Pride and Prejudice (1995)

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Movie
German title Pride and Prejudice
Original title Pride and Prejudice
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 1995
length 300/270 (abridged German version) minutes
Rod
Director Simon Langton
script Andrew Davies
production Sue Birtwistle ,
Julie Scott ,
Michael Wearing
music Carl Davis
camera John Kenway
cut Peter Coulson
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synchronization

Pride and Prejudice (Original title: Pride and Prejudice ) is a British television adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name from 1995. It was commissioned by the BBC based on the script by Andrew Davies and directed by Simon Langton . With Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth in the lead roles, this six-part film adaptation was both in the UK and in the United States , a street sweeper . In Germany , pride and prejudice was shown for the first time at Easter 1997 as a three-part in a shortened version by ZDF .

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England at the beginning of the 19th century: the wealthy Mr. Charles Bingley moves into his new summer residence in Netherfield near Meryton, a rural town in Hertfordshire . When his new neighbor, Mrs. Bennet, receives news of his arrival, she is determined to marry off one of her five daughters to Mr. Bingley. Her oldest daughter Jane is considered a local beauty with a gentle disposition. The second eldest, Elizabeth, also known as "Lizzy", is lightning-smart and articulate, while the inconspicuous Mary prefers to play the piano rather than throwing herself at the necks of the officers stationed locally, as the two youngest sisters Kitty and Lydia do. Since the Bennets have no male heir, the Longbourn family estate threatens to fall to his cousin Mr. Collins after Mr. Bennet's death. Mrs. Bennet therefore endeavors to marry off her daughters as quickly as possible to wealthy men like Bingley.

Ball in Meryton

The Bennets finally get to know Bingley at a ball in Meryton. He appears with his sisters Caroline and Louisa and with his friend Mr. Darcy, who like Bingley is still unmarried and has an even greater fortune. While the friendly Bingley is instantly drawn to Jane, Darcy deeply detests rural society. His friend still wants to encourage him to dance and suggests Elizabeth as a dance partner. Darcy feels that Elizabeth, while acceptable, is not pretty enough to tempt him. Elizabeth, who could hear his insulting words, now has a deep dislike for him.

Stay in Netherfield

To ensure her eldest daughter's marriage to Bingley, Mrs. Bennet sends Jane to Netherfield alone. Due to a rain shower, Jane catches a cold on the way, which is why she has to stay in Netherfield for several days and Bingley gets closer. Elizabeth worries about her sister, with whom she feels deeply connected. Both want to marry for love, but are aware that they have to have a good match for the sake of their families. When Jane sends a letter to Elizabeth asking for assistance because she feels uncomfortable in the presence of Bingley's snooty sisters, Elizabeth immediately sets off for Netherfield. When she arrives there on foot, she meets Darcy, who is also a guest of the Bingleys. Both find it difficult to deal with each other, especially as Darcy begins to be interested in them. He is impressed by her sharp mind and her openness. Even her outward charm no longer leaves him indifferent.

Arrival of Mr. Collins

Back in Longbourn, the Bennets greet their cousin, Mr. Collins, a pastor who never misses an opportunity to smugly talk about his wealthy patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. He expresses a desire to Mrs. Bennet to marry one of her five daughters in order to generously leave the inheritance in the Bennet family. He's got an eye on Jane. However, since Mrs. Bennet immediately gives him to understand that this is already taken to Mr. Bingley, Mr. Collins chooses Elizabeth as his future wife. While out and about in Meryton, the Bennet sisters meet the charming George Wickham. He and Elizabeth hit it off right away. When Darcy joins them and recognizes Wickham, he rides past them without greeting them. To explain Darcy's rude behavior to Elizabeth, Wickham confides in her that he has known Darcy since childhood. His father loved him like his own son, which is why he wanted to bequeath part of his property and a small parish to him. Out of jealousy, Darcy refused the promised inheritance to Wickham after the death of his father, forcing him to do military service. Elizabeth is shocked and sees her bad impression of Darcy confirmed.

