Posts Tagged ‘David Rintoul as Mr. Darcy’

Top 10 Mr Darcy Pictures

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!

Is Mr Darcy Inconsistent?

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 [...]

1980 Pride and Prejudice; A DVD review of the BBC TV adaptation

This adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, still available on DVD, was produced and shown on the BBC in 1980 and aired on PBS Masterpiece Theater the following year. Directed by Cyril Coke, it remains a favorite of Jane Austen purists even now – 29 years after its production. This Pride and prejudice dramatization certainly shows [...]