*Series:* ua-cam.com/play/PLzcoQ_vebs-T2HiyFRu1TzCiioISLXLRq.html _When the dancing recommenced, however, and Darcy approached to claim her hand, Charlotte could not help cautioning her, in a whisper, not to be a simpleton, and allow her fancy for Wickham to make her appear unpleasant in the eyes of a man often times his consequence. Elizabeth made no answer, and took her place in the set, amazed at the dignity to which she was arrived in being allowed to stand opposite to Mr. Darcy, and reading in her neighbours’ looks their equal amazement in beholding it. They stood for some time without speaking a word; and she began to imagine that their silence was to last through the two dances, and, at first, was resolved not to break it; till suddenly fancying that it would be the greater punishment to her partner to oblige him to talk, she made some slight observation on the dance. He replied, and was again silent. After a pause of some minutes, she addressed him a second time, with-_ _“It is your turn to say something now, Mr. Darcy. I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some kind of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples.”_ _He smiled, and assured her that whatever she wished him to say should be said._ _“Very well; that reply will do for the present. Perhaps, by-and-by, I may observe that private balls are much pleasanter than public ones; but now we may be silent.”_ _“Do you talk by rule, then, while you are dancing?”_ _“Sometimes. One must speak a little, you know. It would look odd to be entirely silent for half an hour together; and yet, for the advantage of some, conversation ought to be so arranged as that they may have the trouble of saying as little as possible.”_ _“Are you consulting your own feelings in the present case, or do you imagine that you are gratifying mine?”_ _“Both,” replied Elizabeth archly; “for I have always seen a great similarity in the turn of our minds. We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the éclat of a proverb.”_ _“This is no very striking resemblance of your own character, I am sure,” said he. “How near it may be to mine, I cannot pretend to say. You think it a faithful portrait, undoubtedly.”_ _“I must not decide on my own performance.”_ _He made no answer; and they were again silent till they had gone down the dance, when he asked her if she and her sisters did not very often walk to Meryton. She answered in the affirmative; and, unable to resist the temptation, added, “When you met us there the other day, we had just been forming a new acquaintance.”_ _The effect was immediate. A deeper shade of hauteur overspread his features, but he said not a word; and Elizabeth, though blaming herself for her own weakness, could not go on. At length Darcy spoke, and in a constrained manner said,-_ _“Mr. Wickham is blessed with such happy manners as may insure his making friends; whether he may be equally capable of retaining them, is less certain.”_ _“He has been so unlucky as to lose your friendship,” replied Elizabeth, with emphasis, “and in a manner which he is likely to suffer from all his life.”_ _Darcy made no answer, and seemed desirous of changing the subject. At that moment Sir William Lucas appeared close to them, meaning to pass through the set to the other side of the room; but, on perceiving Mr. Darcy, he stopped, with a bow of superior courtesy, to compliment him on his dancing and his partner._ _“I have been most highly gratified, indeed, my dear sir; such very superior dancing is not often seen. It is evident that you belong to the first circles. Allow me to say, however, that your fair partner does not disgrace you: and that I must hope to have this pleasure often repeated, especially when a certain desirable event, my dear Miss Eliza (glancing at her sister and Bingley), shall take place. What congratulations will then flow in! I appeal to Mr. Darcy;-but let me not interrupt you, sir. You will not thank me for detaining you from the bewitching converse of that young lady, whose bright eyes are also upbraiding me.”_ _The latter part of this address was scarcely heard by Darcy; but Sir William’s allusion to his friend seemed to strike him forcibly, and his eyes were directed, with a very serious expression, towards Bingley and Jane, who were dancing together. Recovering himself, however, shortly, he turned to his partner, and said,-_ _“Sir William’s interruption has made me forget what we were talking of.”_ _“I do not think we were speaking at all. Sir William could not have interrupted any two people in the room who had less to say for themselves. We have tried two or three subjects already without success, and what we are to talk of next I cannot imagine.”_ _“What think you of books?” said he, smiling._ _“Books-oh no!-I am sure we never read the same, or not with the same feelings.”_ _“I am sorry you think so; but if that be the case, there can at least be no want of subject. We may compare our different opinions.”_ _“No-I cannot talk of books in a ball-room; my head is always full of something else.”_ _“The present always occupies you in such scenes-does it?” said he, with a look of doubt._ _“Yes, always,” she replied, without knowing what she said; for her thoughts had wandered far from the subject, as soon afterwards appeared by her suddenly exclaiming, “I remember hearing you once say, Mr. Darcy, that you hardly ever forgave;-that your resentment, once created, was unappeasable. You are very cautious, I suppose, as to its being created?”_ _“I am,” said he, with a firm voice._ _“And never allow yourself to be blinded by prejudice?”_ _“I hope not.”_ _“It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.”_ _“May I ask to what these questions tend?”_ _“Merely to the illustration of your character,” said she, endeavouring to shake off her gravity. “I am trying to make it out.”_ _“And what is your success?”_ _She shook her head. “I do not get on at all. I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly.”_ _“I can readily believe,” answered he, gravely, “that reports may vary greatly with respect to me; and I could wish, Miss Bennet, that you were not to sketch my character at the present moment, as there is reason to fear that the performance would reflect no credit on either.”_ _“But if I do not take your likeness now, I may never have another opportunity.”_ _“I would by no means suspend any pleasure of yours,” he coldly replied. She said no more, and they went down the other dance and parted in silence; on each side dissatisfied, though not to an equal degree; for in Darcy’s breast there was a tolerably powerful feeling towards her, which soon procured her pardon, and directed all his anger against another._ *_Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 18_*
I love that the 1995 version is the only one that has Sir William interrupting Lizzy and Darcy while they’re still dancing, then Darcy was subtly staring at Jane and Bingley for a moment and continued dancing. This prompted him to persuade Bingley to leave Netherfield because he thought Jane had no interest in Bingley as explained later in his letter.
