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Pride and Prejudice [1980] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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The best version
Review date: 2008-03-26 Rating: 10 out of 10
I've seen several filmed versions of Pride and Prejudice and this one remains the best. It captures Jane Austen's style so well and Fay Weldon's script has rightly used much of the book's original witty dialogue. The acting is first class and when I re-read the book I see the actors in this production in my mind's eye.
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Reviews
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Review date: 2008-03-05 Rating: 2 out of 10
I bought this because of the oh-so-positive reviews, but it is a true disaster. Bad script, bad photo, no chemistry whatsoever between Lizzie and Mr Darcy. Lizzie is interpreted as dull and it is very hard to find the character "lively" or "witted" or in possession of any charm. They should seems like charm) with the actress who plays Lizzie. The Mr Darcy is unspeakably bad and uninteresting. Truly awful - don't waste your money.
Pride and Prejudice 1980's version on Region 2
Review date: 2007-08-21 Rating: 10 out of 10
I have watched both versions, the one of 1980 and the one of 1995 and I prefer the older one, especially in what goes for the script and in what goes for the actors. What I don't like at all is Jennifer Ehle's smile. She smiles at all possible and impossible occasions. Her smile has something stereotype, it looks not natural at all, it seems to be a kind of mask, whereas Elizabeth Garvie's smile looks charming and sometimes seems only a shadow of smile. J. Ehle's Elizabeth behaves sometimes in a way, so uncivil, that she seems almost illbred, especially when Darcy proposes to her for the first time. E. Garvie's Elizabeth behaves always with a certain dignity. When Darcy proposes to her she answers with indignation but never looses her good manners.
The only actors I prefer in the 1995's version are Benjamin Whitrow's Mr. Bennet and Colin Firth's Darcy. David Rintoul's Darcy has got a noble looking face (what Colin Firth has not) but his Darcy is so very stiff up to the end, that I can hardly believe he has fallen in love with Elizabeth. Before C. Firth proposes to Elizabeth he goes to an fro and you can tell from his face that there is something going on within him, you can feel his inner struggle, whereas David Rintoul always stays cool an distant, even before proposing.
What I really prefer in the 1995's version is the outdoor scenery.
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And here an information: Would you like to get the 1980's version and your DVD player does not play Region 1? Don't resign, go to the German site of Amazon and there you find this version on Region 2. The menu language is of course in German, but you can watch the film either in English or in German. There are no subtitles and no extras. I hope this information will be useful to some of you.
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The best, the only, P&P
Review date: 2007-03-22 Rating: 10 out of 10
This may be an old production (coming up for 30) and in some ways this shows - but don't be put off by that. The script (by Fay Weldon) actually acknowledges that Jane Austen can tell the story far better than any modern meddler. The acting is universally excellent (the best ever Mr & Mrs Bennet, the only Mr. Collins worth watching, quite apart from Elizabeth and Darcy who are both perfect). Go for it.
Worth a look
Review date: 2006-11-01 Rating: 8 out of 10
As someone typical of my generation, I found the adapation very typical of a 1970s screening, however it does seem they did fairly well with a remarkably poor budget. The dialogue is remarkably good, if somewhat unlike the book in places and produces a contrast for other dramatised versions.
Elizabeth Garvie plays Elizabeth Bennet very well and with great spirit, however she lacks something in the role which Jennifer Ehle possesses and moreover does not have the look I expected of Elizabeth Bennet. David Rintoul as Mr Darcy has the look required, but lacks the character and personality that Colin Firth in the role encompasses.
Mr and Mrs Bennet are played well by actor Moray Watson and Priscilla (I think Mr Bennet in the 1995 has a hint more sarcasm about him), as are most of the Bennet girls, although I felt Lydia was a little too juvenile.
Judy Parfitt is wonderfully eccentric if a trifle young looking as Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Other notable characters are Caroline Bingley, Mr and Mrs Hurst and the Gardiners. Mr Bingley was played fairly well but was far too subservient to Mr Darcy's character and I much preferred Crispin Bonham-Carter in the role. Wickham was rather bland in this adaptation and
the actor a little too old for the role.
Nonetheless this is still a worthy and opulent adaptation.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Moir Leslie
Sabina Franklyn
Desmond Adams
Emma Jacobs
Janet Davies
Director(s):
Recording label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
EAN: 9780790770277
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 079077027X
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, NTSC,
Release date: 2004-08-24
Universal product code (UPC): 794051168726
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 265 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1980
Language: English (Original Language)