Pride & Prejudice 1995 More Things You Might Have Missed
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- Pride & Prejudice 1995 More Things You Might Have Missed
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I found a few more interesting scenes in the BBC 1995 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Drop me a comment if you know of any other interesting moments that might be worth covering.
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About the little scene of Darcy walking with Lizzie at Pemberly. I think her facial expression betrays that she sees him in a different light. After all, she later tells Jane that she probably began to love him upon her first glimpse of his glorious estate. I also think that both Lizzie and Mr. Darcy exhibit pride and prejudice in their feelings and actions. They both have to overcome those in order to see the other in the best possible way and fall in love. Thanks for the delightful glimpses and explanations. The 1995 adaptation is my favorite too.
I think she can't quite believe that he is behaving so differently - as if he might quite like her😊
She’s amazed at his suggestion to introduce his sister and puzzled by the meaning of it. The implications are piling in on her but she doesn’t dare believe it.
@@riverAmazonNZ I'd go with that, too. I imagine she's also thinking something like, "The last time we had a conversation of this length, you managed to propose to me and insult me - and my family - all at the same time, and pretty much said you couldn't think of a rational reason to marry me (but proposed anyway). The next day, you gave me a long letter telling me about your history with Wickham - but also gloating about how you persuaded Bingley to leave Netherfield, not realising your actions broke my sister's heart . . . and now we've bumped into each other while I'm on a tour of your house with relatives who you consider to be low-class, you're being more agreeable than I've ever seen you and you're even offering to let me meet your little sister, who I know you're very protective of. I really don't understand what's going on."
I got the impression that Lizzie was joking somewhat when she fell in love with Darcy wben she first saw The Beautiful Grounds of Pemberley.
@@GOODGRAYCATmischievously 😄
This is my favourite adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
In the scene where Darcy is watching Lizzie with the dog, he is perhaps thinking that he might enjoy her liveliness.
In the Pemberley scene where CB mentions Wickham, I think that Darcy was going to go to his sister perhaps put himself between her and Caroline. But Lizzie got there first and did so in a way that covered his sister's distress. If he isn't in love by that point, he is now. 😊
I think Mary eating while standing at the party showed how she had the same lack of propriety as her younger sisters and her parents. Only the 2 eldest Bennet daughters have that 'natural gentility' Jane Austen liked to give her heroines.
Ah that’s an interesting observation and does make sense doesn’t it? I suppose in writing a script and trying to follow the original book, Andrew Davies had to include things that could have helped the character development.
At least Mary doesn't make the gaffe of eating with her gloves on. But in regards to gloves: it looks like Lizzie and Jane are wearing them, but Mary, Kitty, and Lydia are not. Another sign the only the two eldest Bennet sisters have 'natural gentility?'
I like poor Mary. I also love the alternative P&Ps on TH-cam when the various writers give Mary more voice and character. Most make her very kind and intelligent.
I think she was eating because, why not, no one was going to ask her to dance. ?
To steal a quote from Ever After "I'm only here for the food"
I've always enjoyed when Darcy takes Elizabeth,s hand while consoling her.
13:43 I think he's definitely talking about Lizzie; he has poured his longing for her and frustration into physical activity, but even exhausted at the end, he still has nothing on his mind but her!
Totally agree!!
I couldn’t agree more!
Regarding the brief hand grasp scene.
Watching that scene, it's obvious Darcy wants to do more. He wants to hold her. Comfort her closely and soothe her upset. It's the culture and social propriety of the era literally holding him back. His momentary grasp of her hand...watch the point where he lets go. He does not want to at all, but he has caught himself being (for the era) inappropriate. The release is VERY careful. He doesn't drop her hand like it's a hot potato like a barely cultured idiot. The release is so subtly done and gentle while in a moment of Lizzy's upset, it takes me back to nearly the beginning of the book where Bingley and Darcy are being described and compared. Darcy is clever.
I take this moment as pure Darcy. He feels very strongly for Elizabeth, but he just had a small social "oops" by grabbing her. Instead of making the small faux pas obvious, he quietly and carefully corrects it just as quickly as the brief error was made. And the unspoken agreement (a MILLION of those in the societal understandings of the Regency) is "I'll forget the display of emotional distress, and you forget I grabbed you." And they do.
It's why the 1995 version was my favorite. All the subtleties. And it's why I needed that teacup and saucer (Royal Antoinette by Royal Crown Derby). I got it, but no way can I truly consider getting the whole service!
I agree. You put that nicely.
I was admiring that lovely china pattern, too.
Thank you for identifying it!!
You point out a lot of interesting elements and give us a lot to think about. Thank you.
When Darcy starts to stand, I don’t think he really knows what he’s going to do; he just instinctively wanted to protect Georgiana. However, anything he did would just have drawn attention to something both Darcy and Georgiana wanted kept secret. He was lucky that Lizzy was so quick thinking.
As for the look on Lizzy’s face after Darcy’s request to introduce his sister, I don’t think it indicates reluctance as much confusion. Darcy has been surprisingly civil so far, but introducing Georgiana is an honor that goes far beyond civility.
Well observed. I hadn’t considered the points you’re offering up there but they do make sense now that you mention it 👍
@@TudorSmithyes I think it’s an honour, and she is surprised because he says his sister would like to meet her, which means he has spoken of Lizzy with his sister in a positive way. That she had expected him to have hated her, but he still spoke well if her. Also she was in on the secret about Georgiana, so it was also a trust he used showing her.
Another thing I like about this scene is the little worried look that Georgiana gives to her brother after Wickham is mentioned (she stops playing) and Elizabeth comes over to the piano. Nice acting by Emilia Fox!
I love how when Elizabeth and Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner visit Pemberley and Darcy is very amiable. Elizabeth says something to the effect of I can't understand what has caused this change in his demeanor, and Mrs. Gardiner says knowingly "Can you not?" Mrs. Gardiner knew immediately that Darcy was in love with Elizabeth hence Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner walk behind Darcy and Elizabeth and hang back a bit so those two can stroll the grounds of Pemberley and speak with a little privacy.
Mrs. Gardiner was very astute and I’m sure she read the whole situation early on.
I surmised that Charlotte decided Mr. Collins was her ticket out of Spinsterhood and after seeing how disagreeable everyone was toward him, she wouldn't be thought of as in interloper.
Elizabeth's looks directed at Darcy during the visit where Mr. Bingley proposes were a sizing up. A reading of the temperature perhaps, mingled with a wonder at her new feelings for him.