I remember one scene kn 1940 version where lizzie tells him to laugh more and he later tells her he did and when asked how he felt he says never felt more miserable 😂, no matter how incorrect to the book its the funniest and most entertaining version, jane herself would have loved it 😂
If you want to talk about subtle acting you really have to talk about the 2005 version. The body language between Matthew and Kiera is subtle but in a way that we feel the tension and the emotion almost physically. Some of the best acting I have ever seen.
I must disagree with you. Their barely contained dislike of each other was hardly subtle, but clearly overt throughout the dance conversation. It wasn't playful, but rude, at times condescending and a bit mean-spirited. Equally rude was Elizabeth's walking off the dance floor unescorted. The only thing I liked about this production was Matthew McFadden's voice.
She's terrible and one-note in this movie, just retreading her Elizabeth Swann from POTC. Shame, because she's physically a good match for the character in the book - dark-eyed, smiling, slim, energetic, with a face that isn't classically pretty. Macfadyen's Darcy isn't quite my thing - too slovenly in the way he carries himself - but it's an interesting approach to the character and he plays it well.
@@faithcastillo9597 I think they are excellent actors, in different scenerios. The movie itself and the casting are awful, and too modern, which shows the misapprehension and insufficient analysis of the production team towards the original book
I thought that was one of the most idiotic things I had ever seen in a P&P adaptation, down there with Mary meeting Cupid at the end of the Dutch version, and 1995's cartoony staging of The Letter.
Colin Firth was made to be Fitzwilliam Darcy! He has the perfect air of haughtiness, yet is also capable of great warmth. None of the other Darcys can compare.
@@Me-xo5tw What the other poster is saying is that original poster is being annoyingly dogmatic, and I sympathize. Only thing more annoying than "Firth is the only Darcy" fans is "Brett is the only Holmes" fans. I like Firth but I feel like he has a jack of all trades, master of none approach to Darcy, where he does moderately well at almost every aspect of the character and the wet-shirt scene picks up the slack. The other Darcy interpreters generally do really badly at some given aspect of the character, and then turn around and do better than Firth at some other aspect. Fiander, the 1967 guy, is really bad at being authoritative and making it believable that Lizzie wouldn't pick up on his interest in her, but he's much more believable than Firth as someone a spirited, talkative woman would like to spend her life with. Volpi, the Italian guy, is worse than Firth at the humor (maybe the worst of all Darcys for humor), but more believable as a well-read, articulate "man of sense" with a vast library. Rintoul (1980) is superb at Darcy's sarcasm and unlike Firth doesn't look like he wants to murder his tailor, but doesn't pull off reformed Darcy all that well.
1940 Seeing her wear it like that and hit the 10, she must be born with it. 1967 It's just my opinion, but I think 67's dancing and dresses are more cooler than the others. 1980 walking > dancing 1995 dancing < conversation 2005 stare fiercely and move to the other side with great bgm
@@hcu4359 The 1967 costumes and backgrounds are definitely better than the 1980 one. Although I prefer the cast in the 1980 adaptation a bit more, both these two versions are amazing
I think the first adaptation was the romantic version of mr darcy just like the 2005 . 1980 darcy was so stiff😅😅 he looks like a vampire but still enjoyed it..
I am fond of the 1980 version, especially this Lizzie and the Gardeners. Rintoul is the big weakness, its only in the final scenes that there is any warmth.
I will say, i like the italian take on "mr Wickham is sure of making friends wherever he goes". Moderately faithful translation of the line. And Volpi's delivery has panache.
