#pride and prejudice bbc

[aquitainequeen]

I've always liked the establishing character moments in the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice; e.g. Bingley is jolly and friendly but tends to be a little too reliant on Darcy's advice and approval; Darcy's rich and snobbish while also a good friend to Bingley; Elizabeth is cheerful and independent; Mr. Bennet is scholarly and clearly isn't that fond of his wife and younger daughters, but obviously loves Elizabeth, etc.

But I've only just now realised that Georgiana Darcy has three such moments.

The first is when Caroline is telling Jane via letter that the Bingleys are going to stay in London for a while, and that she's hoping that her brother will marry Georgiana. We've heard her mentioned before by Darcy, Caroline and Wickham; now we see her in person for the first time, standing arm in arm with her brother before confidently going to meet Bingley:

This is a really interesting moment, because it could be what happened in reality - but that's highly doubtful; Georgiana is far too confident here compared with what we see later in the story and it's very unlikely she'd be interested in a new suitor after what happened so recently with Wickham. Thus it's either Caroline playing up their meeting in her own mind, anticipating their courtship and marriage, or it's Elizabeth picturing what happened, fuelled by her own resentment of how Wickham was supposedly treated by the proud, selfish, unfeeling Darcys. So the first time we see Georgiana is deeply influenced by what two other very biased characters think they see.

The next moment is here:

This time around Georgiana doesn't say a word or take the initiative; it's Wickham who takes her hand to kiss it, flirts excessively with her without saying a word, and strides off while she looks after him longingly, the beginnings of her smile fading as Darcy's handwriting takes over the screen. This is a rather biased moment as well; it's Darcy's flashback and he wasn't here for this bit, so he'd inevitably picture Georgiana as a sweet innocent completely swept off her feet by the charming man he so despises - but Darcy also knows his sister far better than Caroline and Elizabeth do, and she confesses everything to him once he discovers them at Ramsgate, so this is very likely how it went down in real life. And thus we get that much closer to the real Georgiana.

Finally, at the beginning of the fifth episode, we meet Georgiana in the flesh,

waiting nervously to be introduced,

smiling as soon as Darcy steps aside,

so nervous but so very pleased to meet Elizabeth,

hesistant and selfconcious but very interested in learning more about Elizabeth, coming further out of her protective shell, full of love and praise for her brother, earnestly saying that she should have liked to have had a sister. And Elizabeth, like the audience, is charmed by the real Georgiana.

[thefairyfellermasterstroke]

Pride and Prejudice + Texts, Part Three || Pt2 Pt1

[adobongsiopao]

David Rintoul (Mr. Darcy) and Elizabeth Garvie (Elizabeth Bennet) in "Pride and Prejudice" 1980 version.

Where can I watch this version? I saw some clips of it on Youtube but they're not complete. I want to watch it to see more of "Pride and Prejudice" adaptations. It seemed obscure to find compare to 1995 and 2005 versions.

[jayciethings]

It's been a lot of years since I've watched the BBC Pride and Prejudice mini series, but I've watched it so many times in total that I almost know it frame for frame. And yet, when I watched the Pemberley piano scene today for the umpteenth time, when Darcy gazes at Lizzy in grateful adoration after she comes to Georgiana's rescue and Lizzy meets his gaze like a twin flame in perfect understanding and brilliant warmth, it's so romantic it makes me want to cry, and so redolent with scorching chemistry that I genuinely feel flustered. From just a look.

And that's chemistry, folks. True chemistry.

Keep your swelling music, keep your sex scenes, keep your grand speeches in pouring rain. True romantic chemistry needs none of these to create a mood.

The right casting makes you ache with feeling, longing and delight from just a look.

[vintagescripts]

[littlematchagirlll]

i will never forget watching Barbie in the theater with my friends and seeing them both look over at me when they said Depression Barbie was rewatching Pride and Prejudice for the 7th time.

i would be offended, but they were right.

[erikasandersonactor]

Pride and Prejudice and Dracula

I am so excited to finally be able to share this!

Ever since I saw the casting notice over a year ago, and then got the part, I have been secretly grinning to myself. Like many people, I fell in love with the 1995 BBC series, and so here is my unashamed homage to Alison Steadman's wonderful performance.

Catch up on the adventures of CRONICL and Cassidy as they chase Dracula through literature, and then hear this wonderful adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE!

[pampamtiger]

i'm only two episodes in but i could definitely say that the bbc version of pride and prejudice was more faithful to the book compared to other adaptations. i'm not saying that the 2005 version is not my favorite version anymore—it still is. i just want to say that i now get those people who prefer this one over others. so far, i'm loving it~

[margarethelstone-2]

my sister-in-law chose today to remind me of lizzie and my everlasting-evergrowing love for her. and so this happened.

also, i will never not adore elizabeth-father-i-beg-you-stop-teasing-our-guest-i-cant-even-bennet or this particular shot either

thank goodness for the napkin

[peppermintsandbones5]

RIP Lydia Bennet you would’ve loved watching tik toks at full volume in public

[noodles-and-tea]

Back at it with my enchanted merthur shenanigans

[thefairyfellermasterstroke]

Pride and Prejudice + Texts, Part Two || Pt1 Pt3

[arosebyan0thername]

Because it's just like. Darcy did everything Lizzy ever told him to, yknow? He asked how she thought people should kindle affection and she said dancing, so then he asked her to dance. She asked what he qualifies as an accomplished woman, he looked at her and the book she was reading, and said a well read woman. She said he should talk while they're dancing, so he asked about her and her sisters going to Merryton. She told him he should practice talking to people he's not already familiar with, so he came over and visited her the very next day. You know??? Do you see???? He has been shouting from the very start that he cares for her, in his own way, just as Jane shouted her love to Bingley, in her own way. And then when she was visiting Rosings and Lady Catherine de Bourgh, his own aunt, was being obnoxious and rude to her, he felt the shame of having undesirable connections just as she had in the beginning. Do you see it!!!! Mr Darcy has been ardently in love with her from the very beginning, and he's been missing the parallels between their lives the whole time!!! He's so pathetic and sopping wet it hurts!!!

[didanagy]

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995)

dir. simon langton

[besotted-with-austen]

Elizabeth Bennet: the first impression I had of Mr Darcy prevented me from realising how wrong I was about him for so long! Hah, I thought myself clever, but I am just another fool!

Anne Shirley: how long is “so long”, exactly?

Elizabeth Bennet: months!

Anne Shirley, who spent years holding a grudge before realising how wrong she was about Gilbert: nah, I think you are good!

[vintagescripts]