I agree that Mrs. Gardner was no fan of Mrs. Bennett.
I think Mary was eating at the gathering because that is what a logical person would do when food was around, and Mary was always logical.
I don't think Elizabeth was unwilling to meet Georgiana Darcy. I think she was afraid to be close to Mr. Darcy because she knew her feelings were changing and she didn't want that discovered till she could sort it out herself.
Just some of my observations to add to yours. I enjoyed this new post very much. Thank You!
I like your observations - they add more clarity to my own 🙏
I have noticed Mrs. Gardiner's reaction to Mrs. Bennett's gossip. I thought woah!! LOL. Also Charlotte's pause I agree is her thinking that she can get Mr. Collins - I've noticed that as well! Yes, Mr. Darcy was trying to conquer his love for Lizzie. Thanks for this video!
I love the scene with Mr. Hurst when Mrs. B and the girls come to Netherfield to check on Jane. He tries to leave the room before they enter, but he doesn't have enough time. I chuckle every time I see it.
Oh I’ve not noticed that. I’m going to check the scene 👍🤣
It's as they are walking towards Mr bingley,thank him on looking after Jane because she's unwell,and Lizzie is there for moral support , Mr hursts get up from his chair and try's walking towards the same door that the Bennett's have just came from. Focus on Mr H, as soon as the footman announces the ladies.👋💕🇦🇺
After watching this I started watching the making of P&P and noticed something in the very opening scene - Darcy and Bingley riding up to look at Netherfield. Bingley's horse is white, Darcy's is black - a metaphor for their (apparent) characters and personalities right - Bingley light and cheery, Darcy dark and brooding. Clever stuff.
Good eye!!
That’s interesting and perhaps a very subtle clue provided by the director?
@@TudorSmith I noticed that too and I'm sure it's deliberate. In the book Bingley rides a black horse when he visits Mr Bennet: "The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining, from an upper window, that he wore a blue coat and rode a black horse."
@@TudorSmith It's thanks to your videos that I even noticed it, I think! Also, I loved the great 95 TV series when it came out, and i have been looking for a way to watch it again - Netflix no, Disney+ no... just discovered it is on tvnz+ online (I am in New Zealand), so I know what I am doing for the next couple of days!!
You’re going to be busy 🤣
My favorite P&P adaptation is also the 95 version. The biggest reason is because it followed the book most closely. I love 19th century English literature and all the best adaptations are the ones that stick most closely to the book.
Me too
I hope you make more of these videos about P&P 1995. I've loved this miniseries since I was 9 years old, and I watch it every year on December 16 to celebrate Jane Austen's birthday!
Another interesting moment that I believe people might have missed occurred in Episode 3, after Elizabeth introduced Wickham to her parents. Mrs. Bennet comments on how charming Wickham is. Sarcastically, Mr. Bennet responds, "It was very good of him to entertain us so eloquently with stories of his misfortune. With such narratives at hand, who would read novels?" Elizabeth, slightly affronted, passionately defends Wickham. The brief look Mr. Bennet gives Lizzy hints at his slight disappointment in her. He always saw her as the smartest, most perceptive, and most clear-sighted of all his daughters. I always felt that Mr. Bennet was the only one who kind of saw through Wickham's facade and was a bit disappointed that Elizabeth wasn't able to do the same. That look he gave her seems to say, "You really don't see that he's playing all of us, do you? I expected better from you, Lizzy." 🧐
I need to make some more - they're obviously popular, not withstanding the much loved subject.
Yes that whole scene with Mr. Bennet reading Wickham like a book and being surprised that Lizzy hasn't seen it straight away. Strange though that later, Mr. Bennet says to Lizzy "Let Wickham be your man!".
Tbf, Mr. Bennet didn't mean to imply that Wickham be her man; Mr. B was saying that W would do a credible job at jilting a girl and that since girls like to be star crossed now and again, why not let W do that? I think Mr. B was trashing on W in a subtle way in that exchange. @TudorSmith
Ah! Now I hadn’t read/seen it that way but the way you describe it, it does make sense.
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"Let Wickham be your man. He is a pleasant fellow, and would jilt you creditably."
Mr. Bennet loves making fun of people, particularly his own daughters. I think he's detected Lizzy's blindspot and is roasting her for it. I love this quote because it really packs a punch, if you consider the irony and foreshadowing of it all. Elizabeth eventually does gets “jilted,” in a way, when Wickhman attached himself to the wealthy heiress Mary King. It also subtly gives insight into Wickham's true insidious character -- a slight “mask slip” that momentarily exposes his mercenary nature. I also think it’s very ironic that Mr. Bennet is teasing Elizabeth about being blinded by Wickham’s charms, if you consider the backstory of Mr. & Mrs. Bennet’s marriage. In his youth, Mr. Bennet was initially dazzled by young Mrs. Bennet’s beauty and charm. Only after his marriage did he realize that their marriage was based on shallow attraction and that his “beautiful” & “charming” wife is actually a very stupid & vulgar woman. Basically, his dysfunctional family is a result of a marriage based on unequal minds. Mr. Bennet himself has his own blindspots. I think that’s why, despite his disappointment in Lizzy, he always consistently regarded her as someone with a good head on her shoulders. That look he gave Elizabeth was really an amazing but fleeting moment. Benjamin Whitrow is a true master in nuanced and subtle acting. His microexpressions are a joy to watch.
1995 version is my favorite too! I really agree with most of your observations, never really thought about the look from Charlotte at the wedding but that is great! The look from the walk at Pemberly I always felt was Lizzy still being embarrassed getting caught for trespassing since she had been so mean to him. And now he is being so nice, I think she is struggling to believe that he could be this nice to her after all the awful things she said to him, that she now knows are untrue but she isn't yet ready to tell him so. As far as the Wickham name drop at Pemberly I feel Darcy was going to go make sure Gorgianna was ok and would maybe give Caroline a toungelashing later. However Lizzy stepping up to cover shows him that she is on his side now, and the smile he gives her is my favorite part.
I feel Mrs Gardner puts up with Mrs Bennet because you can't choose your in-laws like you can your spouse.
I have always found it hilarious that Mary is stuffing the last bite of what she is eating so she can clap so funny. I just thought it was to help her be more awkward. And I would love to know what Caroline and Darcy are saying to each other at Merrition ball. I love all your insights and thoughts! Thanks for the video.
