bonus question! Leave your guesses in a comment and I'll respond with your score. Guess as many times as you wish. Answers will be posted next Saturday.
Scoring: Ten points will be awarded for each correctly guessed period film. 40 Bonus Points can be earned by correctly answering the Bonus Question above. A total of 200 points can be earned.
First Lines Clues:
#1
"Striking girl, very striking. What do you think G---------?"
"A man might risk hanging for her. Well, a fool might."
"No, no, she's English."
"And rich? Eh, who knows."
"Who knows that about anybody these days?"
#2
"Boundaries of...propriety...vigorously assaulted. Propriety were... The boundaries of propriety were vigorously assaulted, as was only right, but not quite breached, as was also right. Nevertheless, she was not pleased."
#3
"There's something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You can never quite tell where they'll take you. Mine took me here. Looking back, the city and I never much liked each other. An unmarried woman, after all, was expected to behave in very particular ways, which did not include traipsing from publisher to publisher with a gaggle of friends."
#4
"E--- W-------- was born with the sun shining to a father who always expected the worst and a carefree mother whose smile E--- was not to remember."
#5
"Ah, well done, Mrs. D-----! A very nice little...girl, indeed! Yes! Ah, there's a pretty! Now, would you care to hold her, Mr. D-----?"
#6
"Imagine you're a child again, a child who has never been away from home before, not for one single day. When I was ten years old my mother decided she could no longer afford to keep me."
#7
"Now, is there anyone under the bed? I am very much afraid we may have burglars. We must ascertain that we are safe!
Twelve noon! We must make haste and change our caps. Calling hours have commenced."
#8
(singing) "The lads and the lasses a sheep-shearing go. Fa a lee fa diddle..."
"D---? That you, D--- D---?"
"The very same, R----- P----."
"'Tis as chill a Christmas Eve as I remember."
#9
"The former D--- and D------ de la G--------."
"There they are!"
"The former B----- of A--."
#10
"The brothers G----, Your Majesty."
"Good day, gentlemen. Thank you so much for coming. I suppose you're wondering why anyone my age would request an audience with the authors of children's stories."
#11
(cough, cough, cough)
"Hi honey!"
"Hi mom."
"You feeling any better?"
"Not a bit."
"Guess what?"
"What?"
"Your grandfather's here."
"Mom, can't you tell him I'm sick?"
"You're sick - that's why he's here."
"He'll pinch my cheek. I hate that!"
#12
"Willows whiten, aspens quiver, Little breezes dusk and shiver, Thro' the wave that runs for ever, By the island in the river, Flowing down to C------. Four gray walls, and four gray towers, Overlook a space of flowers, And the silent isle imbowers The Lady of S------."
#13
"Sigh no more ladies, Sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot in sea, And one on shore, To one thing constant never, Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe, Into hey, nonny, nonny!
#14
"I something nasty, in the woodshed."
#15
"Your son has arrived from L-----, sir."
"Father."
"J---. J---, you will find out soon enough from my will that the estate of N------ was left to me in such a way as prevents me from dividing it between my two families."
#16
"Government bonds consoles. Yes, I see. And what would you say that would bring in?"
"Three thousand pounds a year, sir."
"You're a fortunate man, Mr. T--------."
"I think I am sir. And especially so now, having met your daughter."
Have fun and don't forget to answer the Bonus Question above!
not too long ago so for further details and recommendations check out my review here.
quickly jumped to being one of our all-time favorite films! If you've never seen it you need to. Everyone I know loves this film and we highly recommend it!
and Felicity - An American Girl Adventure
around Christmastime and Molly - An American Girl on the Home Front
when we're feeling very patriotic. Our favorite by far is Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
not only because Kit Kittredge has always been Miss Bea's favorite, but also because it's the most interesting of the lot. These historical films never fail to make us laugh and cry! 
, is one of Miss Bea's absolute favorite films. She watches it over and over again and has read the books several times. This more modern tale is a sweet tale of friendship and lessons learned. 
but it was Miss Bea and me who begged to go see The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement 
when it was in theaters. We've definitely watched the second film more frequently but can and do quote from both film. So much fun!
with me. Ramola Garai sets a lively mood for this film and we just love actor Johnny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightley in this film. The dance scenes, music, costumes and actors in this adaptation are all bright and beautiful and so full of life. If we're in the mood for a Jane Austen adaptation this is the first one we reach for!
of Emily of New Moon 
on DVD for Miss Bea that she really got interested in the books. We'll say right here that although we enjoyed watching the TV series and even bought the second season
on DVD this TV series doesn't follow the books very well at all. The first season
(see review here) but we wanted to include her again here because the Eloise films are two of our all time favorites. Eloise is such a lively and fun character with a bright imagination. We love watching these two films with our families or by ourselves and laughing out loud at Eloise's adventures!
, because it takes place mostly in and around the royal palace.
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