Pride and Prejudice
by Robert Z. Leonard, Rudolf Ising
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Actor: Edna May Oliver, Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Mary Boland, Maureen O'SullivanDirector: Robert Z. Leonard, Rudolf Ising
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Fred Quimby
Writer: Aldous Huxley
Writer: Helen Jerome
Writer: Jane Austen
Writer: Jane Murfin
Writer: Victor Heerman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 118 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Pride and Prejudice
Movie Review: Not an authentic version of Jane Austen's story, but a wonderful movie on its own
Summary: 5 Stars
Those who know and love Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and don't want the classic story to be messed with, may not like this version of the story, but I loved it!
The framework of the story is true to the original - a family with 5 unmarried daughters is hoping to marry all of them off in "good matches." Each character is unique - Elizabeth is witty and intelligent, Jane is beautiful and loving, Mr. Bennett is tolerant and caring, Mrs. Bennett is shallow and juvenile, Mr. Bingley is impressionable and handsome, Mr. Darcy is elegant and strong. The basic plot elements are true to the book.
The timing of the movie differs from the original story (as seen through the clothing, buildings, manners, recreation, and architecture). P&P addicts all have favorite Elizabeths and Greer Garson certainly plays the role differently than the others - but she is endearing and witty. And I don't think there has ever been a Mr. Darcy I didn't fall in love with and Laurence Olivier is a wonderful Mr. Darcy ... regal and aloof but also charming and caring.
If you are looking for an accurate retelling of the story, this is not it. But if you want a pleasant escape with wit and romance then this is it!
Summary of Pride and Prejudice
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/10/2006 Run time: 118 minutes Rating: NrJane Austen's wonderful novel has been adapted to the screen many times, with this 1940 version representing the golden age of the Hollywood studio era. Greer Garson, then just on the cusp of her stardom, plays the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet, smartest of five daughters who must be married off. Laurence Olivier is that difficult fellow Mr. Darcy, whose mulishness about the Bennet girls begins to thaw when he gets a dose of Elizabeth's sense and sensibility. The film is done up in the glamorous MGM house style, which means we're stuck with the less-than-inspired direction of Robert Z. Leonard (The Great Ziegfeld), redeemed somewhat by a collection of handsome sets (Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse won the Oscar for Interior Decoration) and the dandy photography by Karl Freund, one of the greats. Anyone accustomed to the 1995 miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice will need to adjust to the swifter demands of a two-hour movie, and to be sure this version, like the 2005 Keira Knightley remake, simplifies some of Austen's scenes. It's one of the few films, by the way, with Aldous Huxley as a credited screenwriter. Edmund Gwenn is lovely as Mr. Bennet, and Mary Boland brash as Mrs. Bennet; Garson, although MGM liked to corset her in fine-lady roles, manages to let Elizabeth's sauciness come through. Actually, the movie's weak spot is Laurence Olivier's elaborate performance as Darcy, which feels too theatrical. Not that it matters; Austen's story is so good, the film sails through to its delicious finish with all flags flying. --Robert Horton
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