He has just moved into the house, and she has just moved out. The movie mentioned a book that both of them read about two people waiting for eachother. The lake house starred sandra bullock and keanu reaves. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death. Even with the timeshifted relationship burgeoning between kate and.
Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Kate forster, asking to deliver her correspondence in an address downtown. Alex finds kates copy of persuasion, by jane austen. In the movie the lake house how did the book persuasion. This 64page guide for the lake house by kate morton includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 35 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Moving from the late nineteenth century to the present day, from the devastation of. The lake house starts with a tragedy the disappearance of a oneyearold boy, theo edevane, from his crib in the country home of a wealthy english family in 1933 and examines it i whipped through this dual or more timeline mystery in a couple of days when i found out my book club is meeting to talk about it at the end of this week. Where to watch the best jane austen movies right now. In the movie the lake house, what was the jane austen book she wanted.
Before we get into the deep meaning of the title persuasion, a useful fact. Kate asks alex to rescue her copy of jane austens persuasion from the train station bench. The lake house just doesnt have the same magically indulgent appeal as the authors previous books, though the ingredients are two things are inevitable when authors recycle the same formula. The lake house is a 2006 american romantic drama film directed by alejandro agresti and starring keanu reeves and sandra bullock who had previously appeared together in the academy award winning film speed and christopher plummer. Then, in her apartment bedroom at 1620 racine that shes sharing with boyfriend morgan, kate checks a loose floorboard to find that book hidden beneath. The project gutenberg etext of persuasion, by jane austen. If thats not convincing enough, a persuasive article on jasna argues why the lake house is. Hero and heroine read and discuss the book, which both helps justify their relationship and situates the. Siworae was adapted for the lake house by american playwright david auburn.
She gets into a discussion with keanu about what her favorite book is. The lake house thank you to nadine and to michael from the filminglocs website for finding kates mothers house 0. Chapter 1 sir walter elliot, of kellynch hall, in somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the baronetage. Alex tells kate he will save it for her for when they meet. Doctor kate forster sandra bullock is moving from the lake house that she has been renting in wisconsin. Kate morton is the awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of the house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter. A paperback of persuasion does play a role in the film, but while viewing the movie it is not directly clear that the lake house is suppose to be an adaption of the novel.
While much of the book is clumsy, contrived, and silly, it is while reading passages of the diary that one may actually find oneself. The film is a remake of the south korean motion picture il mare 2000. In the film the lake house, at what point and how did alex get access to kates apartment on racine in order to put persuasion, the book she lost at the train station, under the floorboards of her bedroom. While the plot has little similarity with persuasion, the heroines copy of the novel her favorite and a gift from her father plays a pivotal role in the action, letters are exchanged by the leads, and the description of anne and capt. She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature.
Movies lp this category is for questions and answers related to lake house, the, as asked by users of. Reading persuasion and watching the lake house just. Jane austens plot has young anne elliott persuaded to break off her. June 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party. In 2004, after he finds persuasion at the train station. The lake house a remake from a korean movie featured persuasion prominently in its story. Lady elliot, sir walters wife died fourtee n years ago and left. In the film the lake house, at what point and how did alex get access to kates apartment on racine in order to put persuasion, the book she lost at the train. The story centers on an architect living in 2004 and a doctor. In the lake house, how did the book get under the floorboards. Reeves persuasion is her favorite book, explains the meaning of the.
They come near a few times, but these are fleeting encounters. Now lets look at the specific universal themes from persuasion and how the adaptations continue to. In 2004, he buys an old glass house in a lake, designed and built by his father, and he finds a message in his mailbox from the former tenant, the also lonely dr. However, this adaption does place a heavy amount of focus on the theme of waiting for the correct timing in life.