Agree. Lizzie and Charlotte exchange glances which gives Lizzie an incentive to walk past Darcy and deliberately ignore him, a passive aggressive counter snub. But we must keep in mind that a stage direction in the miniseries is often not relayed to us in Austen's book. Nonetheless, I consider it a good addition that is in keeping with the characters and it gives us a visual foreshadowing of the increasing intensity of their reaction to each other.
I've always taken Charlotte's look essentially as a bit of resignation, yes she's 'scheming' but at the same time she's aware of the facts he's a ninny. She's willing to encourage him to propose, and accept him even though she knows he's not smart. As she says later he's not vicious, he's respected and can give her what she wants/needs. She's aware of her status as an old maid and what will happen if she's not married.
Yes. An advantageous match for both of them?
I think Lizzie's "scowl" when Darcy and Bingley return is not a scowl, but a look of concern, because she knows how Darcy views her mother, and Mrs. Bennett is being her usual inappropriate self, unaware of all she actually owes the man she's snubbing.
Ah that would make sense wouldn't it?
absolutely right
One of the best things about this version of P and P is the countryside, gardens and homes. I love the Bennet's home. I love the scenes when they are sitting around the table and Mr. Bennet in his study. It's all quintessential Englishness that I love. I even love the home of Mr. Collins even though the closet has shelves. I could quite easily be very happy in that home or the Bennett home. I also love the china and table settings at the Bennett's breakfast and dinner table. Little things make a big difference.
Yes indeed. Production made every effort with locations and costumes. It takes us right back to regency times.
In the scene after the Pemberley party, where Lizzy was shown that she had completely fallen for him, Darcy was preparing to visit Lizzy at Lambton. He was nervous and was being meticulous about his attire. He wanted to wear his green jacket instead of the other. I thought that he was already preparing to propose again. Am I the only one getting this vibe? I love that scene. He was shown riding fast to see Lizzy, not wanting to lose time.
I think you could be right. Everything has gone well for him up to this point. Of course Jane Austen throws another curve ball into the story but we can lead to believe that the second proposal was likely in his mind 👍
@TudorSmith Darcy was touchy touchy with Lizzy, without gloves! As though he was already claiming her. (I think I just watched this series too many times! And do please keep pointing out what I missed. It gives me reason to go back. )
I saw an interview with Andrew Davis. the guy who wrote the TV script and he said that Darcy was going to propose. However in the book there is no suggestion of a proposal. I would say it was merely a social call in order to make more progress with Elizabeth, but primarily a plot device because it is crucial that Darcy finds out about the Lydia/Whickham elopement. Otherwise Lizzy and the Gardiners would have left Lambton leaving an excuse about Mr Gardiners business calling him back and Lydia would never have been found before Whickham abandoned her to total ruin. Lizzy might never have seen Darcy again, the Bennets would have been socially untouchable without the marriage that Darcy arranged. Darcy had to be informed of the elopement and this was an ideal way to do so.
@@MichaelRooke-pe6oy I agree. In the movie we see Elizabeth giving Darcy some hope, but in the book they merely visit the ladies, the gentlemen come in, and there is the little scene about Wickham. In the book we are explicitly told that Darcy half-rises from his seat on hearing Wickham's name and waiting for Elizabeth's response. I liked the way they set it up in the TV series; in the book you aren't told why Darcy is visiting Elizabeth (who is conveniently alone reading her letters, another detail in Austen's excellent plotting). It is safe to assume he wanted to continue building the good impression he is trying to create.
I’ve always liked Mr Hearst. He’s like the odd uncle who says very little, but who will have small children tell him their silly stories, and when he dozes off, they’ll decorate him as if he’s a Christmas tree.
Ha ha I could just imagine that. He comes across as a hard exterior but I’d bet he’s a gentle soul really!
It doesn’t look much like there’ll be any Hearst children if they just drag around after Bingley.
This is my absolute favorite take on this story. Have watched it many times.
Thanks so much! always interesting...
In your second to last comment, when Lizzie seems discomfitted at seeing Darcy, wouldn't that be natural in light of the shared gulit at her family's debt to him? By now she certainly appreciates him fully.
It's so nice knowing others are as taken by all this as I am. Especially painstaking you.
Yes you might be right! Especially since Mrs Bennet still seems so rude to Darcy and maybe Elizabeth is watching him for a reaction - hoping and possibly expecting him not to react!
In the book it says that they were both embarrassed.
I hadn't noticed the look she gave him once he broke eye contact. Part of me wonders if she is wondering why he would come with Bingley unless he intended to continue pursuing her? Maybe what is he feeling does he hate me and my family? Is he upset with me? Is he giving me a second chance? Does he actually like me? I think she is very puzzled because he actually came but he is behaving as cold as he was originally. Who knows, but it is a great bit of acting!
I believe that Mary, who quotes bible verses to her sisters multiple times has set her cap toward Mr. Collins who the Vicar of Rosings Park Church. In the scene where Mr. Collins arrives at the Bennet's home and exits the carriage, the camera is looking directly at the Bennet family. You can see Mary quickly smooth back her hair to make herself as presentable as possible as she looks directly at Mr. Collins. As you rightly mentioned Tudor, at dinner that night she smiles and looks so please as Mr. Collins mentions that there is only a small lane separating his garden from Lady Catherine De Bourgh's. There is also a scene before the grand ball where Lizzy, Mr Collins and Mary are standing together in the Bennet's house and Mr Collins makes a special point of saying he wanted stay near Lizzy (or dance with her or something like that) at the ball. Mary is smiling happily as she looks a Mr. Collins until she realizes she is speaking to Lizzy, not her. Then her smile leaves her face. In my opinion Mary has set her cap at Mr. Collins. P.S This American loves your content and your soothing voice. Thank you.
Ah yes that moment Mr Collins arrives. I did have it in this video but for some reason (and I’ve included a lot of clips in this video), that scene was getting me a copyright infringement. Strange! But yes, Mary it seems is always vying for his attention. She clearly sees herself as the future Mrs. Collins that’s for sure!
@@TudorSmithit’s in the book that they had hoped to direct mr Collin’s attention to mary after Elizabeth refused him. Obviously that was part of the plotline of the book, that Mary was a good fit for Mr Collins but his pride meant he was blind to her. And that Mrs Bennett and Mr Bennett didn’t think much about what was best for Mary.
@@TudorSmith Thank you for the reply. I knew you wouldn't have left out the scene of Mr. Collin's arrival without a reason!.
