Pride & Prejudice (2005, Movie)

Keira Knightley doesn’t really convey Lizzie’s strength, let alone her complexity, while Darcy’s shift from surliness to love is too sudden for Matthew MacFadyen to convince.

Current production was entirely filmed on location, using a variety of period structures all around England. England conveniently comprises a cliff in the Peak District that gives Keira a ‘Titanic’ shot.

A realist Austen? Not exactly.