1. Sense and Sensibility, directed by Ang Lee, a movie version, and the 2008 BBC version (3 episodes)
2. Nine versions of Pride and Prejudice (1938-2005)
1. 1938 version. Starring Curigwen Lewi and Andrew Osborn, this was the first Austen film and television production, produced by the BBC, and the show was an hour long, of which no information has survived.
The 1940 version starred Gloria Garson and Laurence Garrison. Gloria Garson and Laurence Olivier.
The 1940 version starring Gloria Garson and Laurence Olivier was the first movie version of Austen's novel.
Gloria Garson. Gloria Garson, at first glance, is a tall woman, but on closer inspection, I think she shows Lizzie's sweet, witty, playful and generous side. It's just that at times it comes across as very rude and a little too condescending to Darcy. For example, she had just turned down Darcy's invitation to dance and then turned around and said yes to Wilhelm, leaving poor Darcy dry and angry.
Lawrence. Oliver, from first impressions, I feel is the closest to the original of all the versions, because he seems to be the only one who can look so handsome without smiling. It is said that if you put the stills of the 3 versions (the 05 version was not yet available) together, and a person who has only read the original and has not seen any of the adaptations to choose Darcy, the winner will always be our Sir Oliver. There's an unmistakable air of aristocratic gentility about him that the others don't share. However, image to image, and the original comparison, it is one of the most unlike. One of the most fatal point is, arrogance is not enough, more than attentive. Look at the posting under the title can also be seen, the old Sir on "this one" is also very dissatisfied. I also regret that Vivien Leigh was left out of this movie.
This version of Pride and Prejudice is an American movie, still in black and white at the time, and the whole movie is concise, with many of the plot points of the original deleted. The two leads, Oliver Stone and Garson, play Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, respectively. The heroine's intelligence and wisdom is played appropriately by Garson, even if she is overly sensible to portray her as more like the eldest daughter of the family. And one of her prejudices against Darcy is one of the dramatic conflicts in the novel, in which she appears to be in a minor temper in her anger. As such a performance, appearing in a movie with too many plot points cut out, puts her in a passive position as the plot and the character's thoughts shift, making it seem a bit overdeveloped. Ollie Featherstone's Mr. Darcy, regal and unassuming, is attached to the character. But the lack of inner portrayal, like a wax exhibition, his arrogance is only on the face and lines, compared to the latter two versions of the characterization, the lack of the kind of silent at this time is better than the sound of the emotional outpouring. In terms of plot arrangement, I think it is more important to delete the "coincidental encounter" a scene, more than Elizabeth in Netherfield's archery and Darcy's help to avoid Mr. Collins plot, seems to be a little bit of nothing. In the movie, the comedy is particularly effective, such as the sisters' shenanigans with Mr. Collins, the messiness of the house when Aunt Catherine arrives, and the knowing appearance of even Mary and Kitty at the end. The special feature of this version of the play is that it ends with Aunt Catharine as a character who supports Darcy and helps him, tries to test Elizabeth's change of heart towards Darcy after a number of twists and turns, and uses the method of "provocation" to make her reveal her heart, saying that she cannot promise not to marry Darcy's feelings. In the novel, Darcy can drum up the courage to propose to Elizabeth again, is after Catherine's questioning laid confidence, but Catherine is unintentionally sort of help this pair of lovers, which can be in her unexpected. The movie's adaptation undoubtedly wants to make everyone happy, and in that respect it's a breakthrough.
Three, 1949 version starring Madge Evans and John Baragrey.
This is a three-act stage version of the drama, which also runs an hour. The story unfolds with Jane Austen's voice-over narration. At the beginning of the show, Jane sits behind a desk with a pen in her hand, and the voiceover asks her what story she's working on. Jane's opening line is the first sentence of the novel's opening ------ "It has become a truth universally acknowledged that every rich bachelor always wants a wife." Then the characters are introduced, the audience is brought to the ball, and the characters appear in turn. The main content and dialog are similar to the novel, except that Darcy's first proposal is at Pemberley, where Elizabeth arrives by accident on a trip with her aunt. The story ends with Darcy's second proposal, saying to Lizzie, "I just love your 'prejudice'", to which Lizzie responds, "I just love your 'pride'". '"
Because of the very limited time available, this version cuts out a large number of characters, keeping only three of the five daughters of the Banns and leaving out Mary and Kitty. In addition, there is no Lady Catherine, no Miss Darcy, and even Mr. Collins does not appear, passing it off as "Lizzie refused his proposal.
