Loved the film

Rating: 10/10 (28 September 2005)

While visiting Bath for the Jane Austen Festival, I had the pleasure of seeing the new P&P not only once but a second time. I cannot wait to view it many more times. The concept of a film based on the book allows for additional visual information conveyed by facial expressions, body language, and camera angles. I have always wondered just when Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett first had feelings for each other. After each viewing of the earlier versions, both the television series and the earlier film, I have gone back to the book to see just what Jane Austen really wanted us to believe. But the book is full of dialogue and little explanation of inner feelings. I think the movie did an excellent job of conveying the real people that we know in the story. Jane was especially well done. It is not easy to be an interesting person who is just "nice" even if very lovely to look at. This movie gave more life to her character. Also, the mother is portrayed in a much more reasonable fashion than in the TV series. She is a more sympathetic character. Now I eagerly await its arrival in the US.