Day #14 - Pride & Prejudice

Mrs Bennet is desperate to marry her daughters off to good and respectable men, and when bachelor Mr Bingley moves to their town this hope starts to become reality. Elizabeth, the most headstrong of the daughters, struggles to live up to her mother's expectations and her feelings towards the mysterious Mr Darcy.

I am ashamed to say that I have never watched this before. I haven't read the book either. The only time I have come into contact with this classic is the horror-comedy Pride & Prejudice with Zombies, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I was excited to see the original storyline for once.

As an avid fan of historical dramas, and with its stellar reputation, I had high hopes for this film. Kiera Knightley was wonderful, as expected (she is the queen of period dramas after all!) and the rest of the cast supported her fantastically.

Pride & Prejudice is a beautifully delicate story - it is heart-wrenching and hopeful in the smallest of ways. If you haven't seen it, think a more conservative Bridgerton (which isn't hard to do in many ways). The colour palette and the cinematography used to tell this classic work so well to give the atmosphere of a Victorian love story in the countryside.

Whilst it may not have fully lived up to my high expectations, I did enjoy this retelling of the Jane Austen classic. It is the perfect Valentines Day watch. Who doesn't love a bit of Mr Darcy?