The 1952 version starred Daphne Slater and Peter Cushing.
This was the second BBC production, and was three hours long, with six episodes. For stills see the title image. There is no information available about this version. However,the lead actor was known as the King of Horror after having starred in Sherlock Holmes and then a large number of horror films. So, this version of Darcy is likely to be a "horror" version.
Fifth, the 1958 version starring Jane Downs and Alan Badel.
It left little to be desired, and some reviews criticized it as farcical.
The 1967 version starred Celia Bannerman and Lewis Fiander.
The BBC's fourth adaptation, made to mark the 150th anniversary of Austen's death, was the first color version of Pride, and the first to be broadcast on television with location footage. The full series is the same six episodes***3 hours, with some character changes, only four sisters and no more Mary. The character of Charlotte's brother was added, so that he was always fighting with Mrs. Bennet. The role of Mrs. Lucas was increased to include a rivalry with Mrs. Bennet to see who would marry off her daughter sooner. Darcy's proposal of marriage is scheduled after Rosings' ball. The movie ends with Mr. and Mrs. Darcy traveling to Pemberley after the wedding, and upon arrival, Darcy says, "Home, Mrs. Darcy!" I think this Lizzie is a little bit like the original
Seven, the 1980 version starring Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintou.
The most faithful version of the film to date, it was regarded as the most iconic of all Pride dramas until the 1995 version came out.
Elizabeth Garvie's Lizzie, petite and delicate, easygoing and close to the people, behavior is always so solemn and elegant, go out and walk must carry an umbrella. Always smiling, talking playful, sometimes also self-parody. She spent her days either playing cards and chess with her family or doing needlework together, or writing letters and reading books if she was alone. I love the two songs she sang at the Lucas house and Rosings Garden, not famous songs, but so elegant and beautiful. If I have to nitpick, it's that when I was a child I always thought she wasn't as beautiful as Lizzie in the original illustrations, and admittedly, her eyes really weren't as pretty as Jennifer's later ones.
David Rintoul, with his ever-straightened back and gentlemanly flavor. At first glance, Darcy looks a bit wooden, and the way he looks at Lizzie is, as the book says, "like a daze, absent-minded, and even Fitzwilliam laughed at why he was always dazed". However, when he smiled at the end of the book, he was so handsome that he completely charmed me back then. These days, I rewatched the movie again, and I still feel the same after more than ten years. He was considered the eternal "Mr. Darcy" until Colin came along 15 years later.
The 1995 version starred Jennifer Ehle (pronounced Aly) and Colin Firth.
This was a co-production between the BBC and A&E, and North Americans used to call it the A&E version, just as many of us in China like to call it the BBC version. It's also the longest version of the show to date, running 300 minutes, one hour longer than the 80th edition.
The 80th version, once considered an insurmountable peak, has finally met its strongest rival after 15 years of domination. It was from this new version that Austen fans suddenly realized, to their surprise, that the story could be seen from such a perspective, and could be adapted so imaginatively, because it brought us all another strange and wonderful feeling ------ even though the process of realizing this came after a painful struggle, and that includes myself.
Jennifer Ehle, a Lizzie with the prettiest eyes and the sweetest smile. When I first watched this version, the only thing that gave me the best first impression was this Lizzie, with that one sweet smile and those bright eyes through playfulness at her dad outside the window, and I was just so happy: this is my Lizzie, cuter than the one in the 80 version. But as I watched it slowly, the feeling changed.
I realized that this was a different "ladylike" Lizzie, and perhaps that's what screenwriter Andrews intended. He said he wanted to give the audience a lively, "tom-boyish, gipsy-sh" Lizzie, and that's how he was able to draw Mr. Darcy, "the man of the world," so strongly into the picture.
In terms of verbal playfulness, I also felt that this Lizzie was a little bit worse, and that there was more derision and even mean-spiritedness. This is because, there are a few very characteristic witticisms have been deleted, such as "keep your breath and sing" (this is because Lizzie behind the singing of the paragraph was deleted), "three people walking together in a very nice picture", etc. 80 version although there is no latter line, but to Lizzie and Charlotte designed a lot of interesting dialog, highlighting the character's cleverness and mischievousness. Discuss the sonnet chapter I forget whether this version has retained. In addition, Lizzie's jokes about Darcy after the lovemaking were omitted, which, I think, is one of the most interesting parts of the book! This is one of the most interesting parts of the book, I think, because it is one of the major changes in Darcy's temperament caused by love, which is why Georgiana is so surprised. Accordingly, the 80th edition is a copy of the original book, while the 05th edition is "Mrs. Darcy", which is also interesting. However, there is a witty line in the 95th edition that I appreciate, and that is when Lizzie asks Colonel Forster if the regiment is prepared to stay long or short, which is not in the book, and is a stroke of genius because it subtly and indirectly explains the time period of the story.
