傲慢与偏见电影梗概英文版

① 《傲慢与偏见》的英文梗概 100~300字

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This is the famous British writer Jane Austen masterpiece "Pride and Prejudice" in the opening section, leads some in the early nineteenth century England and on the value of the classic love story.

As we all know, in Austin, in the novel by Quebec five daughters getting different treatment, shown township middle-class families of marriage for girls who love the different attitudes, which reflected the author I love the idea of marriage: the sake of property, money and the - The marriage is wrong; The marriage did not take into account the above factors also stupid. Therefore, she opposes the money for the purpose of marriage, also opposes the marriage lightly. She stressed the importance of an ideal marriage, and the feelings of both men and women as the cornerstone of the conclusion of the marriage ideal.

The story of Quebec heroine Elizabeth (Keira Terri) was born to a family of small landowners four sisters, Sister Jane Quebec, Quebec sister Mary, Katie Quebec and Laidiya Quebec. Five sisters and a little monotonous quiet life along with the two young guys coming up and it is undeniable-and eliminate the waves. Bin Heli healthy and progressive and rich Darcy (Matthew Mike Deng) is a good friend, became acquainted with the town lure of this home, "five", a beautiful and full of "Pride and Prejudice" love story.

这是英国著名女作家简·奥斯汀的代表作《傲慢与偏见》的开篇一段话，引出了一段发生在十九世纪初英国的关于爱与价值的经典故事。

众所周知，奥斯汀在这部小说中通过班纳特五个女儿对待终身大事的不同处理，表现出乡镇中产阶级家庭出身的少女对婚姻爱情问题的不同态度，从而也反映了作者本人对爱情对婚姻的想法：单单为了财产、金钱和地位而结婚是错误的；而结婚不考虑上述因素也是愚蠢的。因此，她既反对以金钱为目的的结婚，也反对把婚姻当儿戏。她强调理想婚姻的重要性，并把男女双方感情作为缔结理想婚姻的基石。

故事的女主人公伊丽莎白·班纳特(凯拉·奈特丽)出身于小地主家庭有四个姐妹，姐姐简·班纳特、妹妹玛丽·班纳特、凯蒂·班纳特和莱蒂娅·班纳特。姐妹五人单调且略显平静的生活伴随着两个年轻小伙子的到来而泛起无可平灭的波澜。健康向上的宾格里和富家子达西(马修·麦克法登)是一对要好的朋友，在结识了镇上班纳特家的这“五朵金花”之后，一段美丽而饱含“傲慢与偏见”的爱情故事。

② 谁知道<傲慢与偏见>英文版内容简介

Pride and Prejudice is a chefdoeuvre. But my first impression of this story was from screen.
It's long long ago, maybe before I can read english books. I don't remember which movie edition I had seen. But I was impressed by the music, the scenery and the costume. I was very favor of a section of music in its balls. It's pretty brisk, liked a wonderful song of a bird. Regarding to the characters, I liked Elizabeth, the heroine,though I didn't think she's beautiful. But she's smart. However, I didn't pay much attention to the plot. I thought it's so long that it made me impatient and bored. By now, I haven't read the whole story in English or its Chinese version, either. I owe it to my prejudice.

In fact, I didn't understand the story at that time. I didn't know why it called Pride and Prejudice. Of course someone was pride, but I didn't find where' s the prejudice. I thought it's normal, the way people treated each other in that. I considered prejudice would be very disgusting. But to the movie everthing was OK in my minds, except its length. Now, I think I have understood more about it. I'm a prejudiced person so I can't find where's wrong. I merely like to do the things I like. Everytime I meet somebody or something,my thinking about he or it all depends on my foregone experience and my mood of the time. I like it so just like it, if not so just not. I'm a person thinking by heart not by brain. What is worse, I actually didn't think it's wrong. I thought everyone is all like that.Everyone has his special way to cognize the world. So it's indiviality, not prejudice. But I think something is wrong. Though everyone can judge in the way he likes, he can't ignore other ones. You can like what you like and hate what you hate, but you should be objective when you meet external world. I think it means that you should consider things roundly, not just partial. Indiviality is different from prejudice. What is it? I need to think more.