Ball in Netherfield

When Bingley throws a ball in Netherfield, Elizabeth and Darcy meet again. To her surprise, he asked her to dance. Since she cannot spontaneously come up with a suitable excuse, she agrees because of etiquette . During the dance, Elizabeth accuses Darcy of alleged wrongdoing towards Wickham. Darcy, on the other hand, does not like the calculative way Elizabeth's mother picks up her daughters and announces to everyone that Jane and Bingley are about to become engaged, especially since Darcy doubts Jane genuinely loves his friend Bingley. The next morning, Mr. Collins proposes marriage to Elizabeth, which she refuses to her mother's horror. When she learns that her best friend Charlotte Lucas has become engaged to Mr. Collins, she is surprised. But unlike her, Charlotte is content to have found in Mr. Collins a man who can offer her a carefree life.

Sudden departure for London

When the Bingleys return to London in the fall , Jane is convinced that Bingley is no longer interested in her. However, Elizabeth is certain that Bingley's sisters were behind the sudden departure to prevent her brother and Jane from getting married. Encouraged by her sister, Jane visits her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, in London. Although she wrote letters to Bingley telling them about her stay in London, she received neither a reply nor an invitation. Meanwhile, Elizabeth visits her friend Charlotte, who has since married Mr. Collins. Together they are invited to Rosings by Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lady Catherine, who is used to being treated with submissiveness, is indignant at Elizabeth's open manner. She makes it clear to her that she doesn't think much of her or her family. Lady Catherine's nephew is Mr. Darcy, who also arrives at Rosings with his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam. Elizabeth learns from Colonel Fitzwilliam that it was Darcy who advised Bingley not to see Jane again.

Unexpected marriage proposal

Shortly thereafter, Darcy confesses his love to Elizabeth and asks for her hand, although he does not like her family and he acts against his interests, his status and his will. Since he has destroyed the happiness of her sister and apparently brought Wickham to his inheritance, Elizabeth rejects his request firmly. He was the last man in the world she would ever marry. Darcy later sends her a letter explaining the reasons for his actions. As a friend, he advised Bingley to forget Jane because he had the impression that Jane did not love him. In this case he was wrong. As for Mr. Wickham, he has nothing to blame. When his father died, Wickham asked Darcy to pay him off the parish in order to use the severance pay to finance his lavish lifestyle. When he ran out of money again, Wickham approached Darcy's younger sister Georgiana to run away with the then 15-year-old and her legacy of £ 30,000. However, Darcy was able to prevent this. As Elizabeth reads Darcy's lines, she realizes how wrong she was about him and regrets her reservations about him.

See you in Pemberley

A short time later, Elizabeth is invited by her relatives, the Gardiners, to accompany her on a trip to Derbyshire . As you explore the area, you will also stop at Pemberley, Darcy's beautifully situated residence. Since he is not currently in Pemberley, Elizabeth and the Gardiners are allowed to visit the magnificent property, accompanied by the housekeeper. In Pemberley's large garden, Darcy meets Elizabeth unexpectedly. Embarrassed, Elizabeth wants to leave immediately, but Darcy persuades her and the Gardiners to go for a walk together. He also invites her to a company where the Bingleys and his shy sister Georgiana are also present. When Caroline Bingley mentions Mr. Wickham's name, Georgiana stops playing the piano. Elizabeth saves the situation by distracting from the subject, for which Darcy gives her a grateful look, which she returns in a friendly manner.

Shocking news

The next morning, Elizabeth learns from two letters from Jane that her youngest sister, Lydia, ran away with Wickham. Elizabeth now blames herself for not having warned her family about Wickham's hypocritical character. At the same time, the scandal threatens to finally plunge her family into social marginalization and significantly reduce the chances of marriage for her and her other sisters. When Elizabeth is preparing to return to Longbourn, and Darcy finds her with tears in her eyes, he insists on finding out what happened. She explains the circumstances to him, whereupon he hastily says goodbye to her. Elizabeth is convinced that she will never see him again. Back in Longbourn, the Bennets received a message from the Gardiners that Wickham was ready to marry Lydia in exchange for financial consideration. Elizabeth now regrets telling Darcy of Lydia's misstep.

