Pride & Prejudice 2005

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Based on the novel by Jane Austen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: Conversations with the cast; A Bennet family portrait; Jane Austen, ahead of her time; The politics of 18th century dating; The stately homes of Pride & Prejudice; HBO first look; and Feature commentary with director, Joe Wright.
Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Judi Dench, Kelly Reilly, Claudie Blakley, Peter Wight, Penelope Wilton, Simon Woods, Rupert Friend, Carey Mulligan, Talulah Riley.
Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival in the neighbourhood of the rich gentleman Mr. Bingley, who rents a large house so he can spend the summer in the country. Mr Bingley brings with him his sister and the dashing, rich, but proud Mr. Darcy. Love soon buds for one of the Bennet sisters, while another sister may have jumped to a hasty prejudgment. For the Bennet sisters many trials and tribulations stand between them and their happiness.
Blu-ray DVD; widescreen 2.35:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English); DTS 5.1 (French); 1080p High Definition.
Special features: 480i/p Standard Definition, Dolby Digital 2.0.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Contents: Pride and prejudice.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Awesome submitted by mysterio on July 29, 2011, 9:56am Awesome

Pride and Prejudice submitted by SBNB on July 23, 2012, 10:16pm It's a great story and it's fun to watch. The only bad part was the father's accent. Otherwise, I absolutely love it.

pride & predjudice submitted by a2sue on July 18, 2013, 6:50am keira knightly shines

Great submitted by cowmooflage on July 27, 2014, 8:45pm Not an exact replica of the book but still a good movie

A fine depiction... submitted by Kikumatsu97 on June 17, 2015, 11:08pm Still Keira Knightly is entirely ill-fitted as Elizabeth, includong her nor very convincing wig, which for someone like me is a vapid distraction. But look out for a spectacular performance in the male protagonists brought to life (Mr Wickham and Mr Bingley) and beautiful surroundings in this film.

Not as charming submitted by emaelshaikh on August 31, 2016, 12:22pm The older mini-series was much better! Colin Firth is a much better Darcy.

About As Good As You Can Do in Such a Short Runtime submitted by Meginator on July 7, 2023, 7:40pm Having just read the book, I think this is an excellent adaptation that manages to fit most of the novel’s most important plot points and its general atmosphere into a relatively short space. This necessarily requires some sacrifices, with the result that some of the film’s subplots feel a bit brusque, but the script still manages to fit in much of the wholly realized society around Elizabeth Bennet and Mister Darcy that makes their love story stand out so strongly in the popular consciousness; the story exists beyond the two of them, and the film captures that sense of scope fairly well (albeit in an abbreviated manner). Both of the leads are well-suited to their roles, with Keira Knightley embodying Lizzy’s verve and Matthew Macfadyen hitting Darcy’s precise balance of grumpiness and charm, and their convincing slow-burn chemistry works really well with the characters’ slowly softening emotions toward each other. The beautiful landscapes lend the story a sense of sweeping grandeur, and everything moves along at a brisk pace that keeps the viewer engaged, retaining much of the novel’s cutting sense of humor (which itself is a perfect fit with modern sensibilities). The whole of Pride & Prejudice will never fit neatly into a two-hour box, but this film does a good job of highlighting the book’s essential elements with a stellar cast bringing Jane Austen’s classic to new and engaging life.