If Jane Austen once said: “A lady’s imagination is very fast”, and therefore it is very important to keep her busy with ingenious films and series. What could be better than watching a program inspired by Austen’s greatest works?

While Austen Pride and prejudice, Emma And Sensation and sensitivity have been adapted for the big screens, some putting a modern twist on classic prose. Ignorantwhich came out in 1995, is one of the most notable modern adaptations of an Austenian classic.

“You don’t say, ‘You know what, the world needs an adjustment Emma and mine will be brilliant,” director Amy Heckerling told City & Country in July 2020. “You find yourself driving around wondering, ‘What am I going to do now,’ and thinking, ‘I stink and everyone hates me.’ Then you start asking yourself, ‘What do I like and what makes me happy?’ … You had to really want to do what you were doing. I started thinking about what really amused me, which was very positive characters; I just don’t understand how people can be positive and it drives me a little crazy.”

She continued, “I started thinking what if there was a teenage girl who, no matter what, wouldn’t burst her bubble… [and] I started thinking about what the equivalent would be in the world I lived in, in California in the 1990s.”

Keep scrolling below to take a look back at some of the most iconic Austen adaptations:

Her 2001 hit Murder On The Dancefloor clattered back into the charts thanks to the success of the sharp thriller Saltburn.

And Sophie Ellis-Bextor seems nothing short of flummoxed by the song’s newfound success, as she appeared on Lorraine on Friday morning.

The 44-year-old singer revealed she was asked ‘how she came up with the song for the film’ – before having to explain that the song is in fact 22 years old.

The hit film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant and is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell.

And in the film’s very last scene, Barry’s character Oliver dances around a country house completely naked as the song plays in the background – something Sophie revealed she watched with her son Sonny, 19.

Sophie told how she was approached while attending the film’s premiere in November: ‘They invited me and [husband] Richard to DJ and I were singing at the party and people asked, “How did you come up with the song for the movie”…

‘I thought: “No, you don’t understand, it’s a very old song of mine, which has a new adventure.”

She also revealed that she watched the challenging film with her son and her famous mother Janet Ellis – much to Sonny’s dismay: ‘I felt like my son was stuck between my mother and his grandmother and had to watch the film.’

Earlier this week, Sophie managed to climb to the top of the Spotify charts in the United States after her hit was featured in the Amazon film.

Fans are obsessed with the new film on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter, sending Sophie’s Platinum-certified song skyrocketing up the charts.

Sophie shared the great news with her fans and thanked viewers for playing the song over and over again since the film came out. She shared a photo of the album on X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote: “xxxxxx thank you!”

The film follows a seemingly working-class Oxford University student from Merseyside, played by Barry, 31, who falls in love with upper-class student Felix, played by Jacob, 26.

The song’s second hit comes after Sophie performed her own version of Saltburn’s ending scene to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Sunday.

She looked stunning in a multi-coloured sequin dress as she kicked and writhed down the stairs to the beat of the song in a TikTok video.

Sophie spoke to Pink News in November about the use of her song in the film, saying: ‘I really loved the film.

“It’s funny because when you’re asked if a song is involved in something, you always get a little synopsis or a rough idea of ​​the placement. I just thought it was brilliant. It’s so beautifully shot.

The script is bouncy and fun, sharp and witty, and then you get someone dancing completely frontally naked to my song. I can’t wait for more people to see it. It’s quite an unexpected moment.’

Saltburn is nominated for two Golden Globe awards: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Barry and Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Drama for Rosamund.

Rosamund, 44, plays Felix’s mother. This nomination is her fourth and if she wins, it will be her second Golden Globe, with Richard, 66, playing Felix’s father.

Barry, who hails from Ireland, first came to prominence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021).

He was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a BAFTA for his role in the tragicomedy The Banshees Of Inisherin (2023).

Jacob was best known for his role in the raunchy drama Euphoria before winning critical acclaim for his role as Elvis Presley in the biopic Priscilla (2023).