Lady Catherine's request

After Wickham and Lydia arrive in Longbourn as a married couple, Elizabeth learns that it was Darcy who tracked the couple down in London and arranged the wedding. The following fall, Bingley and Darcy ride to Longbourn, where Bingley takes Jane's hand to everyone's delight. Unexpectedly, Lady Catherine finally arrives and insists on speaking to Elizabeth in private. Wanting her ailing daughter Anne to be Darcy's wife, she demands to know if Elizabeth is engaged to Darcy. Elizabeth assures her that there is no engagement between her and Darcy, but she refuses to promise Lady Catherine that she will not have a relationship with Darcy in the future either. While taking a walk with Darcy, Elizabeth thanks him for the great service he has done her family for Lydia. He confesses to her that he didn't do it for her family, only for her. Elizabeth, who is now clear about her deep love for him, apologizes for her dismissive behavior and admits in turn that her feelings have completely changed. A double wedding follows, in which Bingley with Jane and Darcy with Elizabeth walk in front of the altar.

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Book template

The first edition of Pride and Prejudice, published in 1813

Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice (original title: Pride and Prejudice ) was first published anonymously in 1813 at the author's request. After the book appeared in three volumes with an edition of 1,500 copies in England and was sold out within six months, whereupon a new edition was published, pride and prejudice developed into her most popular work during Austen's lifetime. In the 20th century, the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy was filmed several times, including five times as a British television adaptation in 1938, 1952, 1958, 1967 and 1980. In Hollywood in 1940 they tried a first screen adaptation with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier in the lead roles.

In the fall of 1986, producer Sue Birtwistle and screenwriter Andrew Davies agreed to adapt the novel one more time for television. Birtwistle discovered Austen's book at the age of 15 and later enthused: “I must have read it a hundred times. And I still discover something new in it. Jane Austen doesn't waste a single word. Not a single sentence is unnecessary. ”Andrew Davies was also euphoric:“ The novel is indeed my favorite book and has been for years. I read it over and over again out of sheer joy. ”He was particularly fond of the main character of the novel. "Like everyone else, I fell in love with Elizabeth," said Davies. "She's very moral, she has a wonderful sense of humor, she makes fun of other people and doesn't take herself too seriously without putting her light under a bushel."

Pre-production

Both Davies and Birtwistle were keen to stay true to the spirit of the novel. "It's a living book and we really wanted to convey its vitality," said Birtwistle. "We didn't want the actors to just sit stiffly in salons." In order to use the visual possibilities of cinematic storytelling and to make the characters appear particularly human, Davies added small scenes to the plot that did not come from the literary source, but should characteristically reflect the time of the action. For example, the Bennet sisters can be seen dressing up to present themselves at the marriage market, or the male actors pursuing the typical hobbies of the time, hunting and fencing. The opening scene, in which Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy ride to Netherfield, is not in the book. Davies also wrote additional dialogue to explain certain events to modern audiences without altering the novel's original dialogue too much. The main problem, however, was integrating the protagonists' long letters into the script. Davies used various film techniques, such as voice-overs and flashbacks, and had the characters read the letters to themselves or to each other.

Since the last film version of Pride and Prejudice was only a few years ago, the script was initially not bought by any British television station. It was not until 1993 that the BBC producer Michael Wearing acquired the filming rights and then started the production with financial support from the US commercial broadcaster A&E Network . In early 1994 British director Simon Langton and a number of outfitters were hired for the project.

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Jennifer Ehle, 2016

When casting the many characters of pride and prejudice , producer Sue Birtwistle and director Simon Langton attached great importance to finding actors who would be suitable for a costume film and at the same time exude enough esprit and charm . Hundreds of actresses between the ages of 15 and 28 auditioned for the role of 20-year-old Elizabeth Bennet. Those of them who appeared to have the right charisma at first sight were then tested in costumes and make-up in front of a camera. The British-American actress Jennifer Ehle was selected for the lead role from around twelve final candidates . Ehle, then 25, had already read Austen's pride and prejudice at the age of twelve. "Elizabeth has a lot of character traits that women of the 1990s believe they achieved or even invented," said Ehle. "It's exciting to find this again in a female figure created by a woman in the early 19th century."

Colin Firth, 2007

For the role of the proud Fitzwilliam Darcy, Birtwistle desperately wanted Colin Firth , with whom she had worked in 1987 for the comedy film Dutch Girls . The then rather unknown British actor in his mid-30s initially hesitated to accept the offer. According to Birtwistle, Firth had not read a single line by Jane Austen and regarded her books as typical women's literature. However, after reading the script and liking it, he changed his mind and eventually accepted the role. During the filming, Firth and Ehle also became a couple behind the scenes. However, their relationship was only known after their separation.