I love the 95 version the best of all the P&P MOVIES/ tv series.
I agree that Darcy is talking about getting over Elizabeth.
That was always very obvious. He then wants to cool himself down in the lake and then, there she is, not only in his thoughts but in front of his very eyes :D
It was a "damn it"-moment, so much effort to get over the girl and there she is: "I have to talk to her again, heck, I want to talk to her again, oh, maybe there's another chance, let's meet her again, oh no, I need a pretext to show up, I know, my sister needs company anyways let's introduce them to each other, brilliant, make it causal, don't chase her away again..." it was brilliantly adapted, the original description is not giving much, the two of them talking at the carriage waiting for Mrs. Gardiner to get back to them.
So glad you made a second video! I find all of your observations spot on. I think I must go rewatch the series yet again for the fun of seeing all these things play out.
Do it - and let me know if you spot anything I’ve missed 🙂
The Bingleys got their money from trade, too.
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I think the moment Elizabeth started falling for Darcy was before he showed up at Pemberly, while she was gazing at his portrait. Portraits were a big deal.
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Charlotte was realizing her whole life laid out ahead of her, more with resignation than decision. From that moment, having agreed to take Mr. Collins off the Bennett's hands, it was inevitable that she would end up married to him, "one of the stupidest men in England." That's the moment you can tell that, although she made the best of it, she knew why she would want to avoid spending more than 10 minutes a day in his company. She knows he's a tiresome idiot, but she also knows it's a "good match" for her when "seen in a providential light."
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When Elizabeth agrees to meeting Georgiana, I think she's still baffled as to what to make of it all. There's no way she can take his request as anything but friendly and polite, but it still goes against both her prior prejudices against him and their personal history with each other. I think it's dawning on her that he's not holding that against her, so she's glad for it. She's just a bit confused, embarrassed, and a little afraid to get her hopes up after dashing his when he proposed. She does know that she's not really in his league, whatever she later says to Lady Catherine. She knew that back when she refused him ("I believe the established mode is one of obligation") but back then, she didn't care. Now she does. How does she navigate that?
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I didn't think Elizabeth was scowling at Darcy. She was scowling at her mother's ATROCIOUS behavior and praying that Darcy doesn't take too much offense from it (perhaps trying to telegraph that to him occasionally). And she is again embarrassed by this situation.
Thanks for your insight. I didn’t consider the importance of the portraits but they were the social media of their time I suppose.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙏
So many great and subtle scenes. I just never get tired of watching this series. The acting is so good, as if the actors became the characters. It’s a glorious series all around. Is there any character that is portrayed as less than genuine?
No I don’t think there is any character that is portrayed as anything less than genuine. Even the background supporting actors give 100% like Mrs Hill the housekeeper and the lady’s Maid who helps the girls dress. She never gets a spoken line and yet her performance is so genuine. I was looking at many of the background actors at the assemblies to see if any were perhaps trying to look out of Nola r or stare at the camera. I didn’t see any. But as far as the main characters go - totally believable.
@@TudorSmith I love watching background actors who have very few or no lines. They can make or break the reality. Everyone in this version nailed it.
I know it's not Darcy, but Bingleys expressions, especially when saying Good Bye to Jane at Netherfield always make my sister and I laugh, he's so puppy like.
In the final scene, I think Lizzie is watching Darcy to see his reaction to Mrs. Bennet's conversation. She realizes that his earlier criticism of her parents is valid and is embarrassed to realize she now shares his opinion.
Ah yes that makes sense 👍
She wasn’t naive about her parents before he showed up. I’d call her expression chastened rather than embarrassed.. and empathetic to his dignity with them- it’s not his first exposure to them.
When Lizzy looks away after accepting D'Arcy's invitation to meet his sister, I don't think Lizzy was just being polite. By this time she has learned that Wickham isn't all he claimed to be from D'Arcy's letter and from one other source. And that perhaps D'Arcy is a better man than she thought. She's warming up to him and I believe she genuinely wants to meet Georgiana. Later, when D'Arcy and Bingley show up at Longborne I don't think Lizzy is glowering at D'Arcy. She knows what he did for Lydia and she's in love with him at this point. The expression on Jennifer Ehle's face is a bit of less than stellar acting. When Caroline mentions Wickham, I think D'Arcy started to go to his sister in case she became upset but saw that Lizzy had the situation in hand since she knew of Georgiana's relationship with Wickham. I love this version of Pride and Prejudice the best.
Good observations 👍
I think in the scene at Longbourne when Bingley and D'arcy first return, Jennifer Ehle is showing the confusion Jane Austen recounts in the book: in this scene she gives Elizabeth's thoughts. She is embarrassed, and trying to read D'Arcy's feelings, and govern her own by them, but D'Arcy is doing the same, thus they are both unsure how to act towards each other. Jennifer Ehle expresses this confusion in her glance.
This is such a superbly acted and directed version of Pride and Prejudice that I've watched it countless times. All you comment on is very astute, but at the ball where Darcy first sets eyes on Elizabeth and she later just walks past him, my understanding was that the actor was told, having considered her beneath consideration, that he finds he is having a physical reaction to her. I'm putting this as delicately as I can!
Ha ha that is delicate and you may well be right because I’m pretty sure this is the first moment the Darcy has seen Lizzy and even though he told Bingley that she was tolerable, it’s not until she walks right past him that he is probably aware of her beauty and dare I say it, her fine eyes 🤣👀
It is my understanding that Colin Firth was given the direction to (ahem) have a physical reaction after he meets her when she is coming to Netherfield to see Jane. Her eyes have been brightened by the exercise, after all.
So glad to see you again! Thanks for the fun video. This P & P is by far my favorite version and i love seeing these delicious little snippets ❤
Pride and Prejudice 1995 is definitely my favourite interpretation of the book. However, I'm disappointed that they didn't include a scene where Mrs Bennet learns about Lizzie's engagement to Mr Darcy - it could have been really funny !
It would have been interesting - especially in the context of the story.
I was also amazed at Mr Hurst dancing with his wife
This has nothing to do with your excellent and very enjoyable video, but I had to share a little factoid I just read (in An Immense World by Ed Yong). Apparently male mice produce a pheromone that makes them more attractive to females and that substance is called darcin after Mr. Darcy. Yay for scientists that love Pride and Prejudice!
The 1995 version is my favorite, too, except for the second proposal. I think that Darcy could've shown more elation and more affection.
Oh yes, that could have been so much more impactful instead of a stroll down a country lane!
