anghraine: vader extending his lightsaber; text: and now for the airing of grievances! (darcys)
An anon asked:

Which movie adaptation of P&P do you like the best?

I replied:

Probably the 2005, for all its questionable choices as an adaptation. The 1940 is a procession of wtf (a charming one, but still) and Bride and Prejudice is cute but has a terrible Darcy. The LDS P&P is fine for what it is but meh. I never watched P&P&Z and have no regrets about that choice, lol. I’m trying to think of others … nothing really comes to mind.

(If you mean cinematic adaptations generally and not just movies as such, my answer would change to the 1980 P&P mini-series.)
anghraine: elizabeth bennet from "austen's pride," singing her half of "the portrait song" (elizabeth (the portrait song))
An anon said:

Your mention of how P&P adaptations tend to lean toward making Elizabeth an introvert makes me curious. What do you think of the various adaptations' portrayals of Elizabeth? I remember you've said your favorite is Elizabeth Garvie in the 1980 BBC version, but what are your opinions on Jennifer Ehle, Kiera Knightley, Greer Garson and others? And what do you think tends to be most "off" about screen portrayals of Elizabeth compared to Austen's version?

I replied:

Hmm. At this point, it’s been a pretty long while since I watched any of them (thanks, grad school), but my overall impressions:

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