By Laine Wood
The North Carolina region met for its July meeting themed Fun and Games: Pride and Prejudice Adaptations Chat and Trivia. The meeting began with a few polls about adaptations, with the 1995 and 2005 versions being the most hotly debated as straight adaptation favorites. Favorites for modern day retellings included Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) and Bride and Prejudice (2004).
After lighthearted debates and polling, the meeting pivoted to the trivia, which was admittedly difficult though rewarding. There were twelve questions in all, ranging on topics such as actors, adaptations, and movie scenes. Prizes were awarded to the top three scorers in the trivia game, both for those in meeting and for those viewing the recording at home. Congratulations to our top scorers!
Members were then treated to clips from six different adaptations, including the Hollywood/Bollywood production Bride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy, and Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies. All clips from adaptations found are shared below for your enjoyment (adaptations labeled by year are all ones titled Pride and Prejudice):
- 1940: “She is tolerable” – 1940 (youtube.com)
- 1967: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuRqa_uNHUw&t=142s (Elizabeth unexpectedly meets Mr. Darcy at Pemberley); to see all six episodes of the 1967 version, see this link to a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnqQ4BJ2MwI&list=PL8V8LCeiCij468CdBQdCgAHDPNPvKMFk6
- 1980: Dancing with Mr Darcy (BBC/1980) #prideandprejudice (youtube.com)
- Wishbone: “Furst Impressions” (1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kzJzzPI8ws (full episode)
- 1995: Wix_creation_AI (youtube.com) (lake scene)
- Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001): Bridget Meets Mark Darcy – Bridget Jones’s Diary | RomComs (youtube.com) OR Mark Challenges Daniel To A Fight | Bridget Jones’s Diary | Screen Bites (youtube.com)
- 2003: ”Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy” (2003) — Trailer (youtube.com)
- Bride and Prejudice (2004): Bride and Prejudice (5/10) Movie CLIP – No Life Without Wife (2004) HD (youtube.com)
- 2005: Pride and Prejudice – Charlotte is engaged to Mr. Collins – YouTube
- Lost in Austen (2008): My favorite scene from Lost in Austen (youtube.com)
- Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012): My Name is Lizzie Bennet – Ep: 1 (youtube.com)
- Austenland (2013): My favorite scene from Austenland (youtube.com) (piano playing)
- Death Comes to Pemberley (2013): Death Comes to Pemberley Preview (youtube.com)
- P&P and Zombies (2016): https://youtu.be/BSQeVY2fdL8?si=I9krLun3nwlzXnZo (there is some PG-13 level horror/violence in this scene; watch with caution if needed)
- Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016): Unleashing Mr. Darcy (youtube.com)
- Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta (2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlsNL8m0xBY
- Pride and Prejudice: A New Musical (2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQ0xelCMjc (This is actually a link to the entire production, which is free with ads)
- Fire Island (2022): FIRE ISLAND Clip – Trust Me, I’m A Doctor (2022) (youtube.com) (stop at 1:13; this film is rated R, so there is language and other adult content)
- Townhouse Confidential (2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0N6tCjKQGs
- Paging Mr. Darcy (2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbHpS1thstk
- An American in Austen (2024): Sneak Peek – An American in Austen – Starring Eliza Bennett and Nicholas Bishop (youtube.com)
Though the gathering for this meeting was a little smaller than usual (as it is in the summer time), it was loads of fun and gave many new viewing ideas for adaptations of this beloved Austen novel.
Next Up
In August, we’re reading our nonfiction pick for our Virtual Book Club: Inger Brodey’s Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness. Learn all about the meeting here.