I've thought that as well.
But then I thought he was probably expecting another rejection and he doesn't really show a lot of emotion to begin with...
Agreed... The novel mentions his "expression of heartfelt delight" and that didn't come across at all in this version (or to be fair, most of the others.)
That part of the story was truncated. Like you, it is my only disappointment in what is my favourite TV programme. When I first watched it, I was seriously amazed how quickly the last part happened. In the book Darcy and Lizzy spent a lot of time walking and talking before they became engaged.
@viviennehayes2856 I agree completely. The book was more satisfying. I wish he could've shown how much he "ardently love and admire" Lizzy and I wanted to see how a man "violenty in love" would act, in a respectful regency kind of way of course. As it is, it looks a little cold.
Darcy is immediately infatuated with Lizzy but tries to deny it to himself through most of the series (book) because he's socially/economically her superior. Its obvious he has prejudice; he distains her family and she has pride; which reads as defensiveness. I found a 4 disc set of this particular production with production/location information about 25 years ago and, though it seemed expensive at the time, I bought it and I'm so glad I did! I have all of the published Austen books and enjoy re-reading them from time to time.
I think Charlotte definitely realizes that the difficult Mr Collins would be able to support her.
I really like the Charlotte character in the novel.
Indeed. And she qualifies that in her statement to Lizzy about never being romantic. It turns out to be the perfect solution for her.
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And you’re definitely correct about the sword fighting scene. Symbol alert!
I think Charlotte is assessing the situation and realizing that he might be her best chance. I actually think this scene makes it quite clear.
Yes, I always took it that way myself. She knew Lizzie would be miserable with Collins and would likely have thought that it was a shame he was so fixed upon marrying Lizzie when he was more suited to someone like herself, not in an envious way but just as common sense. When Lizzie finally got through to him, you can see Charlotte thinking, “Well, waste not, want not. I’ll have him, then,” like someone stopping you from tossing away a perfectly good sandwich.
Mary is very interested in Mr. Collins and continuously gives him looks of amazement and interest as he talks at the dinner table. I hadn't noticed this after watching the series over and over and then all of a sudden I saw that Mary had it in for Mr. Collins in many scenes and Mr. Collins doesn't give her the time of day. Poor Mary.
Yes indeed. She had high hopes I guess. But her union with Mr. Collins would have spun a different angle on the story all together. How clever was Jane Austen in her plot development to exclude Mary from any attention of Mr. Collins? Of course we might remember how Lady Catherine had given him instructions on choosing his wife and when Mrs Bennet (in the garden) tells Collins that Jane is soon to be engaged, we see a POV camera span of the other available sisters and he seems to dismiss the younger three!
@@TudorSmith Indeed it would have spun a different angle. BTW I do so love the end scene at the wedding at what the Clergyman says to the congregation about the purpose of marriage. And you are so right about how everyone is reacting to what he is saying. Ya gotta feel a little bad for Caroline Bingley. She has to be chewing her cud watching her dishy Mr. Darcy marry Lizzie....she must be all astonishment. hahah
@@TudorSmith Yes! When Mr. Collins is told Jane is soon to be engaged the look on his face when he sizes up Mary, Lydia and Kitty is one of distain.
@@michellestultz4211 All astonishment lol! Good one.
I’ve watched Colin Firth movie prob more than 200 times, maybe 300, some times it plays 2-3 times a day, Depending on what I’m doing. I have the DVD upstairs and downstairs and own it on TH-cam. So I’m addicted.
I listen to the variations on iPad as falling asleep. My sons come in the house and say, “OHHHH, MR DARCY!”
Love your channel. You’ve caught things I haven’t noticed after all these years .
Now that sounds like dedication to me. I love that your sons are calling out “Oh Mr. Darcy!” That must sound hilarious 😆
My friend's fiancé's surname is Collins. Whenever I see him, I always greet him with "oH mR CoLLinS!!! 😫"
Do you make it sound like Mrs. Bennet’s desperate plea? 😆
@@TudorSmithyes, and with as much hysterics as I can humanly muster 😅
Sooo...
Very long term re-reader of the novel here, though the BBC production is the only movie version of Austen that I like.
I thought the scene of Darcy mouthing that he will conquer 'this' was silly and should have been left out. I do, totally, get the notion of Firth dishevelled (I really do), but it was unnecessary to this story.
Lizzy and Darcy in Longbourn at the end; they are both just awkward and embarrassed -not angry- they say so themselves in the book.
But hey, the algorithm likes comments, so I reckon my petty nit-picking is ok. :)
The production probably did take quite a few liberties. Things left out and things added. It all makes for interesting commentary if nothing else 🙃
One small detail I’ve puzzled over happens at the very end of episode 6. When the happy couples are leaving the church and loading into the carriages, we can see Caroline Bingley on the right side of the screen stalking about, scowling with her hands in her muff, while everyone else including her sister waves goodbye cheerfully. I didn’t realize Mrs Hurst was so two faced! Although I suppose it’s nice she’s behaving herself at her brother’s wedding, unlike Caroline.
It's interesting isn't it. I guess Louisa and Mr Hurst were just happy for Mr Bingley whilst Caroline was "most put out" since she herself had hoped to win Darcy's heart? Possibly. I think I'd read somewhere (maybe seen on an extras video) that the wedding scenes were filmed first. If that were the case then the character development may have been difficult to show (again, Mr Hurst seemingly happy).
Charlotte is thinking"well,a last chance of marriage has turned up. Not the truffle for the senses I hoped for....."
Then in the final church scene"oh,God. I picked a right one here. Totally sexless!!"
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I think Darcy is trying to overcome the pride that caused him to feel abhorrence for his behavior toward Lizzy.
Oh no. I disagree. In the sword scene, he is trying to change his ways of being aloof and standoffish. It is very difficult to change oneself. He has to conquer his pride, just as she has to conquer her prejudice. He remarks of it in the proposal scene, saying how he would never forget her remarks. He is determined to change.
Ah now that makes perfect sense. He has to conquer his own inadequacies. I like that spin 👍
Well, fencing was a common enough form of exercise for gentlemen of the time period so maybe he knew he could work his energy out that way without words? Fighting his pride and his feelings for Elizabeth in one way that he will not be questioned?
I think he wants to stop thinking about Elizabeth all the time.
I never thought of it that way, but I really like that interpretation!