We learn that the elliots are a respected, titled, landowning family. The lake house by kate morton is the mysterious and enchanting fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of the house at riverton and the secret keeper a missing child. I believe the house stood on the east end of the lake but it was just built for the movie and later torn down. That bit of historical trivia doesnt mean the title is completely meaningless, however. In the movie the lake house how did the book persuasion come to be under the floor boards of kates apartment when alex found kates book persuasion at the train station, when she told him she was going to test him because she had been there on that date and had left something behind and that he was suppose to put in the mailbox at the. Alejandro agrestis the lake house 2006 is also a modern version of persuasion. Persuasion jane austen society of north america, southwest. The house by the lake is a groundbreaking work of history, revealing the story of germany through the inhabitants of one small wooden building. While not overtly a jane austen adaptation, the film makes numerous references to austens persuasion with some comparable themes. Hero and heroine read and discuss the book, which both helps justify their.
Keanu reeves walked the red carpet with his new girlfriend and fans were stunned by one detail duration. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. The lake house by kate morton meet your next favorite book. At the start of this romance film, kate sandra bullock and alex keanu reeves exchange letters via a magic mailbox at the titular chicago area lake house. Architect alex wyler keanu reeves, whose father simon wyler christopher plummer designed and built the lake house, moves into it and finds kates note. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lake house. On the other hand, there are film adaptations that stick relatively close to the plot and setting of the. The lake house is a 2006 american romantic drama film directed by alejandro agresti and. What is the quote sandra bullock reads from persuasion in. She leaves a note in the mailbox asking the next tenant to forward any mail to her new address in chicago. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
I first heard about jane austens persuasion from the movie the lake house with sandra bullock and keanu reeves. I love pride and prejudice, but persuasion is just a bit more mature. Well, as kate from the film adaptation the lake house puts it, it is a story about waiting. What was the name of the book mentioned in the movie the lake house. The lake house 2006 frequently asked questions imdb. A successful architect whose two children decided to follow. What was the name of the book mentioned in the movie the. Persuasion is the last novel fully completed by jane austen. How did kate know to look under the floorboards to find her book. In the movie the lake house, what was the jane austen. In chicago, the lonely architect alex wyler has a troubled relationship with his father simon wyler.
Have you ever read a book and then been disappointed when you saw the movie. The lake house is an american remake of the south korean film siworae 2000 2000 aka il mare, which was written by kim eunjeong and yoeh jina. Charles musgrove, persuasion there was never any burst of feeling, any warmth of indignation or. Marina cano lopez jane austen society of north america. I watched it again recently on cable, and that question nagged me afterwards. Because whats meant to be will always find its way. She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english. Persuasion opens with a brief history of the elliot family as recorded in sir walter elliots favorite book, the baronetcy. Jane austen persuasion 2007 what was that quote from jane austen.
The lake house is an example of and adaptation that changes many elements of the original story, yet shares the themes from the original which proves that it is those themes that make the story able to connect with current audiences. There are some big characters and some big moments as two people work past regret, disappointment, emotional wounds and persevere in the hope to find happiness. Do they mean a thematic reference or an actual one. Talking about experiences with the lake house youtube. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. While the story certainly starts out a bit bleak jane austens wit. The key is kates casual mention that her favourite book is persuasion. Alex and kate figure out that the lake house mailbox is a portal between their times, and they begin a correspondence. Being the favorite book of sandra bullock character, persuasion inspired her what it means to be patient. There is a part where it is sandra bullocks character, kate, is having a birthday.
She says its her favorite, all about a couple who keep meeting in the wrong time and place and you never know til the end whether or not it will work out. As far as we know, she meant to use the title the elliots, but she died before the book was published, and her family decided to go with the catchier persuasion. The lake house is a film that shows many of the daily issues of architects lives. Jane austens last completed novel, a brilliantly insightful story of regret, second chances, and the courage to follow our hearts anne elliot is twentyseven and unmarriedby all accounts a spinster in her timeseemingly doomed to spend the rest of her life waiting on her imageobsessed father and extravagant older sister. Austens persuasion ends in retrieved joy amid much duress and an existence where the two are surrounded by continual anxiety, discord, irony mrs clay may yet be lady elliot. Persuasion by jane austen with images persuasion jane. Their correspondence takes them through several events, including alex finding a book, jane austens persuasion, at a railway station where kate. In lake house, the heroine, kate forster played by sandra bullock.