Posts Tagged ‘Colin Firth’

Darcy’s behavior at the ball scene has the capacity to shock me every time I read it. We know that he is misunderstood, that he is shy, and that he has the awesome responsibilities of his estate to consider. And yet, on every read, I am offended anew by his treatment of Elizabeth. Here is [...]

Here are My Pride and Prejudice’s all-time Top 10 Darcy screenshots for your drooling pleasure. We have Matthew Macfayden (2005), Colin Firth (1995), David Rintoul (1980), Laurence Olivier (1940) and Elliot Cowan (Lost in Austen 2008.) They’re in no particular order, so we’ll leave it up to you to rank them according to your preferences!

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 [...]

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 [...]

Always in need of an excuse for idleness, I was most pleased to chance upon a Pride and Prejudice 1995 Darcy screensaver, which is still available online from the BBC Pride and Prejudice page. Now, whenever I find myself sitting at the computer unable to think of anything to write, I shall have to deal [...]

I bring shocking revelations from a special documentary made for the Blu-ray edition of BBC Pride and Prejudice 1995. Some saucy intelligence, regarding the electric scene in which Mr Darcy and Elizabeth meet in the grounds of Netherfield after her three mile trek across fields, was provided by screenwriter Andrew Davies.
Davies’ explanation for Darcy’s stiff [...]