Release Year: 2005 Rating: PG Duration: 128 minutes Other Title: Pride & Prejudice Director: Joe Wright Producer: Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin, Tim Bevan Distributor: United International Pictures, Focus Features
In class-conscious England near the close of the 18th century, the five Bennet sisters--Elizabeth, or Lizzie, Jane, Lydia, Mary, and Kitty--have been raised well aware of their mother’s fixation on finding them husbands and securing set futures. The spirited and intelligent Elizabeth, however, strives to live her life with a broader perspective, as encouraged by her doting father. When wealthy bachelor Mr. Bingley takes up residence in a nearby mansion, the Bennets are abuzz. Amongst the man’s sophisticated circle of London friends and the influx of young militia officers, surely there will be no shortage of suitors for the Bennet sisters. Eldest daughter Jane, serene and beautiful, seems poised to win Mr. Bingley’s heart. For her part, Lizzie meets with the handsome and--it would seem--snobbish Mr. Darcy, and the battle of the sexes is joined. Their encounters are frequent and spirited yet far from encouraging. Lizzie finds herself even less inclined to accept a marriage proposal from a distant cousin, Mr. Collins, and--supported by her father--stuns her mother and Mr. Collins by declining. When the heretofore good-natured Mr. Bingley abruptly departs for London, devastating Jane, Lizzie holds Mr. Darcy culpable for contributing to the heartbreak. But a crisis involving youngest sister Lydia soon opens Lizzie’s eyes to the true nature of her relationship with Mr. Darcy.
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Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Bennet Donald Sutherland as Mr. Bennet Jena Malone as Lydia Bennet Judi Dench as Lady Catherine de Bourg Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet Matthew MacFadyen as Mr. Darcy Penelope Wilton as Mrs Gardiner Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennet Tom Hollander as William Collins
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Elizabeth Bennet: He's been a fool, then so have I.
Charlotte Lucas: We are all fools in love.
Based on the 1995 English TV series, Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth as Mr Darcy. Also shown in the US. Includes icons, cursors, sounds, desktop wallpaper, and a screensaver. Source: Ezthemes Size: (1897)
Director: Joe Wright Cast: Keira Knightley, Jena Malone, Donald Sutherland, Matthew MacFayden Screenplay: Deborah Moggach (based on the novel by Jane Austen) MPAA Classification: PG (some mild thematic elements)
