Miss Bingley is silenced - Pride & Prejudice (1957,1967,1980,1995)
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- 00:00 - Orgoglio e pregiudizio (1957,Italian)
05:22 - Pride and Prejudice (1967)
08:34 - Pride and Prejudice (1980)
12:37 - Pride and Prejudice (1995)
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Thanks to @Darcyfied for the 1957 (Italian), and 1967 clips!
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_It had been settled in the evening, between the aunt and niece, that such a striking civility as Miss Darcy’s, in coming to them on the very day of her arrival at Pemberley-for she had reached it only to a late breakfast-ought to be imitated, though it could not be equalled, by some exertion of politeness on their side; and, consequently, that it would be highly expedient to wait on her at Pemberley the following morning. They were, therefore, to go. Elizabeth was pleased; though when she asked herself the reason, she had very little to say in reply._
_Mr. Gardiner left them soon after breakfast. The fishing scheme had been renewed the day before, and a positive engagement made of his meeting some of the gentlemen at Pemberley by noon._
_Convinced as Elizabeth now was that Miss Bingley’s dislike of her had originated in jealousy, she could not help feeling how very unwelcome her appearance at Pemberley must be to her, and was curious to know with how much civility on that lady’s side the acquaintance would now be renewed._
_On reaching the house, they were shown through the hall into the saloon, whose northern aspect rendered it delightful for summer. Its windows, opening to the ground, admitted a most refreshing view of the high woody hills behind the house, and of the beautiful oaks and Spanish chestnuts which were scattered over the intermediate lawn._
_In this room they were received by Miss Darcy, who was sitting there with Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley, and the lady with whom she lived in London. Georgiana’s reception of them was very civil, but attended with all that embarrassment which, though proceeding from shyness and the fear of doing wrong, would easily give to those who felt themselves inferior the belief of her being proud and reserved. Mrs. Gardiner and her niece, however, did her justice, and pitied her._
_By Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley they were noticed only by a courtesy; and on their being seated, a pause, awkward as such pauses must always be, succeeded for a few moments. It was first broken by Mrs. Annesley, a genteel, agreeable-looking woman, whose endeavour to introduce some kind of discourse proved her to be more truly well-bred than either of the others; and between her and Mrs. Gardiner, with occasional help from Elizabeth, the conversation was carried on. Miss Darcy looked as if she wished for courage enough to join in it; and sometimes did venture a short sentence, when there was least danger of its being heard._
_Elizabeth soon saw that she was herself closely watched by Miss Bingley, and that she could not speak a word, especially to Miss Darcy, without calling her attention. This observation would not have prevented her from trying to talk to the latter, had they not been seated at an inconvenient distance; but she was not sorry to be spared the necessity of saying much: her own thoughts were employing her. She expected every moment that some of the gentlemen would enter the room: she wished, she feared, that the master of the house might be amongst them; and whether she wished or feared it most, she could scarcely determine. After sitting in this manner a quarter of an hour, without hearing Miss Bingley’s voice, Elizabeth was roused by receiving from her a cold inquiry after the health of her family. She answered with equal indifference and brevity, and the other said no more._
_The next variation which their visit afforded was produced by the entrance of servants with cold meat, cake, and a variety of all the finest fruits in season; but this did not take place till after many a significant look and smile from Mrs. Annesley to Miss Darcy had been given, to remind her of her post. There was now employment for the whole party; for though they could not all talk, they could all eat; and the beautiful pyramids of grapes, nectarines, and peaches, soon collected them round the table._
_While thus engaged, Elizabeth had a fair opportunity of deciding whether she most feared or wished for the appearance of Mr. Darcy, by the feelings which prevailed on his entering the room; and then, though but a moment before she had believed her wishes to predominate, she began to regret that he came._
_He had been some time with Mr. Gardiner, who, with two or three other gentlemen from the house, was engaged by the river; and had left him only on learning that the ladies of the family intended a visit to Georgiana that morning. No sooner did he appear, than Elizabeth wisely resolved to be perfectly easy and unembarrassed;-a resolution the more necessary to be made, but perhaps not the more easily kept, because she saw that the suspicions of the whole party were awakened against them, and that there was scarcely an eye which did not watch his behaviour when he first came into the room. In no countenance was attentive curiosity so strongly marked as in Miss Bingley’s, in spite of the smiles which overspread her face whenever she spoke to one of its objects; for jealousy had not yet made her desperate, and her attentions to Mr. Darcy were by no means over. Miss Darcy, on her brother’s entrance, exerted herself much more to talk; and Elizabeth saw that he was anxious for his sister and herself to get acquainted, and forwarded, as much as possible, every attempt at conversation on either side. Miss Bingley saw all this likewise; and, in the imprudence of anger, took the first opportunity of saying, with sneering civility,-_
