Based on Jane Austen s beloved novel, the classic tale of love and values unfolds in the class-conscious England of the late 18th century. The five Bennet sisters including strong-willed Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and young Lydia (Jena Malone) have all been raised by their mother (Brenda Blethyn) with one purpose in life: finding a husband. When a wealthy bachelor takes up residence in a nearby mansion, the Bennets are abuzz. Amongst the man s sophisticated circle of friends, surely there will be no shortage of suitors for the Bennet sisters. But when Elizabeth meets up with the handsome and it would seem snobbish Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), the battle of the sexes is joined.

The official site from the production offers details about Jane Austen, the characters and the actors:

»  http://java.europe.yahoo.com/uk/uip/prideandprejudice/site/flashSite.htm

There is a cd rom produced by Film Education, but it is only available to teachers with a valid school address in England. Luckily, the site offers online access to the excellent 25 page film guide:

»  http://www.filmeducation.org/filmlib/PridePrejudice.pdf

Other sites about the film:

»  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/

»  http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film.php?2773

»  http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/film.php?filmID=38

»  http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/259666/moviemain.jhtml

Critics

This site says that this adpatation doesn't match the 1995 BBC film:

»  http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/p/pride_prejudice.html

And this is the site from the BBC, with a film review and several clip interviews about the making and the adpatation of the film:

»  http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/08/19/pride_and_prejudice_2005_review.shtml

The full text

available for free online and searchable:

»  http://www.online-literature.com/austen/prideprejudice/

other online versions:

»  http://www.austen.com/pride/

»  http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html

a calendar to the book (the events day by day, with the dates)

»  http://www.jimandellen.org/austen/p&p.calendar.html;

About Jane Austen

»  http://www.austen.com/

»  http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/%7Ematsuoka/Austen.html

»  http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/janeinfo.html

Study guides, webquests and activities

»  http://www.ajdrake.com/teachers/teaching/questions/austen_pride_and_prejudice_ashe.htm

»  http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/prideandprejudice/index.html

»  http://uk.penguinclassics.com/nf/shared/WebDisplay/0,,82344_1_10,00.html

»  http://www.vocabulary.com/VUctprideandP.html

»  http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/pride/

»  http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmPride02.asp

»  http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/pride/

»  http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/pride_and_predjudice.pdf

»  http://www.nacs.k12.in.us/staff/dunning/Pride_Prejudice/wq.html

Aus: Infonews n°260 - 27/11/2005

In deutscher Sprache:

» http://www.stiftunglesen.de/aktuell/filmkampagnen/stundvo/stundvo.html