Pride & Prejudice

UPC: 733961225662

Studio: A&E Home Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:null

Summary: Jane Austen's classic novel is brought to the screen once again in this intelligent and witty romantic drama. Elizabeth Bennett (Jennifer Ehle) is one of five sisters living on a British country estate in the 1800s. At a time and place in which matrimony is considered a woman's logical goal in life, Elizabeth displays a cautious reluctance toward marriage -- so when a wealthy young man, Fitzwilliam Darcy (Colin Firth) expresses an interest in courting her, she isn't so sure she cares for him. Elizabeth and Darcy discover that they have a great deal to learn about each other -- and no small amount to overcome in their minds -- if they are to find happiness together. Pride and Prejudice was produced as a five hour mini-series by the BBC and was first shown in the U.S. on the A&E cable network. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Actress – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Drama Serial – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Mi – Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography – Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Miniserie – Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Miniseries – Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Features: Featurettes: lasting impressions
An impromptu walkabout with Adrian Lukis and Lucy Briers
Turning point
Uncovering the technical restoration process

Pride & Prejudice

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 04/01/2010

Audio: 2 PCM stereo

Runtime: 323 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Mike Cummings

Thanks to this made-for-TV film and three other film adaptations of Jane Austen's novels -- Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, and Clueless (based on Emma) -- the work of Jane Austen enjoyed a renaissance in bookstores and college classrooms in 1995. Pride and Prejudice has several things going for it. First, the actors perform brilliantly, bringing Georgian England to life with their class-conscious behavior and attitudes and their drawing-room repartee. Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth are particularly good as the central characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Second, writer Andrew Davies' script wisely includes verbatim dialogue from the Austen novel that is rich in wit, irony, and humor. Third, producer Sue Birtwistle pays close attention to period costumes, customs, and surroundings. Even the dances mimic authentic gambols and frolics popular in Austen's times. Fourth, the length of the film enables director Simon Langton to present a complete -- or nearly complete -- exposition of the plot. Consequently, viewers are treated to many entertaining scenes, involving minor as well as major characters, that probably would have been omitted in a shorter film version of the novel. Although the highly praised 1940 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, starring Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson, had much to commend it, its length forced it to truncate the plot and present an abridged ghost of the real story. Fans of Olivier and Garson may balk at assertions that Langton's 1995 adaptation has become the definitive film version of the novel, but the popularity of the Langton version and the reviews of many critics suggest that it has. ~ Mike Cummings, Rovi

Cast and Crew: David Bamber  Actor 
Alison Steadman  Actor 
Anna Chancellor  Actor 
Benjamin Whitrow  Actor 
Julia Sawalha  Actor 
Barbara Leigh Hunt  Actor 
David Bark-Jones  Actor 
Emilia Fox  Actor 
Lucy David  Actor 
Andrew Davies  Screenwriter 
Carl Davis  Composer (Music Score) 
Simon Langton  Director 
Michael Wearing  Executive Producer 
Sue Birtwistle  Producer 
Colin Firth  Actor 
Jennifer Ehle  Actor 
Susannah Harker  Actor 
Crispin Bonham Carter  Actor 
Adrian Lukis  Actor