Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Joe Wright’s film, with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, set in the 1790s.
These are young people in a crowded house. Film them close and let the feeling outrun the manners.
You want one romantic film you can watch tonight.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: the main plot and the main scenes, compressed into one film.
Changes: the period, moved back to the 1790s, and the ending, which in North America got an extra scene of the married couple at Pemberley.
Deborah Moggach’s screenplay moves the story to the 1790s. The North American release added a final scene at Pemberley; the UK release was later reissued with it. Keira Knightley was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Whose story is it?
Elizabeth’s, played by Keira Knightley, who was nominated for the Academy Award.
How much time does it ask?
A feature, a little over two hours. Screenplay by Deborah Moggach; score by Dario Marianelli.
Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Pike, Judi Dench.
Where to find it
Other ways to get it: Blu-ray — Amazon · Find where it’s streaming — JustWatch
Common questions
Why does the 2005 Pride & Prejudice have two endings?
The original UK release ends with Mr. Bennet giving his blessing. A final scene of the married couple at Pemberley was added for the North American release, and the UK version was later re-released with it.
More ways into Longbourn: Pride and Prejudice (1940) · Pride and Prejudice (BBC, 1980) · Pride and Prejudice (BBC, 1995)