《傲慢与偏见》简介
作者珍妮・奥斯汀（JaneAusten），生于1775
年，卒于1817年，英国著名女作家，以描绘日
常平凡生活中的普通人物名世。一生著有六
部小说，《傲慢与偏见》是她的代表作。
《傲慢与偏见》讲述的是一对青年的爱情
故事，因一方的傲慢与另一方的偏见而导致
好事多磨。作者以女性特有的敏锐和细腻观
察、描绘了有钱、有闲阶级恬静舒适的田园生
活以及绅士淑女的爱情与婚姻，以高超的艺
术技巧反映了18世纪英国乡镇日常生活情
景，给当时小说创作吹进了朴素的现实主义
之风，在英国小说史上起着承上启下的作
用。
小说情节曲折，富有戏剧性，语言清新流
畅，充满机智，是奥斯汀最受欢迎的一部小
说。

看看可以不，我也是别处抄来的！

③ 傲慢与偏见英文内容简介

《傲慢与偏见》是简·奥斯汀最早完成的作品，她在1796年开始动笔，原名《最初的印象》（first impression）[3]，是奥斯丁的代表作，通过婚姻问题的描写展示了当时英国社会的生活画面。故事围绕贝内特（Bennet）一家几个女儿的婚姻大事展开。从伦敦新搬来的单身汉阔少宾利先生（Mr.Bingley）爱上了温柔美貌的大女儿简，他的朋友达西（Darcy）则倾情于二女儿伊丽莎白（Elizabeth）。由于她听信了年轻军官韦恩的谗言而对达西产生了偏见致使这桩婚姻进行的十分缓慢。经过一连串有趣的周折后，误会终于得以消除。达西克服了傲气，伊丽莎白也克服了对他的偏见，最后两人终成眷属。

④ 傲慢与偏见的内容简介英文

1、英文

The novel depicts a thousand gold among the five waiting girls of the squire Bennet. The protagonist is Elizabeth, his second daughter.

She met Darcy at the dance, but she heard that he was arrogant and had been rejecting him.

After a lot of setbacks, Elizabeth relieved her prejudice against Darcy, and Darcy put aside his arrogance, and the lover was married.

This work, based on daily life and the content and artificial writing methods of anti-sentimental novels popular in the society at that time.

vividly reflects the conservative and blocked life and human feelings of the British townships from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century.

It has been adapted into movies and TV dramas many times.

2、翻译

小说描写了小乡绅班纳特五个待字闺中的千金，主角是二女儿伊丽莎白。她在舞会上认识了达西，但是耳闻他为人傲慢，一直对他心生排斥，经历一番周折，伊丽莎白解除了对达西的偏见，达西也放下傲慢，有情人终成眷属。

这部作品以日常生活为素材，以反当时社会上流行的感伤小说的内容和矫揉造作的写作方法，生动地反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情。并多次被改编成电影和电视剧。

(4)傲慢与偏见电影梗概英文版扩展阅读：

主要人物介绍：

1、伊丽莎白

班内特家的二女儿伊丽莎白是这个家中最富智慧和最机智的人。伊丽莎白是本部小说中的女主角，也是英国文学中最著名的女性角色之一。

她有许多值得钦佩的地方，正如小说中说的她可爱、聪颖、能和任何人优雅的交谈。她的诚实、优雅、富有智慧让她能够从她所属的社会阶层的低俗、无聊中脱颖而出。

然而，她犀利的语言和过早的对别人定论也导致了她的迷茫。伊丽莎白不是一个低俗的母亲和一个冷漠的父亲的复制体，也不是几个行为荒诞姐妹的结合体。

更不是势力的女性的缩影，当她渐渐的看到达西先生高贵的品质的时候，她才发现自己对达西先生的错误认识。

2、达西

达西先生是一个富有、殷实、潘伯雷庄园地主家的儿子，也是伊丽莎白的男伴。他的出身高贵、物质财富财富丰富，但过于的骄傲和过于的看重自己的社会地位。

他的傲慢使得他在开始的时候给伊丽莎白留下了不好的印象。伊丽莎白的拒绝使得他谦逊了起来。尽管伊丽莎白对他很冷漠，但是达西还是表达了他对伊丽莎白不懈的倾慕，证明了他对伊丽莎白的爱。

⑤ 傲慢与偏见的英文简介

ummery of the novel

It is universally acknowledged that the eternal theme of Jane Austen’s novels is the choice people make for marriage partners,so is in Pride and Prejudice.Mrs.Bonnet had no other wish if her five daughters could get married as soon as possible with someone wealthy.At a dancing ball,it is obvious that Mr.Bingley could not help falling in love at the first sight with Miss Jane because of her stunning beauty.

