The stakes attached to their marriages are extremely high, and every society scene serves to further underline the pressures that women of the time period faced.
Lizzie's friend Charlotte Lucas illustrates this best; while the film seems to hint at some affection between Charlotte and her husband, Mr. Collins, the miniseries makes no such display: Charlotte's choice of mate was a cold, pragmatic decision based solely on financial prospects, and in later scenes with Elizabeth, we see her realize the full consequences of marrying an idiot with means, both good and bad.
The BBC's miniseries is the rare instance in which the screen adaptation of a novel serves as an equally worthy companion piece to the written source material, and both works are strong and delightful in their own right. Watching the cast verbally spar with each other using Austen's savagely witty words offers an incredible showcase of the author's gift for language and satire.
Her dialogue drips with cutting humor, all the funnier and more devastating for being couched in courtly niceties. While the film carefully spells things out for the audience, the miniseries relies on subtlety, and to great effect; it's astonishing how much Ehle's Lizzie can communicate with a suppressed smile or a peevishly arched brow.
Here, again, the film fails to measure up — a fact perhaps best exemplified by the character of Mr. In the film, a grizzled Donald Sutherland plays the character as benevolent and world-weary; he mumbles his lines, blunting Austen's sharp dialogue with his mellowness until he nearly disappears into the scenery at times check out his slouched posture here :.
But in the hands of the miniseries' Mr. Bennet, Benjamin Whitrow, the dialogue comes alive. Suddenly the long-suffering patriarch's exchanges crackle with a wicked sense of humor; he delights in teasing his wife and is always ready to share a joke with his favorite daughter at anyone's expense.
Bennet's special bond with Lizzie far more vivid, while also explaining how an intelligent man could end up with a drama queen like Mrs. Bennet — and how his love of the ridiculous could cause him to occasionally delve into "impropriety" himself, as Darcy memorably chides Elizabeth.
It's through words, after all, that Austen brought her world and characters alive; and, fittingly, it's in staying true to those words that the BBC's take on Pride and Prejudice manages to outstrip all the rest. Correction: This post originally misidentified the actor who played Mr. Wickham in 's Pride and Prejudice. Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding.
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In addition, some characters were given dialogue that was originally spoken by another character in the book to give them more inclusion in the story. Viewers might not know the difference, but readers would know. Everyone hates Mr. George Wickham Adrian Lukis.
He is the main antagonist in the book and the miniseries. Originally, viewers are led to believe that he is similar to Mr. They might roll their eyes. When Lydia elopes with Wickham, Mr. Darcy actually paid Wickham off, saving the Bennet family. The reasoning behind this is covered in the series, but as with many things, it is covered in much more detail in the book. Pride and Prejudice. Photos Top cast Edit. Alison Steadman Mrs. Bennet as Mrs. Benjamin Whitrow Mr. Bennet as Mr.
Adrian Lukis Wickham as Wickham …. Marlene Sidaway Hill as Hill …. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Jane Austen's classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart. Did you know Edit. Chancellor is a direct descendant of Austen's elder brother, Edward. Goofs In the marriage proposal scene the clock on the mantel doesn't change time.
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