Then again, Lizzie's moods are very superficial; she smiles beautifully and charmingly (I love all the images of her smiling), but she's very impatient, which is especially true in the second half of the book, and she has a lot to say about her mother and her three sisters, but she's also a lot more sensitive to them. She is also very sullen and sometimes even bored with her mother and three sisters, which is even more unacceptable. I think the writer-director probably wanted to give us a Lizzie who dares to love and hate! So, from this version onwards, Elizabeth was immediately regarded as a part of "feminism". Some people say that the beginning of the story, when Lizzie jumps down from the hill after watching Darcy and Bingley's horses leave, is a metaphor for the desire to "run to freedom". Some people think the 80's version is too ladylike, too impersonal, and not feminine. The first is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what you are doing and how you are doing it.
Colin Firth, an "Extra Dacy!"---- That was the secret the critics had before the show was broadcast in the UK. Still a Dacy like no other!
From the image to the demeanor, critics in the UK back then said the writers and directors probably patterned the main character after the one portrayed by half Austen, half D.H. Lawrence and Ken Russell. And I think there's a strong resemblance, too.
Taking Lawrence's <Women in Love> directed by Ken Russell in the early 70's, Colin's hair, like that of the two male protagonists, is messy (many British and American fans say they were impulsively tempted to go up and flatten Colin's hair and fix his sideburns when they watched the film), and all of them look a little rough around the edges, such as our Mr. Darcy, who flints his way through Mrs. Younger's house door with his cane; and our Mr. Darcy, who is a young man who has been in love with his father for years. The door of Mrs. Younger's house to open; and then, other people are skinny-dipping, our Darcy is wearing clothes to swim (it is said that when the broadcast of this paragraph, saw Darcy wearing clothes jump into the dirty lake, I do not know how many people are a cry of alarm "Don't jump!"---- thought that the Darcy of the lost Darcy is not so desperate that he can not think of it!) ); while others wrestled naked, this one fenced with his shirt collar open and mumbled "I shall conquer this, I shall" afterward! A charming Mr. Darcy.
The Colin version of Darcy's words, which fans have come to love, is "No, no, the green one," and then he rides off on his horse to make a second confession to his beloved, who is flustered and helpless at the news of his little sister's elopement, a pity, a pity, a pity!
Andrew said that if he had to pick a fault with Darcy, it would be Colin's use of the cane, remember the second proposal of marriage at the end of the picture? Darcy's position with the hand-to-hand combat was almost like he was on crutches! ~
The other Extra of this Darcy, the extended version, adds a lot more with him as the view and perspective, which is the biggest novelty of this version. As I said earlier, Lizzie's scenes were cut quite a bit, and that's because they were all given to Darcy. This version of Darcy is the one with the biggest role, and all those additions are not in the original or only described in words, and it's exactly that part that touches us the most. So to be fair, the 80th version of Darcy in my mind, the status is always higher than the 95th version of some.
A little aside (some of you may have heard this story before). Andrew said, Colin initially did not want to take this scene, Andrew asked him why, Colin said he read the book, feel the story is not interesting, he also has no role, especially Darcy proposal was rejected after the story is basically over, how can you shoot? Andrew realized that the script Colin got was only half of the story. So, he told Colin to find the original and read it before making a decision. A few days later, Colin called and said, "I'll do it!". A new Darcy was born!
Another thing that sticks in my craw is that Colin failed to win the BAFTA TV Awards that year, beaten by a senior actor (the same one who went on to play Hagrid the Giant in the Harry Potter franchise). The reason for this was that the same actor who played Bennett was able to spread the votes around, so now when I see this Mr. Bennett, I feel "hostile", why would I want to compete with Colin, he's not a leading man!