Mrs.Benne was so excited that she could not hold her manner and declared publicly she would have a daughter married soon,which frightened Mr.Bingley away.Mr.Collins,a distance nephew of Mr.Bennet,came to ask a marriage to one of his cousins before Mrs.Bennet was able to get clear why Mr.Bingley left suddenly.

After receiving the hint from Mrs.Bennet that Jane already had an admirer,Mr.Collins turned to Elizabeth without wasting a minute and to Miss Charlotte Lucas two days later after refused by Elizabeth.It was difficult for Mrs.Bennet to recover herself as a result of the“deadly stupid” decision made by Elizabeth until she got the news that Lydia finally married Mr.Wickham,though the marriage was built on the basis of ten thousand pounds.

Mr.Darcy offered the money and did everything departing from his will just because he loved Elizabeth so much.He could not hide his feelings any more and showed his affection to Elizabeth at last,who,because of a series of misunderstandings towards him,rejected him without hesitation.This plot is the climax of the novel as the prejudice of Elizabeth to Mr.Darcy was exposed and removed since then.And the combination of the two young couples,Jane and Bingley,Elizabeth and Darcy came at last.

• 中文版：

故事发生在18世纪末充满等级观念的英国，生活在英国乡村的班纳特家五姐妹，伊丽莎白(姬拉·耐特丽 饰)、简、琳迪(吉娜•马龙 饰)、玛莉、凯蒂都已经长大成人，母亲盘算着快点为她们找到理想老公，而备受父亲疼爱的二女儿伊丽莎白却只想保持现在的独立生活。每个小镇上刚搬来的年轻单身汉都会被母亲看作是自己某个女儿应得的财产，富有的彬格莱(西蒙•伍茨 饰)先生就是她最新的一个目标。

在一次舞会上，班纳特夫人将自己的女儿介绍给彬格莱及他的朋友达西先生(马休•麦克菲迪恩 饰)，但伊丽莎白无意中听到达西对当地社交界的蔑视，从而对他产生偏见。此时伊丽莎白的远房表兄造访，并轻浮地向她求婚，被伊丽莎白断然拒绝，彬格莱的妹妹渐渐被达西吸引，于是开始不断挑拨和拨坏伊丽莎白与他的关系，而达西的一位朋友，虚伪狡诈的年轻军官韦翰也不断捏造达西的坏话，一段爱情逐渐开始遭受到傲慢与偏见的严峻挑战……

• 拓展资料：

简·奥斯汀(1775～1817)出生于英国汉普郡的史蒂文顿，并在小镇中度过了人生中最初的25年。奥斯汀是家中的第7个孩子，父亲是当地的教区长。她没进过正规学校，而是在家中由父母指导学习，其中母亲负责教她法语、意大利语和钢琴。简·奥斯汀(1775～1817)出生于英国汉普郡的史蒂文顿，并在小镇中度过了人生中最初的25年。奥斯汀是家中的第7个孩子，父亲是当地的教区长。她没进过正规学校，而是在家中由父母指导学习，其中母亲负责教她法语、意大利语和钢琴。

奥斯汀终身未婚，家境殷实。由于长期居住在封建保守势力相当强大的乡下，所以她的生活圈子十分有限，所接触的主要是中小地主和牧师。她以女性的敏锐和细腻描绘出周围的世界：有闲阶级恬静舒适的田园生活，绅士淑女的爱情和婚姻。这里没有可怕的灾祸和尖刻的矛盾，只有日常生活中的风波和人物之间的喜剧性冲突，格调是轻松诙谐的。

⑥ 电影《傲慢与偏见》英文简介

电影《傲慢与偏见》英文简介：

Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) and her sister Jane Bennet (Rosamand Parker), sister Mary Bennet (Dalula Lely), Katie Bennet (Kerry Mulligan) and Lydia Bennet (Gina Malone) are all sisters from small landlord families. Mrs. Bennet's greatest goal in life is to find the right man for all five of her daughters. Unfortunately, the second daughter, Elizabeth, can always find out 100 reasons for refusing to marry her mother.

When Mrs. Bennet heard that the neighbouring manor was rented by a wealthy bachelor and would come to spend the summer with his distinguished friends, she excitedly decided that it was a blessing for her daughters. The suitor was on the verge of coming, and things were going as she had expected.

