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Lady Catherine vs. Elizabeth Bennet in the Prettyish Kind of Little Wilderness

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , on 31 March 2011 | 15 Comments »

One of my favorite scenes in Pride and Prejudice, and quite possibly in all literature, is the confrontation by Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Elizabeth Bennet in the prettyish kind of little wilderness at Longbourn. Lady Catherine has just heard an alarming report that her nephew, Mr. Darcy, was shortly to be engaged to Miss [...]

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Austen Film Locations: Pemberely – Pride and Prejudice 1995

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen Film Locations, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 28 July 2010 | 8 Comments »

The 1995 BBC/A&E miniseries of Pride and Prejudice staring Colin Firth and Jenniffer Ehle as Jane Austen’s most famous couple Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet is renowned for its period accuracy, sumptuous costuming and stunning locations. Please welcome guest blogger Helen Wilkinson today as she takes us on a tour of the two locations, Lyme [...]

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The BBC Pride and Prejudice: It DOES Get Better Than This (+ a book giveaway)

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Jane Austen Adaptations, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on 27 April 2010 | 52 Comments »

Please welcome author and admitted Jane Austen addict Laurie Viera Rigler who joins us today to chat about one of her favorite obsessions, P&P 95 and the paperback release of her book, Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict.  (Don’t ya just luv the cover?) How many of us will resist buying the newly remastered [...]

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Austen Film Locations: Longbourn – Pride and Prejudice 1995

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen Film Locations, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , on 17 April 2010 | 5 Comments »

Guest blog by Helen Wilkinson of P&P Tours Longbourn – the private house found by the BBC for the ultimate adaptation of Pride & Prejudice in 1995 – has become one of the most famous houses in the world. BBC location manager Sam Breckman knew he had to find a house that could withstand a [...]

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Pride and Prejudice 1995 (Restored Edition) Available April 27th, 2010

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen Merchandise, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , , on 23 March 2010 | 39 Comments »

Yep. Just when you thought that you would have to buy a Blu-ray video player to get better picture quality than previous editions of Pride and Prejudice 1995 the good folks at A&E have gone a done it. They have digitally remastered the pinnacle of perfection in Jane Austen adaptations, Pride and Prejudice 1995. Now you [...]

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Austen at Large: Darcy and Davies: Adapting Mr. Darcy from the Novel to the Screen

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 7 March 2009 | 14 Comments »

Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s most popular if not most adapted novel, and  its famous hero Mr. Darcy has been interpreted in many different ways. There have been several excellent period adaptations of Pride and Prejudice which present Darcy’s character differently, particularly Fay Weldon’s 1980 and Andrew Davies 1995 versions. These two adaptations master [...]

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