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Pride And Prejudice / Shakespeare In Love (2 Discs)£7.99 Free DeliveryRRP: £12.99 | You save: £5.00 (38%) In stock | Usually dispatched within 24 hours |
Pride and Prejudice (Dir. Joe Wright, 2005): The five Bennet sisters - Elizabeth, or Lizzie (Keira Knightley), Jane (Rosamund Pike), Lydia (Jena Malone), Mary (Talulah Riley) and Kitty (Carey Mulligan) - have been raised well aware of their mother's (Brenda Blethyn) fixation on finding them husbands and securing set futures. The spirited and intelligent Elizabeth, however, strives to live her life with a broader perspective, as encouraged by her doting father (Donald Sutherland).
When wealthy bachelor Mr. Bingley takes up residence in a nearby mansion, the Bennets are abuzz. Amongst the man's sophisticated circle of London friends and the influx of young military officers, surely there will be no shortage of suitors for the Bennet sisters. Eldest daughter Jane, serene and beautiful, seems poised to win Mr. Bingley's heart. For her part, Lizzie meets with the handsome and, it would seem, snobbish Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), and the battle of the sexes is joined.
Their encounters are frequent and spirited yet far from encouraging. Lizzie finds herself even less inclined to accept a marriage proposal from a distant cousin, Mr. Collins (Tom Hollander) and, supported by her father, stuns her mother and Mr. Collins by declining. When the previously good-natured Mr. Bingley abruptly departs for London leaving a devastated Jane, Lizzie holds Mr. Darcy culpable for contributing to the heartbreak. But a crisis involving youngest sister Lydia soon opens Lizzie's eyes to the true nature of her relationship with Mr. Darcy...
Shakespeare In Love (Dir. John Madden, 1998): Triumphant winner of 7 Academy Awards - including Best Picture - this witty, sexy smash features Oscar-winning Best Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and an amazing cast that includes Academy Award winners Judi Dench, Geoffrey Rush and Ben Affleck!
When Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola (Paltrow) starts the words flowing like never before! There are just two things he'll have to learn about his new love: not only is she promised to marry someone else, she's successfully impersonating a man in order to play the lead in Will's latest production!
A truly can't-miss motion picture event with outstanding critical acclaim to match its impressive collection of major awards - everyone will love this funny behind-the-scenes look at the writing of the greatest love story ever told!

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two top favs
Sheherezade | 06/08/2007 | See all Sheherezade's reviews (2) »
both are exceptionally well made films - pride and prejudice is far superior to the famed bbc version, macfayden is a subtle darcy, his face speaks volumes, knightley is superb and far more believable than ehle, and the script hasn't taken such great liberties with austen as the bbc version did.
beautiful camerawork - a must-see!
shakespeare in love - another film to watch again and again, a modern classic, fast, funny, touching and great acting - winner of many awards!
Keira Knightley, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn, Pip Torrens, Matthew MacFadyen, Judi Dench, Tom Hollander, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson & Ben Affleck | |
15 years and over | |
2005 | |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic | |
English - Dolby Digital (5.1) | |
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |

