The monotonous and slightly quiet life of the five sisters was accompanied by the arrival of wealthy single Handacy (Matthew McFadden) and his friend Gray, two young men. A beautiful love story full of pride and Prejudice unfolded after the healthy and upward Gray and the wealthy Darcy met the five golden flowers of the Bennet family in the town.

Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) is the most diligent of the five sisters. She is also a talented college student. She never considered marriage before graation. But when she met the handsome, cynical Gray and the wise businessman Darcy (Matthew McFadden), her judgment began to be tested. Because the wealthy son Darcy soon fell deeply in love with the beautiful Elizabeth after a brief exchange.

Moreover, Darcy bravely proposed to her regardless of the family and wealth gap, but because of Elizabeth's misunderstanding and prejudice against him, he was relentlessly refused. The reason why Elizabeth misunderstood and prejudiced him was that Darcy, a wealthy man, often showed immortal arrogance, which made the honest and kind Elizabeth disgusted. Because Darcy's arrogance is actually a reflection of status differences, so long as there is such arrogance, there can be no common thoughts and feelings between him and Elizabeth, nor can there be an ideal marriage.

But after a period of time, graally, Elizabeth found and witnessed a qualitative change in Darcy's way of dealing with people and a series of actions. Especially his past proud and conceited manner disappeared completely, so Elizabeth's misunderstanding and prejudice towards him graally disappeared, and a happy marriage finally achieved. Her sisters also got the sweet life they wanted.

中文对照：

伊丽莎白·班纳特（凯拉·奈特莉饰）和姐姐珍·班纳特（罗莎曼德·派克饰）、妹妹玛丽·班纳特（妲露拉·莱莉饰）、凯蒂·班纳特（凯瑞·穆丽根饰）以及丽迪亚·班纳特（吉娜·马隆饰）这5个出身于小地主家庭的姐妹个个如花似玉。班纳特太太（布兰达·布莱斯饰）最大的人生目标就是给她的这5个女儿都找到如意的郎君。可惜天不从人愿，二女儿伊丽莎白总能找出100个不愿结婚的理由拒绝母亲。

当班纳特太太听说邻近的庄园被一个富有的单身汉租下，并且会带着他那些有身份的朋友们前来消夏时，她兴奋地认定这是女儿们的福分，求婚的人眼看着就要上门了，而事情也正如她预想的那样发展开来。

姐妹5人原本单调且略显平静的生活伴随着富有的单身汉达西（马修·麦克费登饰）和他的好友格莱两个年轻小伙子的到来而泛起了波澜。健康向上的格莱和富家子达西这对要好的朋友在结识了镇上班纳特家的这五朵金花之后，一段美丽而饱含傲慢与偏见的爱情故事就此展开。

伊丽莎白（凯拉·奈特莉饰）是5个姐妹中最勤勉的一个，她还是个有才智的大学生，在毕业之前她从没有考虑过谈婚论嫁。但是当她遇到英俊潇洒，玩世不恭的格莱和理智的商人达西（马修·麦克费登饰）后，她的判断力开始接受考验。因为富豪子弟达西在短暂的交往后很快便深深地爱上了美丽的伊丽莎白。

并且，达西不顾门第和财富的差距，勇敢地向她求婚，但却因为伊丽莎白对他存有的误会和偏见，而遭到了无情的拒绝。伊丽莎白对他存有误会和偏见的原因是，出身富贵的达西经常表现出不可一世的傲慢，这令正直善良的伊丽莎白讨厌不已。因为达西的这种傲慢实际上是地位差异的反映，只要存在这种傲慢，他与伊丽莎白之间就不可能有共同的思想和感情，也不可能有理想的婚姻。

但经过了一段时间之后，渐渐地，伊丽莎白发现并亲眼看到了同样善良的达西在为人处世和一系列所作所为上有了质的改变。特别是他过去那种骄傲自负的神态完全不见了踪影，于是伊丽莎白对他的误会和偏见也逐渐消失，一段美满的姻缘也就此最终成就。她的姐妹们也各自得到了想要的甜蜜生活。

(6)傲慢与偏见电影梗概英文版扩展阅读：

1、《傲慢与偏见》是根据简·奥斯汀同名小说改编，由焦点电影公司发行的一部爱情片，由乔·怀特执导，凯拉·奈特利、马修·麦克费登、唐纳德·萨瑟兰等联合主演。该片于2005年9月16日在英国上映。

