"Pride and Prejudice", first published on January 28, 1813 as an anonymous work, is the most famous of Jane Austen's novels and one of the first romantic comedies in the history of the novel . His first sentence is also one of the most famous in English literature: "It is a world-renowned truth that a single man, who owns a great fortune, needs a wife."

It is a novel of personal development, in which the two main figures, Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, each in their own way and, nevertheless, in a very similar way, must mature to overcome some crises and learn from their mistakes in order to face the future in common, overcoming Darcy's class pride and Elizabeth's prejudices towards him.

It is one of the best-known works of English literature, thanks to countless editions and some films such as Pride and Prejudice, 2005, a British film based on the Jane Austen homonymous novel published in 1813. The film, based on a script by Deborah Moggach, was produced by Working Title Films and directed by Joe Wright. In 2006 a "Rogue Cut" version was released that contains an extended ending and unreleased scenes. The music was in charge of Dario Marianelli and in piano was in charge of Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

 

*Stars in this film:
Keira Knightley is Elizabeth "Lizzy" Bennet.
Matthew Macfadyen is Mr. Darcy
Rosamund Pike is Jane Bennet.
Jena Malone is Lydia Bennet.
Carey Mulligan is Catherine "Kitty" Bennet.
Talulah Riley is Mary Bennet.
Donald Sutherland is Mr. Bennet
Brenda Blethyn is Mrs. Bennet
Claudie Blakley is Charlotte Lucas.
Simon Woods is Mr. Charles Bingley
Kelly Reilly is Caroline Bingley.
Rupert Friend is Mr. George Wickham
Tom Hollander is Mr. William Collins
Judi Dench is Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
Rosamund Stephen is Anne de Bourgh.
Cornelius Booth is Colonel Fitzwilliam.
Penelope Wilton is Mrs. Gardiner
Peter Wight is Mr. Gardiner
Meg Wynn Owen is Mrs. Reynolds
Tamzin Merchant is Georgiana Darcy.
Sinead Matthews is Betsy.