The remaining roles were filled with other British actors. Susannah Harker got the role of the reserved Jane Bennet. Alison Steadman as the foolish Mrs. Bennet, Julia Sawalha as her youngest and frivolous daughter Lydia and Barbara Leigh-Hunt as the authoritative Lady Catherine de Bourgh were immediately engaged without an audition. Benjamin Whitrow was hired for the role of the cynical Mr. Bennet , who later received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for his performance .

In order to set Charles Bingley apart from Mr. Darcy not only in character but also physically, the blonde Crispin Bonham-Carter got the part of the kind-hearted, but easily impressionable Mr. Bingley. Originally Bonham-Carter auditioned for the role of the charming and deceitful George Wickham, who was eventually played by Adrian Lukis . Bonham-Carter, who is related to the actress Helena Bonham Carter , was in retrospect anything but dissatisfied. For him, playing the bingley was "like a dream come true". He found that while Darcy's friend kept coming across as a nice, naive guy, he was still developing. In the beginning he let himself be strongly influenced by Darcy, but then he “grows up a bit” and has “his own opinions.” Bingley's conceited sister Caroline was played by Anna Chancellor , who in 1994 as Hugh Grant's former flame Henrietta alias “Duckface” in Four Weddings and one Death .

When casting Darcy's younger sister Georgiana, the producers found it difficult to find a suitable actress who could convey innocence, pride and shyness and who was also able to play the piano. After testing more than 70 actresses, director Langton chose Emilia Fox , whose mother Joanna David played the role of Mrs. Gardiner.

Filming

Luckington Court as Longbourn, the home of the Bennets

Two weeks before the official shooting began in June 1994, around 70 members of the staff and cast met for the first rehearsals of shooting and dancing. Eight stages from the BBC studios in London and 24 different outdoor locations in England then served as the locations for the action. Most of the venerable buildings that can be seen in the film are owned by the UK National Trust and are therefore listed buildings . The setting for the village of Meryton was the small town of Lacock in Wiltshire , which is also under the protection of the National Trust. Not far away, the producers discovered the private house Luckington Court, which they considered suitable as the home of the Bennet family. Thereupon indoor and outdoor recordings took place for ten weeks.

Belton House as Rosings

In contrast to this rather simple building, Lyme Park in Cheshire was chosen as Darcy's magnificent Pemberley estate, although only exterior shots were allowed there. Pemberley's interiors were instead filmed at Sudbury Hall in Sudbury, Derbyshire . For Lady Catherine de Bourgh's pompous Rosings residence, Belton House in Grantham , Lincolnshire was chosen, while Old Rectory in Teigh, Leicestershire , was a suitable house for Mr. Collins' rather modest home called Hunsford. Edgcote House in Banbury , Oxfordshire , on the other hand, served as the backdrop for Bingley's summer residence, Netherfield.

The scenes in the streets of London were shot in Warwick , Warwickshire , while the flashbacks of Wickham's attempt to run away with Georgiana were filmed in the English seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset . The filming lasted until November 1994, after which the post-production took place until mid-May 1995.

reception

Pride and Prejudice was first shown on British television for six consecutive Sunday evenings from September 24th to October 29th 1995. When the last part was broadcast, ten million viewers watched Elizabeth and Darcy get married. The episode gave the BBC a market share of 40 percent, which until then no literary film adaptation of the British broadcaster had succeeded. The production costs of 14 million marks at that time could easily be recovered through advertising income and sales abroad. Before the last episode even aired, eight other countries secured the broadcasting rights, while in Great Britain 70,000 video cassettes with the complete series had already been sold. A spokeswoman for the BBC called the enormous demand “a big phenomenon”, especially in view of the fact that viewers were able to video record the episodes themselves. The soundtrack with the film music by Carl Davis and an accompanying book by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin entitled The Making of Pride and Prejudice quickly found great sales.

Lyme Park, Cheshire , the outdoor location of Darcys Pemberley

Following this, Jane Austen's 1813 novel hit the bestseller lists, while the National Trust, with its castles and estates featured in the film, received numerous inquiries about wallpaper patterns and curtains. Since then, numerous tourists have also flocked to the filming locations to visit Pemberley or Longbourn. In any case, there was a downright Austen mania in the mid-1990s, after other adaptations of Austen's novels had also been very successful in the cinema, such as Sinn und Senslichkeit (1995) with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet , Emma (1996) with Gwyneth Paltrow or even die Teen comedy Clueless - What else! (1995), whose plot is based on Austen's Emma .