该片讲述了19世纪初期英国的乡绅之女伊丽莎白·班内特五姐妹的爱情与择偶的故事。

2、影片评价：

《傲慢与偏见》温暖人心、令人愉悦、浪漫，美国影评界对这部名著改编作品丝毫不吝惜溢美之辞。凯拉·奈特利的表演光芒四射（《亚特兰大宪报》 评论）。

该片最大限度地保留了原著的精华，在传承经典的同时又巧妙地融合了许多现代元素，好看且耐人回味，是一部难得的改编力作。（台海网 评论）。

该片画面精致，从镜头的转换到原声音乐表现，清新，养眼的俊男美女与悦目的英国乡村风光更符合一部新世纪电影的感觉。（新浪网评论）。

⑦ 有没有英文版的关于《傲慢与偏见》的主要内容

1、英文
The
novel
depicts
a
thousand
gold
among
the
five
waiting
girls
of
the
squire
Bennet.
The
protagonist
is
Elizabeth,
his
second
daughter.
She
met
Darcy
at
the
dance,
but
she
heard
that
he
was
arrogant
and
had
been
rejecting
him.
After
a
lot
of
setbacks,
Elizabeth
relieved
her
prejudice
against
Darcy,
and
Darcy
put
aside
his
arrogance
,
and
the
lover
was
married.
This
work,
based
on
daily
life
and
the
content
and
artificial
writing
methods
of
anti-
sentimental
novels
popular
in
the
society
at
that
time.
vividly
reflects
the
conservative
and
blocked
life
and
human
feelings
of
the
British
townships
from
the
end
of
the
18th
century
to
the
beginning
of
the
19th
century.
It
has
been
adapted
into
movies
and
TV
dramas
many
times.
2、翻译
小说描写了小乡绅班纳特五个待字闺中的千金，主角是二女儿伊丽莎白。她在舞会上认识了
达西
，但是耳闻他为人傲慢，一直对他心生排斥，经历一番周折，伊丽莎白解除了对达西的偏见，达西也放下傲慢，
有情人终成眷属
。
这部作品以日常生活为素材，以反当时社会上流行的感伤小说的内容和矫揉造作的
写作方法
，生动地反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情。并多次被改编成电影和电视剧。

⑧ 急求！傲慢与偏见电影 英文简介

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Pride and Prejudice”的主页，找电影栏，有颜色的字分别链接到不同版本的电影详介上去。
40Mrs. Bennet (Mary Boland) and her two eldest daughters, Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) and Elizabeth (Greer Garson), are shopping for new dresses when they see two gentlemen and a lady alight from a very expensive carriage outside. They learn that the men are Mr. Bingley (Bruce Lester), who has just rented the local estate of Netherfield, and Mr. Darcy (Laurence Olivier), both wealthy, eligible bachelors, which excites Mrs. Bennet. After leaving to collect her other daughters, the Bennets return home, where Mrs. Bennet tries to make Mr. Bennet see Mr. Bingley, but he refuses, having already made his acquaintance.

At the next ball, Elizabeth sees how proud Mr. Darcy is when she overhears him refusing to dance with her, and also meets Mr. Wickham, who tells Elizabeth how Mr. Darcy did him a terrible wrong. When Mr. Darcy does ask her to dance with him, she refuses, but when Mr. Wickham asks her right in front of Darcy, she accepts.

The Bennets' cousin, Mr. Collins (Melville Cooper), arrives, looking for a wife, and decides that Elizabeth will be suitable. At ball held at Netherfield, he keeps following her around and won't leave her alone. Mr. Darcy surprisingly helps her out, and later asks her to dance. After seeing the reckless behaviour of her mother and younger sisters however, he leaves her again, making Elizabeth very angry with him again. The next day, Mr. Collins asks her to marry him, but she refuses point blank. He then goes and becomes engaged to her best friend, Charlotte Lucas (Karen Morley).

Elizabeth visits Charlotte in her new home. There, she is introced to Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Edna May Oliver), and also encounters Mr. Darcy again. Later, he asks her to marry him, but she refuses, partly e to the story Wickham had told her about Darcy depriving him of his rightful fortune, and also because she has just learned that he broke up the romance between Mr. Bingley and Jane. They get into a heated argument and he leaves.

