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Pride & Prejudice
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- 2005
- Joe Wright
- 121 mins
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Period romantic drama based on Jane Austen's novel, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. England in the 18th century: with five daughters and no fortune, class-obsessed Mrs Bennet is determined to marry off her brood and goes into a match-making frenzy with the prospect of wealthy bachelor Mr Bingley in residence nearby. But one of her girls, the spirited, intelligent Elizabeth, seems more interested in verbal sparring than romance, particularly when she meets Bingley's arrogant friend Mr Darcy...
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Sloan Freer
It must have been daunting to bring Jane Austen's period drama to the big screen for the first time in 65 years. Not only is the 1940 Laurence Olivier/Greer Garson version seen as a classic, but it was also followed by a number of revered TV adaptations - notably the 1995 BBC production starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. So it's to his credit that debut director Joe Wright does such a beautiful job with his gutsy and less idealised interpretation. Focusing on wit and intellect rather than heaving bosoms, he presents his Regency heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) as a waspish tomboy, able to run rings around sullen bachelor Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) with her spirited ripostes. Though mournful Macfadyen can't match Firth's scorching magnetism, Knightley is a memorable leading lady, as delightful to watch as her well-shot surroundings. The support cast is strong, too, with Brenda Blethyn and Donald Sutherland particularly exceptional as Lizzie's marriage-obsessed mother and doting father.
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rolenameElizabeth BennetKeira KnightleyMr DarcyMatthew MacfadyenMrs BennetBrenda BlethynMr BennetDonald SutherlandMr CollinsTom HollanderJane BennetRosamund PikeLydia BennetJena MaloneLady Catherine de BourghJudi DenchMrs GardinerPenelope WiltonMr BingleySimon WoodsCharlotte LucasClaudie BlakleyKitty BennetCarey Mulligan
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Theatrical distributor
UIP
Released on
2005-09-16
Languages
English
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DVD and Blu-ray
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