Literary to film adaptations evoke strong emotions from fans. Whether characters or scenes get cut, rarely is a reader totally happy with what they see on screen. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has had at least nine adaptations over the years, some more successful than others. The 1995 BBC miniseries, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, and the 2005 film, which featured Matthew Macfadyen (who was recently cast in Deadpool 3) and Star Wars’ Keira Knightly, are easily the most popular. The two are, arguably, exceptions to the adaptations rule. However, things get ugly when one asks, “Which Pride and Prejudice is the better version?”The 1995 six-episode BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries is famed for remaining true to Jane Austen’s novel. With over five hours, the miniseries has time to world-build and dwell on every detail and plot point. On the other hand, the 2005 version condenses the story into an epic, soaring romance, faithful to Austen’s idea. While Joe Wright’s strength is visual storytelling — as noted in his most recent film Cyrano — the 1995 miniseries faithfully renders Austen’s novel, but does that make it the better version of Pride and Prejudice?The story’s protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, is the crux of Pride and Prejudice. She is a delightfully flawed woman whose likability makes readers and watchers identify with her. Critics and audiences alike applauded both Jennifer Ehle and Keira Knightley for their respective portrayals of Lizzie, but Knightley’s performance has often come under more scrutiny.RELATED: How The Last Jedi’s Romance Mirrors This Renowned Jane Austen NovelRELATED: One of Pop Culture’s Healthiest Romances Belongs to the Horror Genre
Literary to film adaptations evoke strong emotions from fans. Whether characters or scenes get cut, rarely is a reader totally happy with what they see on screen. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has had at least nine adaptations over the years, some more successful than others. The 1995 BBC miniseries, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, and the 2005 film, which featured Matthew Macfadyen (who was recently cast in Deadpool 3) and Star Wars‘ Keira Knightly, are easily the most popular. The two are, arguably, exceptions to the adaptations rule. However, things get ugly when one asks, “Which Pride and Prejudice is the better version?”
The 1995 six-episode BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries is famed for remaining true to Jane Austen’s novel. With over five hours, the miniseries has time to world-build and dwell on every detail and plot point. On the other hand, the 2005 version condenses the story into an epic, soaring romance, faithful to Austen’s idea. While Joe Wright’s strength is visual storytelling — as noted in his most recent film Cyrano — the 1995 miniseries faithfully renders Austen’s novel, but does that make it the better version of Pride and Prejudice?
The story’s protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, is the crux of Pride and Prejudice. She is a delightfully flawed woman whose likability makes readers and watchers identify with her. Critics and audiences alike applauded both Jennifer Ehle and Keira Knightley for their respective portrayals of Lizzie, but Knightley’s performance has often come under more scrutiny.
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