@@TudorSmithAt Rosings, when talking to Lizzy & Fitzwilliam at the pianoforte, Darcy remarked that he had not that ease of talking to strangers that some do. (Shy? A bit insecure?) Yet, at the dance in Meryton he felt himself in "insupportable" & "Savage" society (Pride), but I think he was more comfortable with people only upon getting to know them. Also~ I was struck by his saying when he proposed the second time, that he said that As much as he respected Lizzy's parents, he thought only of Her when he made the financial arrangements to marry Wickham to Lydia. He didn't initially respect their social status in relation to his~ and of course he found Mrs. Benet (sp?) intolerable! (Still, on His Side, he had the awful Lady Catherine!!)
I’m normally good at spotting Continuity, especially in up-to-date films, never saw this at all now, watching it on your videos and it’s staring me right in the face. I enjoyed this at the same time, thinking how could I haven’t seen this .thanks Tudor .
I’m so glad I found your channel! I’ve loved this miniseries since I was 8 years old, and I could probably write an entire dissertation on how great of an adaptation/production this was. Keep the videos coming!
Thank you. Yes it’s a wonderful adaptation. Please take a look at my P&P playlist for other videos I’ve created 🙏
TYSM for this .Please do more on Mr. Collins ❤❤
Ooo that’s a thought for a future video.
Love your videos Pride and Prejudice one favorite
Great fun! Thank you!, Tudor Smith! And as far as I'm concerned, no one should ever do another dramatization of P&P - the BBC 1995 version nailed it. (The 2005 Keira Knightly version - ugh.)
I’m not sure what the draw is for the 2005 version other than for box office sales figures? Perhaps any movie either Keira Knightley in it at the time was considered a gold mine? Even at the expense of the storyline.
2005 was just a dumbed down romcom with a terrible script. A wasted opportunity.
@@MichaelRooke-pe6oyDefinitely. An inexcusable waste of very good actors.
@@MichaelRooke-pe6oyDefinitely- an inexcusable waste of very good actors.
I always enjoy watching these videos！Wonderfully thought out and insightful. I see the scene of Lizzy 'scowling' (or as I like to see it intensely staring) at Mr. Darcy as more of her overwhelmed by the sacrifices he's made for her family's reputation. A little bit of concern, questioning, but overall she looks as though she wants answers! (perhaps it has something to do with the Lady Catherine interaction from earlier?)
Ah yes. She would want answers wouldn’t she. She knows how it all panned out because of her letters to her aunt. Darcy later informed her that he did it all for her but at this point she doesn’t know that. She may well be wondering why he did it and so the scowl look could point to that?
I thought Lizzie was mortified by her mother's behavior and concerned for Darcy, yes, especially in light of all he had done for Lydia, but also because of her growing admiration and affection for him.
I am always feel sorry for Charlotte when she made decision to invite Mr Collins to her home (after his rejected proposal to Lizzie). She was not looking happy at all. May be at double wedding Charlotte too remembered the time when she was the bride in this church herself. Again, this is not particularly happy thoughts.
Am still fascinated with costumes. One of my favourite moments: at Pemberly when they walk, Elizabeth's bonnet ribbons are blowing by wind in Mr Darcy's direction. I think it even brushed him at some point. Sweet little detail 😊
Also I never paid attention how much Elizabeth's nightgown change through series. At first bedtime talk with Jane she wear something that resemble man's long sleeve shirt. It is actually very much suited her "I would never marry" speech. But when Lizzie confessed to Jane about her being in love with Mr Darcy, her nightgown are far more... appealing😂
I always notice that moment where Lizzy’s
Bonnet ribbon is blowing in the wind right across Darcy’s chest and I love it!
I’ve not noticed her night attire to be honest she blossoms in those Assembly Gowns 🤣
Feel sorry for Charlotte? She will be mistress of Longborn after the Mr. Bennet passes...right next to her parents, I think not.
I don’t think Charlotte was unhappy in her decision. She gained a safe, comfortable home and a secure future. As she told Lizzie she was “quite content”. She never had the epic love story that Lizzie did, but she didn’t consider that was ever an option for her. At 26, with no great talent or beauty, her other options were far worse.
@@LibbyANZI felt more for Matt who was an obvious fit for Mr Collins and I feel that Mrs Bennet was inconsiderate suggesting Elizabeth and not Mary.
Some of these things I noticed after watching it many many times...but some things I never noticed....the tiny things. I love your videos, so happy to see yours pop up 🙂
Thanks for hanging on in there. I must release a few more but in a more timely manner 🙂
Love these. You are so varied Tudor. Evergreen content indeed
Just as you are varied. Loving your mystery videos 😀 That let one about dogs breaking the law. Brilliant 👍
Fun fact: Anna Chancellor, who plays Caroline Bingley here, lately played one of the main characters in 'Yellowstone'. Beth Dutton. Which I just find hilarious, because I absolutely did not recognize her. I couldn't believe it was the same person, after reading it in the comments of some fan video.
I'm glad to see her doing well as an actress, though. I never knew what had become if her, career wise, after P&P.
I saw a long interview with her, she has a winning personality. The same thing I felt while reading an interview with Essie Davis after Girl with a Pearl Earring . She's such a funny nice person.
Anna Chancellor is a legendary British Actress who always seems to have work. Her most iconic role that made her a star was pre-Pride & Prejudice. It was Duckface (Henrietta) in 4 weddings and a funeral.
But she isn’t Beth Dutton in Yellowstone.
She was also in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005). I read that she is distantly related to Jane Austen -- so appropriate!
Beth Dutton was played by Kelly Reilly who played Caroline Bingley in the 2005 Keira Knightly movie version of p&p
Thank you so much for this video. It’s a fresh air in P&P’95 😊 some of your references I have never noticed such as Mrs Lucas or Mary King. And that is so good for fans like me. I share the same opinion about Mr Darcy thoughts when they were alone chatting about living closer Longborn. That scene is priceless. About what will Mr Darcy conquer it’s a great enigma! 😊 not in the book. To my self he’s trying to conquer the peace of his heart. Probably I will be back later for another comment. I’m looking forward to seeing another video! Thank you so much for this !
We do see Darcy’s character make such a change throughout the whole story. He’s open and friendly with Bingley but to those who don’t know him, he seems standoffish until he feels comfortable to let his guard down.
