"Pride and Prejudice" (1980)TV mini-series

Regisseur:

Cyril Coke

Drehbuchautoren:

Jane Austen (novel)
Fay Weldon (adaptation)

Staffeln:

1

Premierendatum:

13. Januar 1980 (UK)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Romanze

Plot Keywords:

Piano | Affection | Britain | Clergyman | Elopement

Filmpreise:

2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

By far the best version yet

Besetzung

Natalie Ogle	...	Lydia Bennet (5 Folgen, 1980)
Tessa Peake-Jones	...	Mary Bennet (5 Folgen, 1980)

Länge:

265 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Drehorte:

Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire, England, UK

Firma:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Dies und das:

The white floral-print muslin gown with cut-out sleeves Sabina Franklyn (Jane Bennet) wears at Longbourn following the Meryton Assembly ball is the same costume Doran Godwin (Emma Woodhouse) wears at Hartfield in _"Emma" (1972) (mini)_ while discussing Jane Fairfax's "reserve" with Mr. Knightley.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: A musician in the assembly hall dance scene is playing a concertina. The concertina was not invented until the 1820's. Decades later than the story is set.

Dialogzitate:

Mary Bennet: It's been my experience, that an event looked forward to with much impatient desire, does not always brings its promised satisfaction.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in Pride and Prejudice Revisited (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Mr. Lane's Maggot

By far the best version yet

I was surprised by some of the comments left about this adaptation. Elizabeth Garvie was fantastic as Elizabeth - so much more in the spirit of the novel than Jennifer Ehle or Greer Garson (the worst by far), both of whom just seemed petulant and, frankly, unintelligent. In fact, all of the actresses playing the Bennet girls were better cast than were those in the A&E version, although Susannah Harker as Jane Bennet was almost as good as Sabina Franklyn. Come to think of it, apart from Anna Chancellor (Miss Bingley in the A&E version - she was perfect), I think all of the actors in the BBC version were better cast. It's true that David Rintoul is very stiff. But that's really how, when reading the novel, I always envisioned him. I'm sorry to ever choose anyone over Colin Firth but I have to. His Mr. Darcy just lacks dignity. And subtlety. He's so very obvious. Really beautiful but, I'm sorry, really not Fitzwilliam Darcy.

It is also true that the production values in this version were low but really, it was the late 70s and made for the BBC! So, basically, that's too silly an argument against.

Overall, if you loved the book and want to see a version that's truly captured its spirit, see this version. If you just like looking at a lot of beautiful people standing about in beautiful clothes in beautiful surroundings, pretty much not getting the point, watch the A&E version.

By the by, the A&E version is also good for putting you to sleep.