Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996) |  | Actors: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, David Bamber, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Anna Chancellor Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, Color, Special Edition, Closed-captioned Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Unknown) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 300 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6 Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 1.3
MPN: D70254D ISBN: 0767038266 UPC: 733961702545 EAN: 9780767038263 ASIN: B00005MP58
Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 1996 Release Date: September 25, 2001 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description JANE AUSTEN'S CLASSIC NOVEL ABOUT THE PREJUDICE THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE 19TH CENTURY CLASSES AND THE PRIDE WHICH WOULD KEEP LOVERS APART.
Amazon.com Jane Austen's classic novel of 1813, Pride and Prejudice, still wins the hearts of countless schoolgirls with its romantic story of Elizabeth Bennet and her Mr. Darcy. Now, the 1996 BBC miniseries is winning over adults, with its faithful adaptation, gorgeous scenery, and superb acting. The essence of the story is the antagonism between Mr. Darcy, a wealthy single man who believes Elizabeth to be beneath him, and Elizabeth, who upon being insulted at a dance by the aloof Darcy refuses to associate with him in any manner. Austen evokes incredible tension with the wit and flirtation of the two characters, and director Simon Langton (who also directed Upstairs Downstairs) successfully translates the repartee and conflict in this six-hour miniseries. Dialogue, for the most part, is painstakingly replicated, except when fleshing out and smoothing for modern sensibilities was necessary. Darcy, for instance, is drawn out, giving his personality significantly more depth. The acting sweeps you away to Regency England: Jennifer Ehle (of Wilde) is convincing as the obstinate Elizabeth, who, despite her mother's attempts to marry her off, spurs the attentions of Darcy. And Colin Firth (of The English Patient) will have women everywhere longing for a Mr. Darcy of their own. For those who have been on an Austen binge--enjoying such excellent adaptations as Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion--this miniseries will round out the ultimate Austen video library. For those new to these romantic period pieces, this version of Pride and Prejudice will have you hooked and longing for more. One caveat, however: plan to watch it in an entire day, because very few have the self-control to not watch all six hours in a single sitting. --Jenny Brown Beyond Pride and Prejudice  So you'd like to... Watch a Jane Austen Novel |  So you'd like to... Watch a Charles Dickens Novel |  Visit the A&E Home Video DVD Store | Stills from Pride and Prejudice (click for larger image)
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A remarkable blu-ray restoration March 17, 2010 Warden Manford 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Truly this blu-ray high definition Pride & Prejudice restoration is most remarkable: crystal-clear, bright, beautiful, dazzling. Every character's photography looks exceptional--the costuming, the lace, hair and skin, the eyes and lips, not to mention the foregrounds and the backgrounds. The leaves and flowers, the brickwork outlining the Regency architecture, the oil paintings and room decor--all so clear that the picture appears almost 3-D. This photographic restoration has been masterfully accomplished, even better than that of Gone With the Wind. The subtitles keep up with the dialogue and are brightly displayed.
As to the quality of the translation of this Jane Austin classic to the screen, from the hundreds of five-star reviews posted, this adaptation of Pride & Prejudice is enormously popular. Finally here is the restored version that you will want to watch over and over again!
Great Price for Edition March 15, 2010 L. Meek (Round Rock, TX USA) I LOVE this movie. I watch this over and over again. My husband hates when he sees me watching it AGAIN. I originally purchased a basic version from Hastings. However, before opening, I looking on Amazon for comparison. (I know comparisons should be done before a purchase). So when I saw this item for a similar cost as the basic version in a retail store, I knew which one I should have. It has one disc of extras.
Video quality is excellent March 14, 2010 Frank J. Perricone (People's Republic of Vermont) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am not a Jane Austen fan and didn't watch this; I bought it as a Christmas present for my wife. So I can't speak to the quality of the production beyond the usual second-hand comments about it being perhaps the best filmed version of this book.
However, I'm posting a review anyway because there's one important observation I can make. There are a lot of reviews on the old DVD version of this movie that commented on how the colors were washed out, the sound muddy, and the video quality on the whole was worse than VHS. When I ordered this, there were no reviews for the Blu-ray version, so I couldn't tell if it would have the same problems.
I can safely say it does not. The video is crisp, the colors true to life, the images strong and compelling. The sound is also rock-solid. It doesn't take a lot of advantage of Dolby surround, of course, but what can you do? But the remaster from BBC's original video was done with all the care to quality that apparently the DVD remaster completely lacked.
pride and prejudice March 13, 2010 Gayle T. Watts (lodi ca) this 2 set dvd is great. i enjoy watching it over and over. it took me a while to like mr. darcy. he eventually grows on you and you know he is right for elizabeth.
I have always loved this movie March 13, 2010 Amie Needham (Houston, Texas USA) I ordered this movie for myself, from my husband, for valentines day! It's a great movie and the best version I have ever seen. Dvds are awesome and beat the 6 cassettes this movie used to come in! Great buy!
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