Summary
It is a humorous story of love and life among English gentility1 during the late 18th century.
Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his wife. Bennet has five daughters: the beautiful Jane, the strong-willed Elizabeth (Keira Knightley), the bookish Mary, the immature2 Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately for the Bennets, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin, so the family's future happiness and security depend on the daughters making good marriages. The five Bennet sisters have all been raised with one purpose in life: finding a husband of wealth and good standing.
Life is uneventful3 until the arrival in the neighborhood of the rich Mr. Bingley. Mr. Bingley brings with him his two sisters and the dashing4 (and richer) but proud Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen). The Bennets are abuzz5. Love is soon in the air for one of the Bennet sisters. But when Elizabeth meets up with6 the handsome and—it would seem—snobbish7 Mr. Darcy, the battle of the sexes is joined...
Comments
What makes “Pride” such an enduring work from Jane Austen (one of the most adapted novels to television and the big screen in history) is the yearning for romance. Filmmakers have come from near and far to adapt her novels, yet they all seem to focus on the inability for anyone to express themselves freely. But in his big screen directing debut, Wright isn't concerned with8 packing the “Pride” plot into one tidy film. He is going for emphasizing the confused feelings about Elizabeth's true love, and her frustrations9 with the restrictions in her life. He clings so tightly to Elizabeth's soul-searching10, often through interesting camera work11 that he manages to freshen the material, and make this considerably aged text feel young again.
Behind the Scene
* At the beginning of the movie, Elizabeth is shown reading a novel titled “First Impressions”—this was Jane Austen's original title of her novel before she altered it to “Pride and Prejudice”.
* Director Joe Wright was not initially keen on Knightley playing Elizabeth, believing her to be too attractive. He changed his mind upon meeting her, deciding her tomboyish12 attitude would be perfect for the part.
* Keira Knightley had already cut her hair. She had to wear a wig during the last few weeks of filming and long sleeves to hide her muscles.
剧情梗概
这是个诙谐幽默的有关爱情与生活的故事，发生于18世纪末英国上流社会。
班纳特先生是一位英国绅士，与妻子生活在哈特福德郡。班纳特有五个千金：漂亮迷人的简，富有主见的伊丽莎白（凯拉·奈特莉饰），书呆子气的玛丽，稚气未脱的凯蒂和野性十足的莱蒂亚。对班纳特一家来说，不幸的是如果班纳特先生去世，他们的房产将会由一个远房表亲来继承，所以这个家族未来的幸福和保障就全仰仗女儿们嫁个好人家了。班纳特五姐妹从小到大只有一个人生目标：找个有钱有名望的如意郎君。
日子平淡如水，直到大款宾格里先生来到邻里才泛起了阵阵波澜。宾格里先生带来了自己的两个妹妹和勇敢（也更富有）却又傲气十足的达西先生(马修·麦克法登饰)。班纳特家顿时就像炸开了锅。很快，一位姑娘的生活中充满了爱情。而当伊丽莎白遇到英俊而稍显势利的达西先生时，几对男女的恩恩怨怨就交织在一起了。
影评
让《傲慢与偏见》成为简·奥斯汀不朽之作（历来被改编为电视和电影次数最多的小说之一）的是人们对浪漫爱情的渴望。制片商蜂拥而至来改编她的小说，然而似乎他们都无一例外地聚焦于人们不能自由表达自我这一点上。但在怀特执导的这部大屏幕处女电影中，他并没有照单全收把《傲慢与偏见》的情节一古脑儿搬到一部简练的影片中。他极力突出伊丽莎白对真爱的困惑之情以及为生活所牵绊的挫折感。他通常借助引人入胜的拍摄技巧，紧紧跟随伊丽莎白自我反省的心路历程，成功地为题材带来清新气息，使得这部年代久远的作品再现青春风采。
幕后
*影片开头，伊丽莎白捧读着小说《第一印象》——这是简·奥斯汀小说《傲慢与偏见》更名前的原书名。
*导演乔·怀特刚开始并不热心于让奈特莉饰演伊丽莎白，认为她太过于抢眼。直到见到她本人时才改变了想法，认定她顽皮的气质完全吻合角色。
*凯拉·奈特莉早就剪短了头发，所以她只好在拍摄的最后几周中戴上假发，并套上长袖子以盖住香肌玉肤。
3. uneventful adj. 平静无事的
4. dashing adj. 勇敢活泼的，有闯劲的
5. abuzz adj. 嗡嗡的，嘁嘁喳喳的
6. meet up with 偶遇
7. snobbish adj. 势利的
8. be concerned with 一心想做某事
9. frustration n. 挫折
10. soul-searching 自我反省
11. camera work 摄影技巧
12. tomboyish adj. 顽皮的，放肆的
13. ripe old age 高龄，晚年
14. nerdy adj. 书呆子气的
15. spelling bee （美） 拼字比赛会
16. phantom n. 幻影
17. menace n. 威胁