Posts Tagged ‘BBC Pride and Prejudice 1995’

The Lake Scene vs The Rain Scene
The famous ‘Rain Scene’ from the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie is where Matthew Macfadyen’s dripping-wet Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth for the first time. The ‘Lake Scene’ from the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice 1995 is the moment after Colin Firth’s Darcy has taken a swim in his [...]

Pride and Prejudice 1995 on DVD

Before declaring my ardent love for the Blu-ray release of the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice from the rooftops of Pemberley, I should say that the standard DVD edition remains a must-own for those without HD. See our review of BBC Pride and Prejudice 1995 if you are unfamiliar with the [...]

Here are My Pride and Prejudice’s all-time Top 10 screenshots of Pride and Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet, ‘as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.’ From the major Pride and Prejudice screen adaptations, we have images of Keira Knightley (2005), Jennifer Ehle (1995), Elizabeth Garvie (1980) and Greer Garson (1940.)

Jane Austen’s cast of characters is huge, but her novel is nothing if not concise. Some minor characters, like Colonel Fitzwilliam and Georgiana Darcy, serve to further important plotlines, while others provide interesting character contrasts with the protagonists. Most do both. The most significant exceptions to this rule are Mr. and Mrs. Hurst. They are [...]

Catching up on DVD reviews has provided me with the most pleasantly providential pretext for plumping up the cushions and parking on the sofa – to delight once more in the wonderful 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice TV serialization. While the DVD version lacks the color and crispness that modern audiences have come to expect, [...]

One 1813 review of Pride and Prejudice was glowing in its appreciation of Jane Austen’s new novel, praising the characters as well-rounded and plausible save for one exception: Mr Darcy. Darcy’s ‘abrupt’ transformation from fashionable indifference to ‘ardent lover’ didn’t ring true according to the anonymous critic, reprinted in Pride and Prejudice: A Sourcebook (Routledge [...]