In the United States , up to 3.7 million viewers tuned in in January 1996 when the A&E Network broadcast the six-part film in double episodes over three evenings. In Germany, pride and prejudice was shown for the first time at Easter 1997 from March 28th to 30th. The ZDF had secured the rights, was a German synchronization commissioned and broadcast the Austen adaptation as a three-piece suit in a shortened by about 30 minutes from version. A German edition of the book about the filming of Birtwistle and Conklin was then published under the title Pride and Prejudice: The World of Jane Austen .

With a few exceptions, the international reviews were extremely positive, with particular praise for the lavish equipment and the performance of the actors. Pride and Prejudice was also nominated in six categories for the British BAFTA TV Award , which Jennifer Ehle won for Best Actress. In the United States, the production received four Emmy nominations , which was the ultimate award for costume design.

Reviews

"As far as television adaptations of literary classics go, this one couldn't possibly be better," said Gerald Gilbert in the Independent . Colin Firth appears in his role "not a bit effeminate or superficial" and Jennifer Ehle shows as Elizabeth "the appropriately witty intelligence". Benjamin Withrow, on the other hand, often steals the show as Mr. Bennet. John J. O'Connor of the New York Times spoke of a "grandiose adaptation" which "with a remarkably faithful and finely nuanced script by Andrew Davies [...] was a witty mix of love story and social turmoil". The scenes with Mr. Collins and his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, are "most amusing". Jennifer Ehle managed to portray Lizzy "remarkably intelligent and self-confident", "without appearing arrogant". Colin Firth again said “Mr. Darcy's snobbish pride captured excellently, while he conveyed “primarily through intense looks” that “he falls in love against his will”.

Variety's Tony Scott found the scene "where Elizabeth and Darcy happened to meet at his property" was "perhaps the most beautiful moment in the entire admirable adaptation." Thanks to the “wonderful” camera work by John Kenway and the “skillful” editing by Peter Coulson, the result looks “simply gorgeous”. In addition, decorator Gerry Scott “outdid himself with the interior design, while the exterior shots were overwhelming”.

For Ginia Bellafante from Time , pride and prejudice was an “elaborate and tasteful” adaptation that did not miss “a nuance of Austen's mischievous humor”. The production values ​​are "first class". For example, the "gardens and salons have been studied very carefully". But "in the midst of the solidity" also lurked "erotic tension". Firth played Mr. Darcy "as if he were a creation of the Brontës and not of the ironic, serene Austen". This Darcy is "completely absorbed by his passion" for the "witty, eloquent heroine of the novel" played by Jennifer Ehle. His eyes are "penetrating" and he can "not take them from her". "The actors are playing brilliantly," praised Mike Cummings from the All Movie Guide . Especially Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth would have convinced him as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.

Klaus Wienert's judgment in the Berliner Zeitung , on the other hand, was "ambiguous". It is true that "the performance of the actors is remarkable". Also, “the backdrops and costumes are at their best, the landscapes are incomparably green and beautiful and the mansions are uniquely magnificent”. Compared with sense and sensuality , however, it is noticeable that “the BBC makers lacked that little bit of distance, that fine touch of irony that makes the sweet Austen story digestible today”. This was therefore "pretty flat". TV Spielfilm, on the other hand, said that "the six-part BBC miniseries" should continue to be "proof" that "the British are unbeatable in historical and costume films".

Awards

BAFTA TV Awards

Won:

  • Best Actress in a TV Movie - Jennifer Ehle

Nominated:

  • Best Actor in a TV Movie - Colin Firth
  • Best Actor in a TV Movie - Benjamin Whitrow
  • Best costume design - Dinah Collin
  • Best mask - Caroline Noble
  • Best drama series

Emmy

Won:

  • Best costume design in a miniseries - Dinah Collin

Nominated:

  • Best Screenplay in a Miniseries - Andrew Davies
  • Best Choreography - Jane Gibson
  • Best miniseries

