Les filles de Madame Li

Far better than a lot of Western productions on Netflix right now, rife with unpleasant profanity and vulgarity.

British period dramas when well done ( not including the more recent adaptations of P&P and Persuasion) are the gold standard of entertainment for me. My first Chinese period drama and I was enchanted by this perfectly lovely adaptation of Pride and Prejudice! The reviews are unjust, signally failing to appreciate the depths of thought that has gone into this delightful, elegant and very beautiful production!

The costumes, decor, houses, hair and delicate beauty of just everything including the food blew me away. This was rather a fascinating lesson in chinese culture and social history.

Bowing and a bob( in the case of women)approaching a curtsey as a form of polite greeting in company seems to have been common to such disparate cultures separated by continents.

The characters have a depth, grace and elegance not commonly seen on TV these days.

Mrs. Li is actually a more likable and complex character than Mrs. Bennet. AND I have read JA's books atleast 5 times over in the course of 40 years.

The third daughter is as spirited and likable as Elizabeth and the Eldest daughter was very Jane like and certainly more resourceful.

The interiors with their occupants were so reminiscent of Vermeer & De Hooch, I had to keep pausing to take it all in.

Even the hair styles were reminiscent of regency fashions. All in all enjoyable and relaxing; as delicate as the calligraphy or paintings of hokusai..