http://www.myprideandprejudice.com The book, the movies and the BBC adaptations Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:37:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, apart from Laurence Olivier, David Rintoul, Colin Firth and Matthew MacFadyen, who makes the best Darcy? It’s a bit of a wooden spoon contest of course, but nevertheless enough to occupy my little mind, and hopefully the larger minds of our dear readers. I’m talking about the Darcys of ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/10/the-other-darcys/ Here are My Pride and Prejudice's all time top 10 pictures of the 'illiberal' minded, nerve suffering but hilarious Mrs Bennet. In no particular order and from all the major screen and TV adaptations we have Brenda Blethyn (2005), Alison Steadman (1995), Priscilla Morgan (1980), Mary Boland (1940) and Alex ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/10/top-10-mrs-bennet-pictures/ ‘Mr Darcy, Vampyre’ is a sequel to Pride and Prejudice with a twist (can you guess what it is?) Amanda Grange’s book begins at the end of Jane Austen’s novel, first thing in the morning of the day of Elizabeth’s wedding to Mr Darcy - and of course, Jane’s to ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/10/mr-darcy-vampyre-review/ From the baffling through the bizarre to the beautiful, YouTube's collection of Pride and Prejudice fan videos has it all. Here are some of the quirkiest and most agreeable that we have found. There are plenty more to enjoy, so please feel free to add links to your favorites below. A ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/09/the-best-pride-and-prejudice-youtube-fan-videos/ This is our final feature on the endings of the major TV adaptations and Pride and Prejudice movies, with transcripts of the final scenes. Click here for the BBC 1980 version. Click here for the BBC 1995 dramatization. Click here for the 2005 movie. The 1940 movie departs from the novel to such a ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/09/ending-pride-and-prejudice-iv-the-1940-movie/ Here are My Pride and Prejudice's all time top 10 pictures of the 'handsome', 'affable' and infinitley 'agreeable' Mr Bingley. In no particular order and from all the major screen and TV adaptations we have Simon Woods (2005), Crispin Bonham-Carter (1995), Osmund Bullock (1980), Bruce Lester (1940) and Tom Mison ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/09/top-10-mr-bingley-pictures/ [caption id="attachment_1806" align="aligncenter" width="353" caption="This could be you!"][/caption] OK, so Pemberley might be an imaginary place, but the beautiful stately homes that play the role in the 1995 BBC adaptation and the 2005 movie certainly fill its britches admirably. Likewise, the other houses chosen for Longbourn, Netherfield and Rosings have also ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/09/pride-and-prejudice-wedding-venues/ One of the many things I enjoyed about the Lost in Austen TV series was Alex Kingston’s Mrs Bennet. The show approached Pride and Prejudice with all the studied reverence of a rabid baboon at a prayer meeting but, while it obviously ran roughshod over the storyline, its approach to ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/09/lost-in-austens-mrs-bennet/ This is our third feature on the endings of the major Pride and Prejudice adaptations. For the 1995 BBC series, click here. Click here for the 1980 BBC TV series. As stated in our 1980 ending post, the final scenes of Pride and Prejudice are difficult to adapt for the screen. ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/09/ending-pride-and-prejudice-iii-the-2005-movie/ In one of Pride and Prejudice's many ironic twists, Mr Collins, the most inherently absurd and hilarious of characters, marries the novel's most tragic figure. Poor Charlotte does nothing to deserve what Lost in Austen's Mr Bennet describes as the 'Promethean misery of marriage to Collins.' However, at 27 years ... http://www.myprideandprejudice.com/2009/09/comedy-meets-tragedy-mr-collins-and-charlotte-lucas/