Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 British romance film directed by Joe Wright and based on Jane Austen's novel of the same name. The film depicts five sisters living in the English society of the landed gentry as they deal with issues of marriage, morality, and misconceptions. Keira Knightley stars in the lead role of Elizabeth Bennet, while Matthew Macfadyen plays her romantic interest Mr. Darcy. Co-stars include Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom...
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Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 British romance film directed by Joe Wright and based on Jane Austen's novel of the same name. The film depicts five sisters living in the English society of the landed gentry as they deal with issues of marriage, morality, and misconceptions. Keira Knightley stars in the lead role of Elizabeth Bennet, while Matthew Macfadyen plays her romantic interest Mr. Darcy. Co-stars include Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, and Judi Dench. Produced by Working Title Films in association with StudioCanal, the film was released on 16 September 2005 in the United Kingdom and on 11 November in the United States.
Screenwriter Deborah Moggach attempted to make her early script as faithful to the novel as possible, particularly with the characters' dialogue. Wright, who had never directed a feature film before, was hired on for a fresh perspective. He encouraged a greater number of deviations in the story, including changing the...
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