Pride and Prejudice

The first time I heard about this story it was via a commercial on TV about the film that was about to come out in 2005. I really wanted to see it, as I like Keira Knightley as actress. A few days later I saw the making of Pride and Prejudice and I fell in love straight away. When I saw Mr Darcy I really felt very much in love. I went to see the film with a friend and her husband and I loved it. The only bad thing was that my friend whispered in my ear that she liked the film and asked me questions if I like Mr Darcy and so on. Also her hubby had to use the loo and prevented me from totally getting into the film. I was a bit annoyed with that and I went back on my own a week later. I really sank into the film. In the mean while I had seen the TV series with Colin Firth as Mr Darcy. I can't say which one is better, both Colin and Matthew play their own version. But I must say that I think that Matthew dared to show us how insecure and vulnerable Mr Darcy was. I prefer him over the Mr Darcy Colin played. No offence to Colin at all, just my opinion. I also think that the film was better cast. I loved Donald Sutherland as Mr Bennet and Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Bennet. Tom Hollander was hilarious as Mr Collins. I love the scene where he proposes to Elizabeth, a wonderful role by Keira Knightley. But my favorites are the two proposals by Mr Darcy and the letter he wrote to Elizabeth. I always shed a little tear when I see that scene. I saw the film 16 times in the cinema. I couldn't get enough of it. I have the DVD ofcourse, even the American as they have another ending then we had. They get to see Mr and Mrs Darcy kiss, the lucky bastards. That was a comment I heard a lot when the film ended, there was NO kiss in the film. I also bought the book and I can read it over and over again. It is a wonderful lovestory and very well written. I tried more books by Jane Austen but they didn't make me happy. The one book I really love is Pride and Prejudice. By Jane Austen that is. I really like the character Elizabeth Bennet. She shows courage, love and all the other emotions so well to me. Real girlpower and that in the 17/1800s. Jane is also a wonderful character, but she is a little to sweet, she doesn't dare to stand up against things. I really like the Bennet family, they are a one of a kind family to me. But I am really in love with Pemberley. They used Chatsworth for that and I hope to visit it one day, to step in Keira's/ Elizabeth's footsteps. Pride and Prejudice is really one of my favorites, and with Far From The Madding Crowd a book and film I can take to a deserted island. I am sure that I can spend a lot of days there with these books and DVD's.