Pride and Prejudice (2003)
Directed by Andrew Black
In this contemporary LDS twist on Jane Austen's iconic novel, Elizabeth Bennet is a hard-working, intelligent college student who won't even think about marriage until she graduates. But when she meets Jack Wickham, a good-looking playboy, and Darcy, a sensible businessman, Elizabeth's determination is put to the test. Will she see through their exteriors and discover their true intentions?
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They’ll surely cringe at the way Moggach’s script is cross-pollinated with Tom Jones and Wuthering Heights, and they may take exception to Keira Knightley, with her alarmingly toothy smile, turning Elizabeth Bennet into Jo March from Little Women (Matthew MacFadyen’s mopey take on Darcy won’t win many fans either).
They’ll surely cringe at the way Moggach’s script is cross-pollinated with Tom Jones and Wuthering Heights, and they may take exception to Keira Knightley, with her alarmingly toothy smile, turning Elizabeth Bennet into Jo March from Little Women (Matthew MacFadyen’s mopey take on Darcy won’t win many fans either).
To judge from Joe Wright�s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen may have invented the tracking shot.
As seen from this youthful perspective, "Pride and Prejudice" has some of the same surprise that "Romeo and Juliet" does when it's cast properly.
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Brenda Blethyn (Saving Grace) is Elizabeth’s mother, and Donald Sutherland is her white-haired, kindly father.
They’ll surely cringe at the way Moggach’s script is cross-pollinated with Tom Jones and Wuthering Heights, and they may take exception to Keira Knightley, with her alarmingly toothy smile, turning Elizabeth Bennet into Jo March from Little Women (Matthew MacFadyen’s mopey take on Darcy won’t win many fans either).
This Elizabeth is played by Keira Knightley, who's become British film's No.1 girl since she got her first break as the heroine's best friend in Bend It Like Beckham.