Pride & Prejudice 2005
Official Synopsis: When a wealthy bachelor and his circle of sophisticated friends take up summer residence in a nearby mansion, the Bennets are abuzz with the hope that potential suitors will be in full supply. But once Lizzie meets up with the darkly handsome and snobbish Mr Darcy, what could seem like a match made in heaven quickly becomes one of the most classic battles of the sexes ever portrayed in literature and on screen.
Director: Joe Wright
Writer: Jane Austen
Screenwriter: Deborah Moggach
Music: Dario Marianelli
Production Company: Focus Features; Le Studio Canal Plus; Scion Films; Working Title Films
Studio: Universal Pictures
Release Date: November, 2005
Award Nominations: 4 Academy Awards including Keira Knightley for Best Actress; 6 British BAFTA film awards; 2 Golden Globes
Cast --
Matthew Macfadyen Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy
Keira Knightley Elizabeth Bennet
Donald Sutherland Mr. Bennet
Brenda Blethyn Mrs. Bennet
Rosamund Pike Jane Bennet
Jena Malone Lydia Bennet
Simon Woods Mr. Charles Bingley
Talulah Riley Mary Bennet
Carey Mulligan Kitty Bennet
Dame Judi Dench Lady Catherine de Bourg
Tom Hollander Mr. Collins
Rupert Friend Mr. Wickham
Kelly Riley Caroline Bingley
Claudie Blakley Charlotte Collins
Cornelius Booth Colonel Fitzwilliam
Peter Wight Mr. Gardiner
Penelope Wilton Mrs. Gardiner
Tamzin Merchant Georgiana Darcy
Rosamund Stephen Anne de Bourg
Meg Wynn Owen Mrs. Reynolds
Other Pride and Prejudice adaptations:
1995 – BBC TV miniseries starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle
1980 – BBC TV miniseries starring David Rintoul and Elizabeth Garvie
1940 – Movie starring Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson
