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starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Carey Mulligandirected by: Joe Wright (IV)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 0025192807220
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 28, 2006
Running Time: 129 minutes
Sales Rank: 151
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: November 23, 2005
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Description:
One of the greatest love stories 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 love and misunderstanding that sparkles with romance, wit and emotional force. Critics are calling it 'Exhilarating. A joy from start to finish' (Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times).
Amazon.com:
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 early 19th century), in which Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) is one of several sisters primed for marriage, with an anxious mother (Brenda Blethyn) only too desperate to see her daughters paired off with the finest, richest husbands available. Elizabeth is strong-willed and opinionated, but her head (not to mention 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 mention his pride and prejudice) prevent him from expressing his mutual affection. They're clearly meant for each other, and as Knightley's performance lights up the screen (still young enough to be girlishly impertinent, yet wise beyond her 20 years), Austen's timeless romance yields yet another timeless adaptation, easily on par with the beloved BBC miniseries that has been embraced by millions since originally broadcast in 1995. Individual tastes will vary as to which version should be considered 'definitive,' but with a stellar supporting cast including Judi Dench and Donald Sutherland, this impeccable production achieves its own kind of perfection. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - one of our favorites,
we love this movie, along with you've got mail and sense and sensibility and emma we watch this over and over again, especially my 3 teen daughters.
Rating: - Personally... I loved it
Many people didn't like this because it wasn't truly a "real" Pride & Prejudice remake, and because it really wasn't "period".
I personally liked its airy, lighthearted feel. Extremely easy to follow and it isn't filled with things that shouldn't be there. It is perfectly shot.
It is the only version of Pride & Prejudice I like enough to where I don't have to fast forward through parts I don't like. I like it in its entirety and while Keira Knightley was, MAYBE, miscast, ... Read More
Rating: - clash of cultures/modern versus regency
Just for fun, I watched the Director's commentary with the film and now understand why watching this film is like looking through a broken kaleidoscope. It starts with birds chirping on a beautiful landscape, moves to an odd close up, over the shoulder, of a book Lizzie is reading, but you can't see the title of, then has her walking over a FILTHY duck pond into a working farm house, eavesdropping on her parents.
The whole movie goes back and forth between modern use of cameras against a backdrop ... Read More
Rating: - Pride and Prejudice
The product came in excellent condition and arrived even more quickly than I expected. The price certainly was better than I have seen anywhere else, too. I have not had any problems with Amazon previously, so this just reaffirms my trust. Thanks
Rating:  - Very Pretty -- but Disappointing
Being an annual reader of Pride and Prejudice and a lover of Jane Austen's humor and insight, I found this film to be at best disappointing. Austen's humor was lost in translation to say the least. Elizabeth Bennet was morphed into a dreamy eyed, slightly naughty, tousled haired temptress. Her father, Mr. Bennet, was, despite the acting talents of Donald Sutherland, transformed into a frousled, woolly, bumbling father who simply didn't know how to be a parent. All that aside, the photography is lovely, the ... Read More
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