Then & Now: The Many Faces of Elizabeth Bennet & Mr. Darcy (Updated)

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Then & Now: The Many Faces of The Bennet Sisters

The Many Faces of Mr. Darcy (Part 2)

Then & Now: The Many Faces of Mr. Darcy 

The Many Faces of Elizabeth Bennet (Part 2) 

Then & Now: The Many Faces of Elizabeth Bennet

Then & Now: The Many Faces of Elizabeth Bennet & Fitzwilliam Darcy

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Photos: P&P co-stars Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle reunited 15 years later!

A Pride and Prejudice ~ The King's Speech Reunion

The King's Speech. They were last seen together 15 years ago in the much loved Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC/A&E TV Miniseries), which they famously played Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. Jennifer Ehle won for Best Actress on the BAFTA TV Awards back in 1996.

Speaking of TKS: Read my Film Review: The King's Speech
 
An interesting CF/JE trivia (via UK's Daily Mail)...

He landed the role of Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Austen’s Pride And Prejudice, and with it came a year-long romance with his co-star Jennifer Ehle (who played Elizabeth Bennett).

But by the time the drama was televised in 1995, he and Jennifer had split up.

Here are the following production stills, promotional photos, and very recent public appearances photos (promoting TKS with director TH) of CF and JE in...

The King's Speech (2010)

production stills

 (source: The King's Speech Official Website | The Weinstein Company | Ace Showbiz | Period Movies) 

   

 View more of The King's Speech Movie Stills 

 

 Pride and Prejudice (1995)

promotional photos and production stills

 

(P&P 1995 images sources)

More on BBC - Drama - Pride and Prejudice
 
Pride and Prejudice

• Episode Guide
• Characters
• Actors
• Behind the Scenes
• Photo Gallery
• Screensaver

Also, on  PBS Masterpiece.
 

 Recent Public Appearances/The King's Speech Promo
featuring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle

Q&A Following A Special Screening Of The Weinstein Company's 'The King's Speech'

(Photos by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images North America | zimbio.com) 

Actors Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, and director Tom Hooper attend a Q&A following a special screening of The Weinstein Company's "The King's Speech" at The Ziegfeld Theatre on January 11, 2011 in New York City.

Luncheon to Honor The Weinstein Company's "The King's Speech"

  

(Photos by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images North America | zimbio.com) 

Actors Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle with Kim Cattrall and director Tom Hooper attend the luncheon to honor The Weinstein Company's "The King's Speech" at a Private Club on January 10, 2011 in New York City.

Colin Firth recent photos (View all of them here!)
26th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Day 5
17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Press Room

17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Show
63rd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards - Show
63rd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards - Arrivals
Apple Store Host: Meet The Filmmakers: The King's Speech
The Weinstein Company And Relativity Media's 2011 Golden Globe Awards Party - Arrivals
Weinstein/Relativity Media Golden Globe After Party Presented by Marie Claire - Inside
68th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Show
68th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Press Room
68th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals
W Magazine Celebrates The Best Performances Issue and The Golden Globes - Red Carpet
16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - Show
Eleventh Annual AFI Awards - Presentation
Colin Firth on the Walk of Fame
Colin Firth Honored On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
2010 New York Film Critics Circle Awards 
The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

Jennifer Ehle recent photos (view all JE photos here!)
Broadway Joins Jennifer Ehle And Eve Best For A Screening Of "The King's Speech"
"Mr. & Mrs. Fitch" Off-Broadway Opening Night - After Party 

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Happy 235th Birthday Jane Austen!

Reposting this here (slightly edited), from my similar post last year (since I can't think of anything better to write than what I wrote last year, lol) for this very special occasion, a birthday tribute post to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only Jane Austen.

Remembering and celebrating her birthday today, Jane Austen, the woman who wrote the original Pride and Prejudice novel (which had been made into several TV and Film adaptations including the 2005 film, Pride & Prejudice), which was her first (can you believe unsuccessful?!) submission to a publisher back in 1797 (213 years ago) titled "First Impressions" (later changed to "Pride and Prejudice"). She revised "First Impressions" and published it entitled "Pride and Prejudice" in 1813 (197 years ago). 

Jane Austen was born on this day back on December 16th, 1775 (she would've been 235 years old!!! today...) to the local rector, Rev. George Austen (1731-1805), and Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827). She was the 7th child amongst 8 children. She had one older sister, Cassandra.

Her only six published novels (Pride and Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, and Northanger Abbey) were all popular (esp. Pride and Prejudice, of course) and made into several TV and film adaptations for over 71 years (since 1938) to this day.

HAPPY 235th BIRTHDAY
JANE AUSTEN!!!

Without her, P&P wouldn't have existed (nor this blog)...we wouldn't have read P&P novel or seen various TV and film adaptations including the Oscar nominated 2005 film version, which is my absolute (and all-time) favorite film adaptation based on this classic novel. So, yeah, JA rocks (and so ahead of her time) deserves to be recognized and remembered today on her birthday.

Here are some interesting Jane Austen trivia (via JA's profile on imdb.com)...

Jane Austen Trivia

• Listed in "People Weekly"s "Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25, 1995/January 1, 1996 issue)
• Was fluent in French.
• The Prince Regent was such a fan of her work that he asked her to dedicate her next book to him, which she did.
• In July of 2002 a first edition of "Pride and Prejudice" was auctioned and sold for £40,000, nearly doubling the previous record set for an Austen novel in 2001 of £23,500.
  
• Her books have never been out of print since they were first published.
  
• Between 1900 and 1975, there were more than 60 radio, television and stage productions of Austen novels. The first film adaptation was in 1940.
  
• Her brother Edward's descendant married the daughter of Louis Mountbatten (aka Lord Mountbatten; assassinated in 1979 by the IRA), who in turn was a descendant of QueenVictoria.
  
• Anne Hathaway portrayed her in Becoming Jane (2007).
  
• Seventh generation aunt (through her brother Edward) of actress Anna Chancellor, who appeared in Jane's favored romance "Pride and Prejudice" (1995) mini-series and who also narrates the documentary The Real Jane Austen (2002) (TV).
  
• The film Clueless (1995) is based on Austen's novel Emma.

See/read a list of all Jane Austen movies on IMDB!

Jane Austen Related Links of Interest

• Jane Austen - IMDB Profile
• Jane Austen on Wikipedia
• The Republic of Pemberley (the largest Jane Austen site on the web)
• The Jane Austen Society of Australia
• The Jane Austen Society of North America (aka JASNA)
• The Jane Austen Society of United Kingdom
• Jane Austen.Org
• Timeline results for Jane Austen
• Austenprose (Laurel Anne's Jane Austen Blog)
• Austen Authors
• The Jane Austen Centre 
• Jane Austen Today
• Jane Austen World

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