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Pride & Prejudice U rating

Keira Knightley stars in Jane Austen’s timeless romance, reinvigorated for the modern age by the masters of British rom-com, Working Title.

Drama 2005 127 mins

Director: Joe Wright

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Overview

Working Title, the British production company known for its mastery of the rom-com, returned to the ultimate source of light-hearted love fiction, Jane Austen, for this acclaimed adaptation. Newcomer Matthew Macfadyen makes an excellent Mr Darcy, while Knightley is in her element as Elizabeth Bennet; her performance earning the film one of four Oscar nominations.

Director Joe Wright (who won a Bafta for Best British Newcomer for this his debut film) imbues the production with an edge of realism honed from his background in gritty TV drama. There’s also a sense of youthful verve to this translation, which still retains Austen’s sense of irony and razor-sharp wit. Emma Thompson, fresh from her own Austen adaptation Sense and Sensibility in 1999, was an uncredited script advisor on the film.

Director
Joe Wright
Featuring
Keira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynDonald SutherlandTom Hollander
Genres
DramaRomance
Certificate
UContains very mild innuendo and language
Released
2005
Country
USA
Language
English

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