Pride and Prejudice [1995 TV mini series]
by Simon Langton (Director), Sue Birtwhistle (Producer), Andrew Davies (Screenwriter)
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The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation.Tags
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GirlFromIpanema Published 50 years after Pride & Prejudice, this books shows the change in society and gives an insight into the life in the industrialized north of England, polite society, industrial action and all --and it's a cracking good romance as well!
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This is the Austen adaptation that led to a revival, one might even say a craze--and it made Colin Firth, the Darcy, a star. I loved Jane Austen well before I ever watched this miniseries, and I thought it did wonderfully by her. Just about every member of the cast was pitch perfect. Parts of this made me burst into wild laughter (particularly the whole scene where Mary plays and sings accompanied by a howling dog) and parts moved me to tears--and most definitely wide smiles.
Not sure why I should enjoy watching these Jane Austen films so much with my wife and daughter. Perhaps it's that the stories and settings are interesting. Ehle and Firth are memorable here, making this superior to the Keira Knightley version. But much longer....
I have read the book, and watched this production, and have to say the casting, acting, production...everything is excellent. This is probably one of my favorite videos, or at least in the top five. I never tire of watching it.
This is the well-known and excellent adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel. Made as a mini-series by the BBC, with Colin Firth as Mr Darcy.
It's long, but then so is the book. The production is extremely well done and sticks closely to the story.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2019/01/pride-and-prejudice-starring-jennife...
It's long, but then so is the book. The production is extremely well done and sticks closely to the story.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2019/01/pride-and-prejudice-starring-jennife...
A young woman meets a snobbish gentleman.
This type of romance is just not my thing. It's good for what it is, but not nearly as good as I'd expected from its reputation as one of the best TV series of all time.
Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.6/4
This type of romance is just not my thing. It's good for what it is, but not nearly as good as I'd expected from its reputation as one of the best TV series of all time.
Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.6/4
Outstanding adaption of Austen's book. Allround stellar cast, and lovely costumes.
My favorite movie of all time!
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The BBC’s new serial has been touted in the press as revealing the latent ‘sensuality’ of Jane Austen’s world; naturally it reveals much more about the blatant sensuality of our own. Austen, after all, is notoriously cerebral – a resolute niggard in her descriptive dealings with food, clothes, animals, children, weather, and landscape. But we in the 1990s will not have it so...
The show more ensemble players are led by Alison Steadman. Some dull dogs have found her Mrs Bennet too broad, too Dickensian, but in fact she establishes a miraculous equipoise between bitterness and boiling vulgarity (and this balance is stabilised by clear traces of her past allure)... The sensualism imported by Davies and Langton brings one unarguable gain: all those creamy, dreamy scenes in the bedroom shared by Elizabeth and Jane, with the candles lit and the hair down, make us feel the crucial heaviness of their sisterly love. show less
The show more ensemble players are led by Alison Steadman. Some dull dogs have found her Mrs Bennet too broad, too Dickensian, but in fact she establishes a miraculous equipoise between bitterness and boiling vulgarity (and this balance is stabilised by clear traces of her past allure)... The sensualism imported by Davies and Langton brings one unarguable gain: all those creamy, dreamy scenes in the bedroom shared by Elizabeth and Jane, with the candles lit and the hair down, make us feel the crucial heaviness of their sisterly love. show less
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- Canonical title
- Pride and Prejudice [1995 TV mini series]
- Original title
- Pride and Prejudice
- Alternate titles
- Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
- Original publication date
- 1995-09-24
- People/Characters
- Elizabeth Bennet; Jane Bennet; Fitzwilliam Darcy; Lydia Bennet; Mary Bennet; Kitty Bennet
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- Pride and Prejudice (1995 | IMDb)
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- English
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- This is the complete 1995 BBC/A&E film miniseries. (Produced by Sue Birtwistle; directed by Simon Langton; dramatised by Andrew Davies.) Do not combine with the book, with sets including this miniseries, or with indivi... (show all)dual volumes/episodes.
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0767038266 / 9780767038263 |
0767089820 / 9780767089821 |
6303921248 / 9786303921242 |
1565016491 / 9781565016491 (complete series) |
0767038274 / 9780767038270 (v. 1) |
0767038282 / 9780767038287 (... (show all)v. 2)
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Episodes:
1: 1565018141 / 9781565018143; 1565016505 / 9781565016507 |
2: 1565016513 / 9781565016514 |
3: 1565016521 / 9781565016521 |
4: 156501653X / 9781565016538 |
5: 1565016548 / 9781565016545 |
6: 1565016556 / 9781565016552
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Bonus features:
(2001) Special Edition: 23 minute featurette "The Making Of..." and an 8-page booklet with quotes from the cast and crew.
(2006) 10th Anniversary: hour-long retrospective feature "Lasting Impressi... (show all)ons", the episode of A&E's Biography about Jane Austen, plus a short featurette on location, "An Impromptu Walkabout with Adrian Lukis and Lucy Briers."
(2010) Restored DVD and initial blu-ray release: include the 2006 extras "Lasting Impressions" & the walk about, and also two new features -- a half-hour featurette interviewing much of the cast and crew with new material, "Pride and Prejudice: A Turning Point for Period Drama," and a brief but informative exploration of the restoration process.
(2014) Keepsake Edition: includes new extras, as well as all previous ones except the original "Making of" from the 2001 Special Edition. "Lasting Impressions", "Turning Point," the walk about, and the restoration featurette, plus four new 10-minute featurettes: "The Definitive Pride and Prejudice," "Love or Money? Courtship and Marriage In Pride and Prejudice," "The Music of Pride and Prejudice" and "Lifestyles of the Wealthy in Early 19th Century England."
(2019) Remastered Edition: same as previous, minus "Lasting Impressions" and "An Impromptu Walkabout with Adrian Lukis and Lucy Briers". Replaced with, "From Page to Screen: The Making of P&P."
(2020) 25th Anniversary Special Edition:
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