Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Movie Title: Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Actors: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Talulah Riley, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone
Directors: Joe Wright (IV)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 129 summary
Movie Description
One of the utmost like tales of all time, Pride & Prejudice, comes to the screen in a glorious new adaptation starring Keira Knightley. When Elizabeth Bennett (Knightley) meets the handsome Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen), she believes he is the last man on earth she could ever marry. But as their lives become intertwined in an unexpected adventure, she finds herself captivated by the very person she swore to loathe for all eternity. Based on the beloved masterpiece by Jane Austen, it is the classic tale of like and misunderstanding that sparkles with romance, wit and emotional break down. Critics are calling it “Exhilarating. A joy from start to end” (Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times).
Movie Review
Literary adaptations just don’t get any better than director Joe Wright’s 2005 version of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. The key word here is adaptation, because Wright and gifted screenwriter Deborah Moggach have taken liberties with Austen’s classic novel that purists may find objectionable, but in this exquisite film their artistic decisions are entirely justified and exceptionally well executed. It’s a more rural England that we see here, circa 1790 (as opposed to Austen’s ahead of schedule 19th century), in which Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) is one of several sisters primed for marriage, with an nervous mother (Brenda Blethyn) only too desperate to see her daughters corresponding off with the finest, richest husbands available. Elizabeth is strong-willed and opinionated, but her head (not to bring up her pride and prejudice) lead her heart astray when she meets the wealthy Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), whose own sense of decency and discretion (not to bring up his pride and prejudice) prevent him from expressing his mutual affection. They’re clearly meant for each other, and as Knightley’s performance illumination up the screen (still young enough to be girlishly impertinent, yet wise beyond her 20 being), Austen’s timeless romance yields yet a further timeless adaptation, easily on par with the beloved BBC miniseries that has been embraced by millions since originally announce in 1995. Individual tastes will vary as to which version should be considered “definitive,” but with a planetary supporting cast including Judi Dench and Donald Sutherland, this impeccable production achieves its own kind of perfection. –Jeff Shannon
Plot Synopsis
The film opens with a tracking shot of a green covered field on a sun-lit daylight. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, the second-born Bennet daughter, walks along the field finishing a book. Upon coming home, she overhears her mother telling her father that Netherfield, a close estate, has been rented by a Mr. Bingley, a wealthy man from London. Mrs. Bennet begs Mr. Bennet to call on Mr. Bingley, believing him to be a very suitable match for any of her daughters. With Mr. Bennett finally divulges that he has already met Mr. Bingley, and that they can all expect to see him at an imminent public ball, all of the Bennet daughters squeal each in excitement. Lizzie herself and the eldest sister Jane smile with pleasure, as the younger Lydia and Fund jump out and down, and immediately start to beg Jane to borrow her pretties pair of shoes. Mary, the youngest, merely goes back to playing her piano. Read More…
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