@@TudorSmith have you noticed how Mr Darcy smiles while he’s seeing his friend dancing? A kind of half smile while he’s thinking about how his friend likes to be in those events 😊 if you never noticed it I suggest you to make a new video about this 😊 thanks for sharing your thoughts with us
Ah yes that smile. I cover it in my video about Darcy’s Gentler side 👍
Having viewed this story on TV video and anywhere it is presented over and over, I just wished that the people behind recreating such timeless beautiful story could or should have included the original version when Mrs. Bennett was made aware of F Darcy's proposal to Elizabeth, that could have been capital capital!
It does seem to be missing in a number of productions doesn’t it? Maybe it’s time for a new production 👍
I love your pride and prejudice content!
Thank you 🙏
I always thought Charlotte's pause after she offered to invite Mr. Collins to dine with her family, right after Lizzy had rejected his marriage proposal, indicated that she realized in that moment that a hurt and embarrassed Mr. Collins would very likely try to salve his injured pride and vanity by proposing to the next woman who offered him any kindness. She doesn't like or dislike him at this point, but she knows that he can offer her a comfortable home, and her unromantic nature would require little else in a marriage. She would have no reason to reject him, so she is resigning herself to the choice she is about to make.
Я обожаю анализировать с вами Гордость и предубеждение 1995. И я тоже много нюансов нашла. Сегодня я закончила пересматривать этот сериал в тысячный раз)))
4 серия 42:15 экономка говорит, что ожидает мистера Дарси завтра, но в русском дубляже допустили ошибку и перевели как "сегодня". И я всё это время думала, что это киноляп)) Но сегодня этот момент посмотрела в оригинале на английском и всё стало понятно))
И ещё когда мистер Дарси закончил письмо время примерно 07:26-07.35 на фоне слышны какие-то странные звуки. Я сначала решила, что это его вздохи, но нет. Может ошиблись наложением звука? Звук похож на крики кучера, когда лошадей подгоняют.
Спасибо вам за эти видео. Я долго ждала😊
Thank you for staying with me so that you could watch my latest offering. Isn’t it funny how the phrase tomorrow/today must have got lost in translation? I grew up in Sweden and when an English programme was aired on television, there would be Swedish subtitles and sometimes the meanings of the translation would be wrong!
I’ve never noticed the sound thing you mentioned. I’ll have to rewatch it!
I think I know the "sound" that you're referring to. It's the sound of a fox call. I recognize it because sometimes foxes pass through my yard at night. Foxes are also extremely common in the English countryside.
I've always wondered why Mrs Forster would have the nitwit Lydia as her "most particular guest" and friend in Brighton. Looking at the actors portraying Col and Mrs Forster there is a considerable age difference so Mrs Forster is young, but still, Lydia is only 15, what could Mrs Forster possibly have in common with her to invite her to stay in Brighton with them?
Yes it’s a strange one. Perhaps Mrs. Forster, being quite young, relates to Lydia somehow?
Mrs. Forster is very young. They are a giggly pair - she and Lydia. They are close in age so they relate well.
They have similar tastes and personalities and hit it off immediately. It is explained more fully in the book, but the portrayal is accurate
They're both nitwits. Mr. Bennett is not the only man who marries a girl for her looks alone.
What's phenomenal is that the actress playing Lizzy is an American. Hardly believable.
Her mother was an English actress and she grew up in both the US and the UK. I remember being surprised when I heard her speak "American" English!
You've pointed out a scene I noticed myself on my last viewing: the touching/comforting of Mr Darcy at the Lambton inn. It does seem out of character for Darcy and indeed for a man of his standing at the time. I think you are right that it's more Firth than Darcy.
The touchy feely is not out of character. When Lizzie explains the cause of her distress (Wickham elopement with Lydia), Darcy becomes father/brother instead of suitor. It triggers his protective instincts, not his lusts or passions. In that exchange, Lizzie is Georgiana, damsel in distress. He is not such a cad that he would make a pass or press his suit while his lady is upset. He behaves toward Lizzie as if she were his little sister in need of his comfort and care. The elopement is a deja vu for Darcy, a disaster Georgiana only narrowly escaped. His contempt for Wickham has never abated and is noticed by Lizzie when the two men are unexpectedly face to face. Those are the uppermost thoughts and feelings in the moment, not his standing in the community. The elopement needs to be gaged in context. It is a grievous calamity for the Bennet family in that time and place.
I disagree - he's madly in love with her, it's natural!
Yeah that’s what I was thinking too.
First, congrats to such a success of a video, that particular was the one that got me as a recommended video that led me to your channel!
I have been rewatching the 1995 Pride and Prejudice while rereading the book and have become more hyper-aware of little bits here and there. One, I always thought Mary was quite impressed by Mr. Collins and his talk, the first time I figured it was even with Mr. Collins' arrival, he comes out of his carriage and what does Mary do? She touches the back of her head "Oh? OH. Let me fix myself up for him" even before the dinner scene.
The fencing scene? I was in 5th grade (US) when I watched this in Language Arts class (a week-long excuse for my teacher to distract us with what to do while finals were going on), and Darcy's "I shall conquer this", even as young as I was, the first time I ever saw or heard of Pride and Prejudice, I went "OH, he's still in love with her".
Thank you. I’m grateful to all the viewers and the comments.
I did actually include that clip of Mary when Mr. Collins first arrives but for some reason it gave me a copyright infringement so I had to exclude it.
Interesting that you immediately deduced Darcy’s emotions in the fencing clip 👍
@@TudorSmith Even at that young age back when I watched it in '97, a young lady's intuition on such matters was quite strong. :D
Am I crazy or, when Darcy has written, or is writing, his letter, he looks out the window and is NOT upstairs, but on the same level as the outside steps going into the house. Yet he clearly went upstairs to his (very Grand!) bedroom as he was talking to Fitzwilliam.
Yeah I reckon that was a continuity error…unless, he had left his bedroom and walked downstairs to another room to look out of the window 🙂
Caroline mentions Mr. Wicham, like she doesn't know the history of what went on with him and Georgiana. I thought that was weird that she didn't know, and, if she did know, it was cruel. Did she not know?
No, Caroline didn't know about Georgiana's history with Wickham. It was a secret, because it could damage Georgiana's reputation. Also this fact was even more guarded from Bingleys especially because Mr Darcy had desire to make match between his sister and his best friend someday.
@@user-ju8ew6km5u Yes, I think she knew one side of the Wickham story, what she said to Elizabeth at the Netherfield Ball, but not the Georgiana side of things.
My guess would be that Mr. Darcy wouldn't have told anyone the story about his sister's involvement with Wickham so spare this sister the embarrassment of a scandal.
