Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 British romance film directed by Joe Wright, based on Jane Austen's novel of the same name. The film depicts five sisters from an English family of landed gentry as they deal with issues of marriage, morality and misconceptions. Keira Knightley (pictured) stars as Elizabeth Bennet, while Matthew Macfadyen plays her romantic interest Mr. Darcy. The film avoided depicting a "perfectly clean Regency world", presenting instead a "muddy hem version" of the time. It was marketed to a younger, mainstream audience; promotional items noted that it came from the producers of 2001 romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Diary before acknowledging its provenance as an Austen novel. Pride & Prejudice earned a worldwide gross of approximately $121 million, which was considered a commercial success. It earned a rating of 82 percent from review aggregator Metacritic, labelling it universally acclaimed. The film earned four nominations at the 78th Academy Awards, including one for Knightley as Best Actress. Pride & Prejudice has failed to match the cultural impact of the British 1995 television series, though Knightley has become associated with her character among younger viewers. (Full article...)
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