When Elizabeth returns to Longborn, she learns that Lydia has eloped with Wickham. Mr. Darcy visits her and tells her that Wickham will never marry Lydia. He reveals that Wickham had tried to elope with his then 15-year-old sister, Georgiana. After he leaves, Elizabeth realizes that she loves him, but believes he will never see her again because of Lydia's disgraceful act. Lydia and Wickham return married to the house. Later, Lady Catherine visits and reveals that Mr. Darcy found Lydia and forced Wickham to marry her. Darcy reappears, and he and Elizabeth proclaim their love for each other. The movie ends with a long kiss between Elizabeth and Darcy, with Mrs. Bennet spying on them and seeing how her other daughters have found good suitors.

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Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice' was probably ripe for MGM adaptation ring WWII, even with the inevitable changes and rewrites from what she intended (for example, there are hints of romance for all the Bennet daughters by the end, even Mary).

What's good about it? Mainly the casting - Greer Garson is a feisty and cheeky Elizabeth (and this was more than 50 years before Jennifer Ehle played her in a similar way for BBC TV); Laurence Olivier never looked more attractive or brooded with greater effect than here as Darcy; Edna May Oliver is a memorable and prickly Catherine de Bourgh; Edmund Gwenn and Mary Boland are the Bennet parents; and the other Bennet girls are eye-catching and fun (Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane, Ann Rutherford as flighty Lydia, Heather Angel as Kitty, and Marsha Hunt as Mary).

Austen's barbs and fangs are removed from this adaptation, making it a romantic sugar gloop like many other films of the period. Still, providing you expect this, enjoy what's on the screen. MGM did this kind of thing better than other studios of the time, after all.
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This adaptation of the Jane Austen novel is really incredible. Set design and costumes are very believable and the acting is practically perfect for most of characters.

A few comments on costume: one of the most believable aspects of the details put into this miniseries has to do with the costumes. Elizabeth and Jane are both adorned simple enough to convey a Christian background and some decor and modesty, as they would have properly been dressed ring this time, yet the costumers could have expanded their wardrobe as you see many times in American films (the 1999 version of Emma comes to mind here, particularly) and yet at the time, the women would *not* have had 10 different ensembles to wear at special events. I honestly admired the holding back of their wardrobes to a few gowns rather than having gone overboard as you often see! The women who were of higher stature were properly attired in their jewels and every costume fit the character and situation beautifully. This and the musical score are two of the biggest highlights, I felt.

I would also like to give props to Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth who were cast wonderfully. Jennifer was able to convey a sort of devilish satire and quick wit which I thought suited her exceedingly well and accentuated the wit Austen was trying to get across in the novel. Firth held back and it suited his character. He shows a quiet power, a feeling of disdain and complexity in his acting that worked well for the first half of the miniseries and then turned this into admiration and openness later as the story develops. By the time he declares his undying love to Elizabeth you get the impression he is ready to burst open and you breathe a huge sigh of relief for him, yet the energy continues to pulse. Its a great thing to watch..

I would recommend this miniseries to anyone, especially those not yet familiar with Austen. This specific miniseries is so well done many people I have watched it with have sparked incredible interests in the intrigues of Austen's works. Good job BBC!
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Jane Austen's tale of love and economics reaches us once more with the energy of a thorough novelty. "Pride and Prejudice" has been a favorite novel of mine since I first read it and I've seen Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson, Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle and now Matthew MacFadyen and Kiera Knightly. Amazingly enough I've never been disappointed. The material seems to be full proof. Colin Firth's Darcy, in many ways, is the Darcy I've always imagined. He's been an actor I've followed feverishly since his glorious Adrian LeDuc in "Apartment Zero", Matthew MacFadyen was totally new to me but he managed to create that sense of longing that makes that final pay off so satisfying. Kiera Knightly is a ravishing revelation. I must confess, I didn't remotely imagined that she was capable of the powerful range she brilliantly shows here. The other big surprise is Joe Wright, the director, in his feature film debut which is more than promising, it's extraordinary. The photography, the art direction and the spectacular supporting cast, in particular Donald Sutherland and Brenda Blethyn, makes this new version of a perennial classic a memorable evening at the movies
The story takes place at the turn of the 19th century in rural England. The Bennet family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters - Jane, Elizabeth (Lizzy), Mary, Catherine (Kitty), and Lydia - live in comparative financial independence as gentry on a working farm, Longbourn. As Longbourn is destined to be inherited by Mr. Bennet's cousin, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennet is anxious to marry off her five daughters before Mr. Bennet dies. However, Elizabeth, the heroine, is convinced that she should never marry unless she is compelled to by true love.