_“Pray, Miss Eliza, are not the --shire militia removed from Meryton? They must be a great loss to your family.”_
_In Darcy’s presence she dared not mention Wickham’s name: but Elizabeth instantly comprehended that he was uppermost in her thoughts; and the various recollections connected with him gave her a moment’s distress; but, exerting herself vigorously to repel the ill-natured attack, she presently answered the question in a tolerably disengaged tone. While she spoke, an involuntary glance showed her Darcy with a heightened complexion, earnestly looking at her, and his sister overcome with confusion, and unable to lift up her eyes. Had Miss Bingley known what pain she was then giving her beloved friend, she undoubtedly would have refrained from the hint; but she had merely intended to discompose Elizabeth, by bringing forward the idea of a man to whom she believed her partial, to make her betray a sensibility which might injure her in Darcy’s opinion, and, perhaps, to remind the latter of all the follies and absurdities by which some part of her family were connected with that corps. Not a syllable had ever reached her of Miss Darcy’s meditated elopement. To no creature had it been revealed, where secrecy was possible, except to Elizabeth; and from all Bingley’s connections her brother was particularly anxious to conceal it, from that very wish which Elizabeth had long ago attributed to him, of their becoming hereafter her own. He had certainly formed such a plan; and without meaning that it should affect his endeavour to separate him from Miss Bennet, it is probable that it might add something to his lively concern for the welfare of his friend._
_Elizabeth’s collected behaviour, however, soon quieted his emotion; and as Miss Bingley, vexed and disappointed, dared not approach nearer to Wickham, Georgiana also recovered in time, though not enough to be able to speak any more. Her brother, whose eye she feared to meet, scarcely recollected her interest in the affair; and the very circumstance which had been designed to turn his thoughts from Elizabeth, seemed to have fixed them on her more and more cheerfully._
*_Pride & Prejudice, Chapters 44 & 45_*
(Continued below)
_Their visit did not continue long after the question and answer above mentioned; and while Mr. Darcy was attending them to their carriage, Miss Bingley was venting her feelings in criticisms on Elizabeth’s person, behaviour, and dress. But Georgiana would not join her. Her brother’s recommendation was enough to insure her favour: his judgment could not err; and he had spoken in such terms of Elizabeth, as to leave Georgiana without the power of finding her otherwise than lovely and amiable. When Darcy returned to the saloon, Miss Bingley could not help repeating to him some part of what she had been saying to his sister._
_“How very ill Eliza Bennet looks this morning, Mr. Darcy,” she cried: “I never in my life saw anyone so much altered as she is since the winter. She is grown so brown and coarse! Louisa and I were agreeing that we should not have known her again.”_
_However little Mr. Darcy might have liked such an address, he contented himself with coolly replying, that he perceived no other alteration than her being rather tanned,-no miraculous consequence of travelling in the summer._
_“For my own part,” she rejoined, “I must confess that I never could see any beauty in her. Her face is too thin; her complexion has no brilliancy; and her features are not at all handsome. Her nose wants character; there is nothing marked in its lines. Her teeth are tolerable, but not out of the common way; and as for her eyes, which have sometimes been called so fine, I never could perceive anything extraordinary in them. They have a sharp, shrewish look, which I do not like at all; and in her air altogether, there is a self-sufficiency without fashion, which is intolerable.”_
_Persuaded as Miss Bingley was that Darcy admired Elizabeth, this was not the best method of recommending herself; but angry people are not always wise; and in seeing him at last look somewhat nettled, she had all the success she expected. He was resolutely silent, however; and, from a determination of making him speak, she continued,-_
_“I remember, when we first knew her in Hertfordshire, how amazed we all were to find that she was a reputed beauty; and I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, ‘She a beauty! I should as soon call her mother a wit.’ But afterwards she seemed to improve on you, and I believe you thought her rather pretty at one time.”_
_“Yes,” replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer, “but that was only when I first knew her; for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.”_
_He then went away, and Miss Bingley was left to all the satisfaction of having forced him to say what gave no one any pain but herself._
_Mrs. Gardiner and Elizabeth talked of all that had occurred during their visit, as they returned, except what had particularly interested them both. The looks and behaviour of everybody they had seen were discussed, except of the person who had mostly engaged their attention. They talked of his sister, his friends, his house, his fruit, of everything but himself; yet Elizabeth was longing to know what Mrs. Gardiner thought of him, and Mrs. Gardiner would have been highly gratified by her niece’s beginning the subject._
*_Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 45_*
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Absolutely love this scene from 1995! Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle convey so much emotion in their facial expressions. IMO, it's hands down the best adaptation, bar none.