The 1995 version is much closer to the book yes, but the 2005 version is better-filmed, has fantastic cinematography and set/costume design, a superb soundtrack, and is much, much more romantic. I love them both, but the 2005 version for me is the stronger artistic achievement.
I enjoyed Lizzie's questioning and Darcy's responses in the 1940 version (everything that happens the moment they stop shooting - why are they doing archery?!) That being said, pretty much everything else in the 1940 version is bad 😅
The Olivier/Garson film is charming, and has almost nothing at all to do with Austen's novel. They're both far too old for the roles, and Garson is far too spectacularly pretty (Eliza is quietly pretty), but that's Hollywood, no point complaining. What I do complain about is Darcy being so charming and humble, before she finds out his true nature. Also, the notion that his aunt could deprive him of his inheritance for marrying minor gentry--nonsense. Darcy is fully in control of his patrimony, in the novel, and every other adaptation I've seen. I think the archery scene is derived from Emma? Inspired by, at the least. Which makes Garson even less age-appropriate. How Clueless can you get? As is usually the case, I like the 1980 scene the best. Very simple, very quiet, very right. All about establishing character. Not pomp and circumstance.
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_When the dancing recommenced, however, and Darcy approached to claim her hand, Charlotte could not help cautioning her, in a whisper, not to be a simpleton, and allow her fancy for Wickham to make her appear unpleasant in the eyes of a man often times his consequence. Elizabeth made no answer, and took her place in the set, amazed at the dignity to which she was arrived in being allowed to stand opposite to Mr. Darcy, and reading in her neighbours’ looks their equal amazement in beholding it. They stood for some time without speaking a word; and she began to imagine that their silence was to last through the two dances, and, at first, was resolved not to break it; till suddenly fancying that it would be the greater punishment to her partner to oblige him to talk, she made some slight observation on the dance. He replied, and was again silent. After a pause of some minutes, she addressed him a second time, with-_
_“It is your turn to say something now, Mr. Darcy. I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some kind of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples.”_
_He smiled, and assured her that whatever she wished him to say should be said._
_“Very well; that reply will do for the present. Perhaps, by-and-by, I may observe that private balls are much pleasanter than public ones; but now we may be silent.”_
_“Do you talk by rule, then, while you are dancing?”_
_“Sometimes. One must speak a little, you know. It would look odd to be entirely silent for half an hour together; and yet, for the advantage of some, conversation ought to be so arranged as that they may have the trouble of saying as little as possible.”_
_“Are you consulting your own feelings in the present case, or do you imagine that you are gratifying mine?”_
_“Both,” replied Elizabeth archly; “for I have always seen a great similarity in the turn of our minds. We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the éclat of a proverb.”_
_“This is no very striking resemblance of your own character, I am sure,” said he. “How near it may be to mine, I cannot pretend to say. You think it a faithful portrait, undoubtedly.”_
_“I must not decide on my own performance.”_
_He made no answer; and they were again silent till they had gone down the dance, when he asked her if she and her sisters did not very often walk to Meryton. She answered in the affirmative; and, unable to resist the temptation, added, “When you met us there the other day, we had just been forming a new acquaintance.”_
_The effect was immediate. A deeper shade of hauteur overspread his features, but he said not a word; and Elizabeth, though blaming herself for her own weakness, could not go on. At length Darcy spoke, and in a constrained manner said,-_
_“Mr. Wickham is blessed with such happy manners as may insure his making friends; whether he may be equally capable of retaining them, is less certain.”_
_“He has been so unlucky as to lose your friendship,” replied Elizabeth, with emphasis, “and in a manner which he is likely to suffer from all his life.”_
_Darcy made no answer, and seemed desirous of changing the subject. At that moment Sir William Lucas appeared close to them, meaning to pass through the set to the other side of the room; but, on perceiving Mr. Darcy, he stopped, with a bow of superior courtesy, to compliment him on his dancing and his partner._
_“I have been most highly gratified, indeed, my dear sir; such very superior dancing is not often seen. It is evident that you belong to the first circles. Allow me to say, however, that your fair partner does not disgrace you: and that I must hope to have this pleasure often repeated, especially when a certain desirable event, my dear Miss Eliza (glancing at her sister and Bingley), shall take place. What congratulations will then flow in! I appeal to Mr. Darcy;-but let me not interrupt you, sir. You will not thank me for detaining you from the bewitching converse of that young lady, whose bright eyes are also upbraiding me.”_
_The latter part of this address was scarcely heard by Darcy; but Sir William’s allusion to his friend seemed to strike him forcibly, and his eyes were directed, with a very serious expression, towards Bingley and Jane, who were dancing together. Recovering himself, however, shortly, he turned to his partner, and said,-_
_“Sir William’s interruption has made me forget what we were talking of.”_