Further

  • A nomination for the Golden Satellite Award in the Best Miniseries category
  • Television Critics Association Award for Best Mini-Series
  • Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Screenplay in a Drama Series (Andrew Davies)
  • Two Broadcasting Press Guild Awards for Best Drama Series and Best Actor (Colin Firth)
  • Three nominations for the National Television Award in the categories of Favorite Actor (Colin Firth), Favorite Actress (Jennifer Ehle), and Favorite Drama Series
  • Banff Rockie Award for Best Miniseries and Grand Prize at the Banff Television Festival

German version

The German dubbed version was created for the first television broadcast on ZDF , in which Pride and Prejudice was broadcast in three parts from March 28-30, 1997. For this version, the original English version has been shortened by around 30 minutes. In 2005 the ZDF version was released on a German DVD. In 2008 another DVD was released, which not only contains the ZDF version but also the uncut English long version with German subtitles. It was not until 2010 that a DVD came on the market that also contained the full version in German. The previously cut out scenes were not dubbed by the original speakers. This long version was shown in double episodes from June 7th to 21st, 2012 on three Thursday evenings by Arte for the first time on German television.

role actor Voice actor
Elizabeth Bennet Jennifer Ehle Juana-Maria von Jascheroff
Mr. Darcy Colin Firth Stefan Gossler
Mrs. Bennett Alison Steadman Uta Hallant
Mr. Bennet Benjamin Whitrow Günter Naumann
Kitty Bennet Polly Maberly Kellina Klein
George Wickham Adrian Lukis Torsten Sense
Lady Catherine de Bourgh Barbara Leigh-Hunt Bettina Schön
Mrs. Gardiner Joanna David Sonja German
Col. Fitzwilliam Anthony Calf Tom Vogt

DVD publications

  • Pride & Prejudice - pride and prejudice . (2 DVDs), KSM GmbH 2005, shortened ZDF version, only German soundtrack, making-of .
  • Pride & Prejudice - pride and prejudice . (6 DVDs), KSM GmbH 2008, shortened ZDF version and uncut English long version with German subtitles, making-of.
  • Pride & Prejudice - Pride and Prejudice (15th Anniversary Edition) . (6 DVDs), KSM GmbH 2010, shortened ZDF version and long version in English and for the first time in German, documentation presumption , making-of.

Soundtrack

  • Pride and Prejudice: The Original Soundtrack from the A&E Special Presentation . Angel Records 1996, a CD with 24 compositions by Carl Davis .

Further film adaptations of the novel

literature

  • Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: Pride and Prejudice: The World of Jane Austen . Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-8025-2454-3 , 117 pp.
  • Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: The Making of Pride and Prejudice . Penguin Books, 1995, ISBN 0-14-025157-X , 128 pages (English edition).