The two leads, CONLIN FIRTH and JENNIFER ELLIE, play Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, respectively. To be honest, it was uncomfortable to watch Jennifer at first; she's not pretty, she's blonde, and it's hard to associate her with a girl in her early twenties. But her acting gradually made me accept her, and her intelligence and choice of views on love were so natural that one could attribute them to Elizabeth Bennet's knowledge of books. Her elegance doesn't make her seem so superior and unattainable, but rather quite relatable, and while Elizabeth is still in the midst of her prejudices, she is not just a bit of an admirer of Mr. Wickham, as written in the novel, but more sympathetic, showing her kind side. Colin Firth, with his low noise, cold handsome face, and charming gentlemanly demeanor, is undoubtedly Darcy's signature appearance. In all three versions of Pride and Prejudice, Darcy's lines are few in comparison, which requires the actor to use his own understanding of the character to show the character beyond the lines. At the first ball, Colin's Darcy has a frown of annoyance at the country people. In Netherfield Darcy's look at Elizabeth through the window there is even more of a feeling that can only be meant but not expressed. Plus the overall atmosphere of this version is like a fairy tale, not to mention didactic. At the end, although the priest's words are a platitude in the middle of a wedding, the images switch so that three different types of marriages in the story are evidenced in the platitudes. One kind is like the Collinses whose marriage is based on money and whose married life is undoubtedly dull and stale. The second is like Lydia and Wickham, whose marriage is mixed with lust and deceit, and in Lydia's mind there is no sense, let alone thought, recklessness and madness. The third kind is like Darcy and Elizabeth, Bingley and Jane, who marry for true love. In front of the sacred hall, different kinds of marriages are here to take the oath, but whether they really understand the true meaning of love, whether before God without complaint, and ultimately to do the white head to grow old, that is not known.
Nine, 2005 version starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.
A movie version of the film appeared after 65 years, a new version of the film is no longer purely about the plot, pay more attention to the artistic atmosphere, and add a stronger flavor. It seems that since the 95 version was about Darcy, the 05 version is about Liz. Since the "charming" Mr. Darcy is allowed, it's not a bad idea to have a somewhat "wild" Lizzie.
This version of Lizzie is considered to be the most beautiful of all the versions so far. She exudes a youthfulness that you don't need to run and jump to feel. She also has a lot of 95 version of the shadow, more a few points of "tom-boyish", less a few points of ladylike flavor ---- piano play the worst Lizzie.
For example, both versions retained the line "If you don't find true love, you won't get married," with Jennifer standing on a rock and her standing on the edge of a cliff. Interestingly, the two are opposite in the way they act angry at times, with Jennifer's expression on her face but not out of place in her demeanor, and Kayla's expression a little softer, but her words very blunt. One of the most obvious contrasts is the part where the mother forces the marriage. Jennifer version of the although softly answered the father a sentence, but is a face of unyielding stubbornness, what is she thinking inside? Kayla blurted out, "You can't make me!" even though the speaker was teary-eyed.
This version of Lizzie smiles more, if the 80 version of the smile, 95 version of the teeth and smile, 05 version of the childish snorting a smile, which is really close to the original "she only smiles, I laugh" feeling. I don't think Kayla's laugh is "silly". For example, in the first appearance of the Darcys, Lizzie meets Darcy's eyes, looks down in thought, and then snorts. ----- I agree with some fans. ----- She must have thought it was hilarious that so many people had stopped dancing just to give these three such a wacky welcome. And then, for example, in Pemberley door that smile, probably: God, so elegant and elegant manor, I almost became its mistress, here will be my home, but I gave it up, open to me is too stupid ......
Matthew Macfadyen, four versions of the role and appearance of Darcy, the least amount of time. The time of the least one Darcy, but also fascinated a large number of female fans. This Mr. Darcy is the real master of charm! He must be in a limited time, rely on the eyes and details of action in order to show the character's inner emotional world. I have said, the subtle use of details is the most striking feature of this version of a feature, which Darcy's some of the small actions have a lot of Matthew's own design, such as the rain to propose to the section, when Liz mentioned the name of the Wickham, Darcy immediately moved forward close to a step ----- good big jealousy! There is also the end, director Joe Wright said, according to the script, the last kiss point to point. But the two protagonists seem to discuss well, to so a delicate, lengthy, romantic kiss, hehehe." You have bewitched me, body and soul" has undoubtedly become the logo of Mathew's version of Darcy, just like the 95 version of the line "I shall!", destined to be celebrated by fans. In contrast, the 80's version, which followed the original, left nothing of its own, so it's clear that being too faithful to the original can have its drawbacks.
Besides the nine versions mentioned above, there is also a 2001 modern version and a Bollywood version, which I don't think need to be put together, but the Bollywood version's line "No life without wife" is really hilarious.