I'm so pleased to have discovered you. I know of no other man who has ever watched the series, let alone has a knowledge of it to this extent.
I’m sure there must be many. In fact, many men have commented so that must prove it 🤣
Thanks for tagging along with my ramblings 🙏
Hi Tudor! Its wonderful to see another video on all of our favourite p&p 1995 adaptation!! I really enjoyed your take on all of these moments you've captured. I've recently rewatched the series again, and I was thinking of the last scene you mentioned about Mr& Mrs collins in the wedding of Elizabeth and Darcey. I feel like Mr Collins was feeling uncomfortable being there at the wedding... maybe because of his very strong loyalties to Lady Catherine. what would she be thinking of him attending this wedding which she was totally against?
Or was he feeling slightly jealous? That Elizabeth had said yes to Mr Darcey and not him!! Just my take on it! Would love to see more videos on this series which still brings us all so much joy. Best wishes
I’d always thought that as a member of the clergy, Mr. Collins might be approving of the way the vicar is conducting the service, giving his usual smug facial expression of acceptance that it is all being carried out as it should be!
Yes, but perhaps he doesn't mind secretly knowing Mr. Darcy has more to give. lol
@@TudorSmith He could be!! Its funny how we all have different takes on the same scenes we watch!! I could be wrong, but I always thought that Mr collins looked uncomfortable and slightly envious! The way Mrs collins looks at him too.. maybe she's thinking he's watching his first choice of a wife being whisked away by the charming Mr Darcey!! If only we could ask Andrew Davies ourselves and see what his thought and feelings were behind the looks and facial expressions!!!
Interesting comments! I always supposed Charlotte's look at Mr. Collins during the wedding to express Charlotte's ironic view of her marriage -- that she married for money -- which is of course not mentioned anywhere in the ceremony as a reason for marrying, even though almost everyone in the book openly discusses its importance. Then we get the nice counterpoint with the affectionate looks of Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, who did marry for love.
Elizabeth just happens to be dressed in the same colours as the dog. 😉
The main thing (maybe even the only thing that you have mentioned today), that I have previously missed, is who Lady Lucas was.
Yes it did seem odd to me that she didn’t figure in the story - well, visibly if you know what I mean? And yet there’s that one scene with Colonel Forster which was a big giveaway 🤣
Mrs. Lucas is seen when she thought she was slighted by Mr. Collins when he said her drawing room was like a certain room in the home of Lady Catherine De Bourgh and Jane tells her that the rooms in Lady Catherine's home are very grand. At first Mrs. Lucas thought he had disparaged her living situation as being small and not grand.
Darcy tells no one about his sister and Wickham in order to protect his sister’s honor. Caroline nor anyone else knows nothing of the incident. This is why Darcy feels so responsible for what happens with Lydia and Wickham. He knew Wickham preyed on young women and could have exposed him, but he didn’t want any black mark on his family’s name. Thus Wickham was free to prey on other women.
I think you're a little bit confused. The scene where Mr. Collins compares the room to a "small breakfast room at Rosings Park" is at Mrs. Bennet's sister Mrs. Phillips' house in Meryton. Lady Lucas lives at Lucas Lodge in Hertfordshire near the Bennets.
Charlotte was scheming
I have been bothered about one thing. The Bennet family loosing their home because they didn’ht have any sons. But Mr Collins was Mr. Bennet cousin and he was going to inherit their home and benefits. That mean one of his parents was related to Mr Bennet. It had to be his mother because he had a different name. Why wouldn’t any of the Bennet girls inherit it if they had a boy child their name would different,but they would be much closer to the family of the Bennets.
I agree. It must have been Mr. Bennet's sister, who was married to the elder Mr. Collins. The letter Mr. Bennet receives and reads out states that there was a rift between Mr. Bennet and More Collins' late honoured father. Family rifts eh?
Because the entail goes through the male line, even if it means going sideways through the family tree. Mr Collins might have been a second cousin, rather than a first cousin, but he would still have been referred to as 'cousin'. Or even more distantly related. Either way, none of the Bennett girls' sons would have inherited, as they would be descended through the female line. If that had been the case, they would all have had no problems with finding a husband, as potential husbands would have been eager to have a crack at inheriting the estate by proxy
Georgian gentlemen could and did change their surnames for inheritance reasons. Two examples from Jane Austen's own family: her brother James was the heir of her mother's brother James Leigh-Perrot, leading to his line becoming "Austen-Leighs" (like her nephew and biographer James Edward Austen-Leigh) and her brother Edward was "adopted" by their distant cousin Thomas Knight and changed his name to Knight in order to inherit.
Mr Collins' Bennet ancestor (father, grand-father etc) could, as (presumably) a younger son, have changed his name in order to inherit from another line of the family. Perhaps it even started off double-barrelled but was changed again at the breach between the families.
It is similar to the situation in Downton Abbey where not even Robert Crawley seemed to even know who Mathew was. The solicitor had to locate him as the next male in the line.
It has parallels with Mr. Elliott in Persuasion: family rifts and male entails.
This is NOT my favorite version of. The best one is the 1980 version with Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul. Rintoul EMBODIES Darcy. It’s wonderful and I think it’s the closest to the book.
I’ve only seen snippets of that version. I really just give it a watch.
I adore the 1995 version, but the 1980 series is great and completely underrated. What I love about the 1980 version is that it's the purest form of a classic Comedy of Manners. Austen's social commentary takes priority, and that's *really* refreshing. I want to see more Austen on-screen adaptations that take on that authentic spirit. Rintoul is great, but for me, Garvey is the true standout: a wonderful mixture of gentility, clarity of thought, and wit. I love the way she delivers her lines with sparkling intelligence and intention.
I am a bit puzzled at the statement that the 1980 version comes closest to the book, as Fay Weldon (who wrote the screenplay) admitted (I believe in the New York Times) that she just chopped up the dialogue and handed it out randomly to the various characters. I always thought that a very strange decision, particularly for Austen as she is a master of delineating character through dialogue.
Nice to see Rintoul and Garvie get a mention. My parents loved this version as it was the first extended adaptation. The Firth/
Ehle adaptation is just as much a comedy of manners, and benefits from being longer.
Rintoul is great in The Ghost Writer btw.
David Rintoul is the Darcy in Austen's book. As much as I like Colin Firth, he looks too sensitive and emotional to be mistaken as a cold, proud man, even by the residents of Meriton.
Too bad they were not faithful to Jane's story.