For those who love romantic costume dramas set in England, the 2005 film version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice starring Kiera Knightley and Mathew MacFadyen is the perfect film to watch on a rainy day, sitting in a comfortable armchair, sipping hot tea, with a plate of biscuits beside you. The film “Pride and Prejudice” from director Joe Wright and screenwriter Deborah Moggach brings a romantic perspective into the Bennets' world, where the main dilemma facing the family is what to do with five daughters when their property is tied to a male relationship . Without any material security for the future, the only path open to the Bennet sisters is to marry and marry well. Elizabeth, the second daughter, rebels against this idea and vows not to marry without love. When he meets Mr. Darcy, he must overcome his prideful reactions to the slights his family receives from him to realize that there is more to Mr. Darcy than his bag. Mr. Darcy faces a similar struggle as he overcomes his own notions of the Bennet family and puts aside class expectations to allow himself to love Elizabeth. Despite the deviations from Jane Austen's original text, this film is worth watching for its sweet love story. The cinematography is beautiful, the music delightful, and the story told in a way that elicits wistful sighs and smiles. English architecture and interior spaces are brilliantly represented with the film's location choices. The Bennet home called Longbourn is located on the estate and grounds of the real Groombridge Place in Kent (IMDB). This film portrays the Bennet residence with a homey feel. Open doors and windows connect nature and mud farming activities with the interior environments. The house is… mid-paper… supposed to when she conspires with Mr. Collins to marry one of his daughters and then hatches a plan to send Jane out in the rain to visit the eligible man's sister. Mr Bingley hopes Jane will be invited to stay. His constant handling of these types of match-making opportunities brings some lighthearted humor to the film. Overall, this film is worth watching as an affordable trip to the heart of England, where the viewer can fall in love with the landscape, architecture and music while enjoying a period romance at the same time. Through humor and romantic entanglements, Joe Wright maintains Austen's theme that first impressions are not always correct. Sometimes, when you put aside your pride and preconceived notions about another person, you may unexpectedly find a kindred spirit. A cynic of romance might even be convinced that such an ending is indeed possible.
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