I have seen this movie possibly 50 times, and will notice it another 50. I first saw it when I was a wee lass, and it was seeing this movie which caused me to read the to the book…..and for bringing me the mesmerizing literature of Jane Austen, I will be eternally grateful. I have since read the book even more times than I have seen the movie… and every other Jane Austen book. She is my accepted author by far, and the book is my accepted. I am reading it now, yet again, and will probably read it every year of my life.
I assume the movie is the best of the lot. I realize that the movie was made in the 1940’s, and the sets and costumes are not totally right, especially when compared to the blooming latter day versions (I especially like the Colin Firth one) … But all in all, this movie, the 1940 unusual with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, is in my conception, head and shoulders above all other film adaptations.
Not because it is more faithful in those details I previously mentioned, but because for all that, I feel like I am stepping encourage into the past when I see it, and the notable ideals and concepts and stories which are the cornerstone of Pride and Prejudice are intact and inviolate here as they are in few other movies.
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There is a passage in the book, “Elizabeth, having rather expected to affront him, was amazed at his gallantry; but there was a mixture of sweetness and archness in her manner which made it difficult to affront anybody”. This seems to me to sum up not only our dear Lizzy, but Greer Garson as well. She IS ELIZABETH!! Never once when insulting Mr. Darcy did she not seem charming and goodhearted. She is the perfect Lizzy, and in my plan, most every castmember is the same.. perfect for their roles.
I fair adore it.
This is classic old-school Hollywood masterpiece at its best: with a total rush time of 117 minutes, this is altogether a much-condensed version of Jane Austen’s beloved anecdote, “Pride & Prejudice.” I cherish A&E’s 6 hour version (which is more honest to the book), but this shorter version is unbiased such fun to stare & appreciate!
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When there are 5 unmarried daughters in any upper-class Regency family, it is clear to lead to inconvenience! For Mrs. Bennett, the news of a rich, young bachelor (Mr. Bingley) spirited to town, sends her into quite a tizzy! She spends all her time scheming & plotting to marry her daughters off to any marvelous gentleman in the neighborhood who will engage them: Jane, the eldest & prettiest, Elizabeth (our heroine), the second & wittiest, Mary, the third & bookish, Kittie, the fourth & funny, and Lydia, the fifth & silliest. Mrs. Bennett has such a time keeping all her daughters in line, and all (*gasp*) without the benefit of a governess! The antics of the Bennett family are positive to have you rolling in stitches…
Greer Garson is simply capable as Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennett, and Laurence Olivier is amazing as Mr. Darcy: Elizabeth is honest so independent & shining, while Darcy is proud & haughty. Their colorful, sometimes tongue-in-cheek dialogues are so interesting to explore & relish! All the cast is simply excellent: Miss Bingley so snotty, Lady Catherine de Bourg so supercilious, and on and on…
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This is one I have been waiting ages for the DVD release! This is highly recommended as an unbelievable fraction of Hollywood movie history!!
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