Mr. Bingley, a wealthy bachelor who has recently moved into Netherfield, a large house in the neighborhood, is introced to local society at an assembly ball, along with his haughty sister, Caroline, and reserved friend, Mr. Darcy, who "owns half of Derbyshire." Bingley is enchanted with the gentle and beautiful Jane, while Elizabeth takes an instant dislike to Darcy after he coldly rebuffs her attempts at conversation and she overhears him describe her as "not handsome enough to tempt me." When Jane becomes sick on a visit to Netherfield, Elizabeth goes to stay with her, and verbally spars with Caroline and Darcy.

Later the Bennets are visited by Mr. Collins, a pompous minister who talks of nothing but his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Meanwhile, the handsome and charming Lieutenant Wickham of the newly-arrived militia captures the girls' attention; he slanders Darcy, telling Elizabeth that Darcy cheated him of his inheritance. At a ball at Netherfield, Elizabeth, startled by his abrupt appearance and request, accepts a dance with Mr. Darcy, but vows to her best friend Charlotte Lucas that she has "sworn to loathe him for all eternity." During the dance, she makes her disgust with him clear with biting sarcasm, and Darcy responds in kind. Their complete absorption with each other causes the other guests to 'disappear' for a time, until the music stops.

The next day, at Longbourn, Mr. Collins proposes to Elizabeth, much to her chagrin; she refuses him, which causes hysterics in her mother, but she has the support of her father. When Bingley unexpectedly returns to London, Elizabeth dispatches Jane to their aunt and uncle in London, the Gardiners, in hopes of re-establishing contact between Jane and Bingley. Now Elizabeth is appalled to learn that Charlotte will marry Mr. Collins, not because she loves him but entirely to gain financial security.

Months later, Elizabeth visits the Collinses at Rosings, the manor estate of the overbearing Lady Catherine; they are invited to dine at the grand house and there meet Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam, Lady Catherine's nephews. Here Darcy pursues a greater interest in Elizabeth, especially when she replies to Lady Catherine's jabs with spirited wit. The next day, Colonel Fitzwilliam lets slip to Elizabeth that Darcy separated Bingley from Jane. Distraught, she flees out into the rain; Darcy chooses that moment to track her down and to propose marriage — and thus follows the infamous 'train-wreck' marriage proposal. He claims that he loves her "most ardently," despite her 'lower rank.' Elizabeth refuses him, citing his treatment of Jane and Bingley, and of Wickham, and they argue fiercely. The scene provides a close-up of their faces, their minds intense with anger and indecision. Darcy leaves angry and heartbroken. He finds her later only to give her a letter, which explains that he misjudged Jane's affection for Bingley. The letter also exposes Wickham as a gambler who secretly but unsuccessfully courted Darcy's 15-year-old sister, Georgiana, to obtain her £30,000 inheritance.

Elizabeth does not tell Jane what she has learned. Later, the Gardiners take Elizabeth on a trip to the Peak District and visit Darcy's estate, Pemberley. Elizabeth is stunned by its wealth and beauty and hears nothing but good things about Darcy from his housekeeper. Then she accidentally runs into Darcy, who invites her and the Gardiners to meet his sister. His manners have softened considerably, and Georgiana takes an instant liking to Elizabeth. When Elizabeth learns that her immature and flirtatious youngest sister Lydia, who was sent on holiday unsupervised, has run away with Wickham, she tearfully blurts out the news to Darcy before returning home. Her family assumes their ruin for having a disgraced daughter, but they are soon relieved to hear that Mr. Gardiner has discovered the pair in London, and that they will be married. Lydia accidentally lets slip later that it was Mr Darcy who found them and who paid for the marriage.

When Bingley and Darcy return to Netherfield, Jane accepts Bingley's proposal of marriage. The same evening, Lady Catherine pays Elizabeth a surprise visit and insists that Elizabeth renounce Darcy, as he is supposedly going to marry her own daughter, Anne. Elizabeth refuses, and unable to sleep, she goes walking on the moors at dawn. There, she meets Darcy, who has also been unable to sleep after hearing of his aunt's behavior. He admits his continued love, and Elizabeth accepts his second proposal. Mr. Bennet gives his consent after Elizabeth assures him of her love for Darcy. In the U.S. version of the film, an additional last scene shows a newly-married Elizabeth and Darcy outside of their Pemberley estate showing affection for each other.