Web links

Commons : Pride and Prejudice  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Soap Opera and Satire . In: Der Spiegel , February 19, 1996.
  2. ^ A b c Klaus Wienert: Sweet story . In: Berliner Zeitung , April 1, 1997.
  3. ↑ Claire Tomalin: Jane Austen: A Life . Vintage, 1999, ISBN 0-679-76676-6 , p. 161.
  4. ↑ “I must have read it, oh, hundreds of times. And I'm still finding new things in it. Jane Austen doesn't waste a word. Not a sentence is superfluous. " See Pride and Prejudice on aetv.com ( memento of April 7, 2004 in the Internet Archive ).
  5. ↑ “The novel itself is actually my favorite novel and has been for ages. I've read it simply for pleasure so many times, […] like everybody else, I'm in love with Elizabeth. [...] She's fiercely moral, she's got a terrific sense of humor, she makes fun of people, she doesn't take herself seriously, but she doesn't put herself down, either. " Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: The Making of Pride and Prejudice . Penguin Books, 1995, p. 1.
  6. ^ "It's a lively book, and we wanted to get across its vitality. We didn't want people sitting stiffly in drawing rooms. " William Grimes: An Austen Tale of Sex and Money in Which Girls Kick Up Their Heels . In: The New York Times , Jan. 14, 1996.
  7. ^ A b Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: The Making of Pride and Prejudice . Penguin Books, 1995, pp. 1-13.
  8. ^ A b c Ronnie Jo Sokol: The Importance of Being Married: Adapting Pride and Prejudice . In: Barbara Tepa Lupack: Nineteenth-Century Women at the Movies: Adapting Classic Women's Fiction to Film . Bowling Green State University Popular Print, 1st Edition, 1999, ISBN 0-87972-806-X , pp. 78-83.
  9. ↑ See Pride and Prejudice on aetv.com ( Memento of April 7, 2004 in the Internet Archive ).
  10. ^ A b c Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: The Making of Pride and Prejudice . Penguin Books, 1995, pp. V – VIII.
  11. ^ A b c d e Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: The Making of Pride and Prejudice . Penguin Books, 1995, pp. 15-21.
  12. ↑ “Elizabeth has many of the characteristics that women in the 1990's think that we have reclaimed, or even invented, […]. It's exciting to see those in a woman written by a woman in the early 1800's. ” William Grimes: An Austen Tale of Sex and Money in Which Girls Kick Up Their Heels . In: The New York Times , Jan. 14, 1996.
  13. ↑ a b William Grimes: On Austen Tale of Sex and Money in Which Girls Kick Up Their Heels . In: The New York Times , Jan. 14, 1996.
  14. ↑ Susie Steiner: Twice Shy . In: The Guardian , March 31, 2001.
  15. ↑ "[...] like a dream come true, because while he seems to come across as a perpetual 'Mr. Nice Guy, 'he really does make a journey of his own. At first, he's totally in thrall to his older friend Darcy. [...] But then he does a bit of growing up, and has opinions of his own. " See Pride and Prejudice on aetv.com ( memento of April 7, 2004 in the Internet Archive ).
  16. ^ A b Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: The Making of Pride and Prejudice . Penguin Books, 1995, pp. 73-78.
  17. ^ Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: The Making of Pride and Prejudice . Penguin Books, 1995, p. 35.
  18. ^ A b c Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin: The Making of Pride and Prejudice . Penguin Books, 1995, pp. 22-26.
  19. ^ A b c Siegfried Helm: A 182 year old television street sweeper . In: Die Welt , November 23, 1995.
  20. ↑ Jojo Moyes: BBC Cashes in as 'Darcy Phenomenon' Has Nation in a Swoon . In: The Independent , October 28, 1995.
  21. ↑ John Carman: Austen's 'Pride' Glows / Enchanting Evenings in A&E series ( Memento from January 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). In: San Francisco Chronicle , Jan. 12, 1996.
  22. ↑ “As far as TV adaptations of literary classics go, this is probably as good as it gets. [...] Firth not being in the slightest bit soft and fluffy - and Jennifer Ehle showing the right brand of spirited intelligence as Elizabeth. " Gerard Gilbert: Preview - Recommended Viewing This Weekend . In: The Independent , September 23, 1995, p. 28.
  23. ↑ “This splendid adaptation, with a remarkably faithful and sensitively nuanced script by Andrew Davies, is […] a witty mix of love stories and social conniving […]. Mr. Collins's scenes with his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, are hilarious […]. Miss Ehle manages to make Lizzy strikingly intelligent and authoritative without being overbearing. And Mr. Firth brilliantly captures Mr. Darcy's snobbish pride while conveying, largely through intense stares, that he is falling in love despite himself. " John J. O'Connor: An England Where Heart and Purse Are Romantically United . In: The New York Times , January 13, 1996.
  24. ↑ “[A] chance outdoor encounter between Elizabeth and Darcy at his estate […], may be the sweetest moment in the whole wondrous adaptation. [...] Filmed magnificently by John Kenway, edited adroitly by Peter Coulson, the work looks magnificent. [...] Designer Gerry Scott does a bang-up job with the interiors, while exteriors are smashing. " Tony Scott: 'Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice' . In: Variety , Jan. 7, 1996.
  25. ↑ “Lavish and piquant […] this production never misses a note of Austen's arch comic tone […]. Production values ​​are first rate, with gardens and parlors so meticulously observed […]. And yet, amid the tastefulness, sexual tension lurks. Colin Firth plays Mr. Darcy as though he were a creation of the Brontes rather than the ironic, detached Austen. This Darcy is a man consumed by his passion for Elizabeth (Jennifer Ehle), the novel's brilliant, voluble heroine. His eyes are piercing, and he cannot take them off her. " Ginia Bellafante: Sick of Jane Austen yet? . In: Time , January 15, 1996.
  26. ↑ "The actors perform brilliantly." Mike Cummings, cf. omovie.com
  27. ↑ cf. tvspielfilm.de
  28. ↑ Pride and Prejudice ( Memento from June 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on arte.tv
  29. ↑ Pride and Prejudice. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on October 23, 2019 .