*Note to the viewers:* The Italian (1957) version of the scene happens in Netherfield, and is interrupted by Mary's arrival with the news that Lydia has eloped from Longbourn with Wickham.
Why did they twist the plot so much? It makes such little sense for me...
@@Izabela-ek5nh Knock-on effects of jettisoning the trip to Pemberley (which was most likely done for budgetary reasons but could have come from concerns about viewers seeing Lizzy as mercenary).
Thank you so much for continuing to share all these wonderful versions of P&P! The Pemberley scene is one of my favorites in the book. The 1980 version features many actors whose portrayals I consider the most faithful to the novel.
These are: Marsha Fitzalan as Caroline Bingley, Jennifer Granville as Mrs. Hurst, Edward Arthur as Mr. Hurst, Barbara Shelley as Mrs. Gardiner and Michael Lees as Mr. Gardiner. Barbara Shelley really captures Mrs. Garder's spirit, I think, although she is a bit older than the book makes out Aunt Gardner to be.
Marsha Fitzalan, aka Lady Marcia Mary Josephine Fitzalan-Howard, makes Miss Bingley more real than the other actresses. I consider the others to be over-the-top too much of the time. I don't think that character could get away with so openly mocking Elizabeth, Jane and all the Bennets, as we see the other actresses do.
Other "bests" in the 1980 cast for me are Malcolm Rennie as Mr. Collins and Sabina Franklyn as Jane Bennet.
1980 really has a rocking supporting cast. I also think they have the best Bingley - the newer versions make him too much of a ditz, and the foreign language versions make him perhaps seem too childish.
Something I had noticed about the actors who played the role of Caroline Bingley in the three BBC adaptations here - Georgina Ward (1967), Marsha Fitzalan (1980) and Anna Chancellor (1995) - is that they are of noble lineage on their maternal or paternal side. I wonder if this was a deliberate casting choice made by the Studio to portray a snobbish, social climber character, or perhaps it isn't all that rare in UK to have actors who can trace an aristocratic lineage somewhere.
@@Love.and.Freindship I know there's a fair number of them out there - Crispin Bonham Carter, the 1995 Bingley, and Harriet Walter, the Fanny Dashwood from S&S 1995, are the other two with Jane Austen associations I can think of off the top of my head.
The British acting community seems to have increasingly tilted towards "people who've gone to acting school," perhaps because of the decline of repertory theater (the training grounds for a lot of British actors down to the 1960s), and that in turn favors people from more privileged backgrounds, especially in periods when the government's not offering performing arts grants.
With regard to the one Fanny Dashwood and the three Carolines, it's possible that only women from that kind of background nailed the snobbery hard enough to please the casting directors, because they were the women who'd seen it in action or something.
@@hcu4359 I have wondered if, at some points in their performances, the actresses were impersonating some high-society mean girls they met in school or at parties.
@@chriscarson7384 Quite possible, I would think. What little I had read about Anna Chancellor and Harriet Walter (don't know much about the others) made them sound like fairly nice people, so I assume they observed mean girls rather than being ones themselves.
One of my absolute favorite scenes in any adaptation, when Darcy pits Caroline in her place.
This story always makes me laugh at the irony how the rich see themselves as “High Society” yet int the book are so rude, do not hide when their contempt for people and are generally shown to have less manners than the ones they look down on
I especially love this aspect of 1980. Rintoul's Darcy absolutely cuts Caroline off at the knees every time she annoys him.
On my part, my favourite version is the 1980. Best actors. Elizabeth looks young and beautiful. The 1995 version is very good. Colin is❤❤❤ for the role. Elizabeth looks about 40😮
The other actors are excellent also but still I prefer the 1980