Pure Austen

Rating: 8/10 (30 July 2012)

I have read the original novel before and seen the 1940 version starring Sir Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson, but this adaption is simply fabulous. Keira Knightly as the free-spirited and independent Elizabeth Bennett is a real treat to see (especially for men). Elizabeth embodies the kind of woman what many girls long to be like in the Victorian era; free to choose her future and go wherever the wind takes her. Miss Knightly's co-star is a grand foil to her independent character. He is the typical gentleman of the time; a man who is uninterested in free-thinking young women and disdains all of society, but seems to mask a need for affection/love. A British literature fan will fall in love with this story and feel free upon the finale of this film.