Pride & Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright in his feature directorial debut, based on Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name. The film follows five sisters from an English landed aristocratic family as they grapple with marriage, morals, and misconceptions. Keira Knightley plays Elizabeth Bennet, and Matthew Macfadyen plays her romantic interest, Mr. Darcy.

Deborah Moggach strove to make her script as true to the novel as possible, writing from Elizabeth's point of view while retaining much of the original dialogue. Wright, who was directing his first feature picture, advocated further variation from the text, including altering the relationships of the Bennet family. Wright and Moggach put the picture in the past and avoided displaying a "perfectly clean Regency world," instead of giving a "muddy hem version" of the era.

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Directed by: Joe Wright

Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn

Release date: 11 September 2005

Running time: 127 minutes