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  • Starring Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennett and Laurence Olivier as Mr Darcy, Robert Z. Leonard's 1940 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was based on an adapted screenplay written by Aldous Huxley, more famous as the author of the dystopian sci-fi novel Brave New World.
    Starring Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennett and Laurence Olivier as Mr Darcy, Robert Z. Leonard's 1940 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was based on an adapted screenplay written by Aldous Huxley, more famous as the author of the dystopian sci-fi novel Brave New World.
  • Emma Thompson not only starred in Ang Lee's 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, she also won an Academy Award for writing the film's screenplay. Thompson is the only actor to have won an Academy Award for acting and for best adapted screenplay.
    Emma Thompson not only starred in Ang Lee's 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, she also won an Academy Award for writing the film's screenplay. Thompson is the only actor to have won an Academy Award for acting and for best adapted screenplay.
  • That lake, that shirt, that chest. Colin Firth's appearance as Mr Darcy emerging, fully-clothed, from a daytime swim set pulses racing in Andrew Davies's 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
    That lake, that shirt, that chest. Colin Firth's appearance as Mr Darcy emerging, fully-clothed, from a daytime swim set pulses racing in Andrew Davies's 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
  • Starring Alicia Silverstone, the 1995 valley girl movie Clueless updated Austen's 1815 novel Emma and transferred the action from England's West Country to America's West Coast.
    Starring Alicia Silverstone, the 1995 valley girl movie Clueless updated Austen's 1815 novel Emma and transferred the action from England's West Country to America's West Coast.
  • Another Darcy, another Davies adaptation. Following his appearance as Mr Darcy in Andrew Davies' Pride and Prejudice, Colin Firth effectively resumed the role as Mark Darcy in the 2001 romcom, Bridget Jones's Diary.
    Another Darcy, another Davies adaptation. Following his appearance as Mr Darcy in Andrew Davies' Pride and Prejudice, Colin Firth effectively resumed the role as Mark Darcy in the 2001 romcom, Bridget Jones's Diary.
  • Directed by Joe Wright, the 2005 movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starred Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen. The film was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and 5 Bafta's, winning Wright the Bafta for Best Promising Newcomer at the London award ceremony. Credit: Photo by Working Title/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
    Directed by Joe Wright, the 2005 movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starred Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen. The film was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and 5 Bafta's, winning Wright the Bafta for Best Promising Newcomer at the London award ceremony. Credit: Photo by Working Title/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
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