_“I do not think we were speaking at all. Sir William could not have interrupted any two people in the room who had less to say for themselves. We have tried two or three subjects already without success, and what we are to talk of next I cannot imagine.”_
_“What think you of books?” said he, smiling._
_“Books-oh no!-I am sure we never read the same, or not with the same feelings.”_
_“I am sorry you think so; but if that be the case, there can at least be no want of subject. We may compare our different opinions.”_
_“No-I cannot talk of books in a ball-room; my head is always full of something else.”_
_“The present always occupies you in such scenes-does it?” said he, with a look of doubt._
_“Yes, always,” she replied, without knowing what she said; for her thoughts had wandered far from the subject, as soon afterwards appeared by her suddenly exclaiming, “I remember hearing you once say, Mr. Darcy, that you hardly ever forgave;-that your resentment, once created, was unappeasable. You are very cautious, I suppose, as to its being created?”_
_“I am,” said he, with a firm voice._
_“And never allow yourself to be blinded by prejudice?”_
_“I hope not.”_
_“It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.”_
_“May I ask to what these questions tend?”_
_“Merely to the illustration of your character,” said she, endeavouring to shake off her gravity. “I am trying to make it out.”_
_“And what is your success?”_
_She shook her head. “I do not get on at all. I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly.”_
_“I can readily believe,” answered he, gravely, “that reports may vary greatly with respect to me; and I could wish, Miss Bennet, that you were not to sketch my character at the present moment, as there is reason to fear that the performance would reflect no credit on either.”_
_“But if I do not take your likeness now, I may never have another opportunity.”_
_“I would by no means suspend any pleasure of yours,” he coldly replied. She said no more, and they went down the other dance and parted in silence; on each side dissatisfied, though not to an equal degree; for in Darcy’s breast there was a tolerably powerful feeling towards her, which soon procured her pardon, and directed all his anger against another._
*_Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 18_*
This is so beautiful. Thank you for including this.
I love that the 1995 version is the only one that has Sir William interrupting Lizzy and Darcy while they’re still dancing, then Darcy was subtly staring at Jane and Bingley for a moment and continued dancing. This prompted him to persuade Bingley to leave Netherfield because he thought Jane had no interest in Bingley as explained later in his letter.
Capital, capital!
I remember one scene kn 1940 version where lizzie tells him to laugh more and he later tells her he did and when asked how he felt he says never felt more miserable 😂, no matter how incorrect to the book its the funniest and most entertaining version, jane herself would have loved it 😂
If you want to talk about subtle acting you really have to talk about the 2005 version. The body language between Matthew and Kiera is subtle but in a way that we feel the tension and the emotion almost physically. Some of the best acting I have ever seen.
Too modern
Lol "subtle"
I must disagree with you. Their barely contained dislike of each other was hardly subtle, but clearly overt throughout the dance conversation. It wasn't playful, but rude, at times condescending and a bit mean-spirited. Equally rude was Elizabeth's walking off the dance floor unescorted.
The only thing I liked about this production was Matthew McFadden's voice.
She's terrible and one-note in this movie, just retreading her Elizabeth Swann from POTC. Shame, because she's physically a good match for the character in the book - dark-eyed, smiling, slim, energetic, with a face that isn't classically pretty. Macfadyen's Darcy isn't quite my thing - too slovenly in the way he carries himself - but it's an interesting approach to the character and he plays it well.
@@faithcastillo9597 I think they are excellent actors, in different scenerios. The movie itself and the casting are awful, and too modern, which shows the misapprehension and insufficient analysis of the production team towards the original book
you just gotta love all the dancing in the first two
Verbal dance. 😁 They were broadly the equivalent scenes from the 1940 and 1957 adaptations dialogue-wise, so included them.
I love the sexual attraction and tension in the 2005 version. When you see the rest of the room disappear only accentuate the scene
I thought that was one of the most idiotic things I had ever seen in a P&P adaptation, down there with Mary meeting Cupid at the end of the Dutch version, and 1995's cartoony staging of The Letter.
If you wanna talk about sexual attraction 1940s one has that in spades
Colin Firth was made to be Fitzwilliam Darcy! He has the perfect air of haughtiness, yet is also capable of great warmth. None of the other Darcys can compare.
You forgot to add ‘in my opinion’ to your statement above. Your view is not one universally shared.
Maybe cuz it’s obviously their opinion…. Like what else is it ? Facts? I mean you could argue that it’s facts tbh
@@Me-xo5tw What the other poster is saying is that original poster is being annoyingly dogmatic, and I sympathize. Only thing more annoying than "Firth is the only Darcy" fans is "Brett is the only Holmes" fans. I like Firth but I feel like he has a jack of all trades, master of none approach to Darcy, where he does moderately well at almost every aspect of the character and the wet-shirt scene picks up the slack. The other Darcy interpreters generally do really badly at some given aspect of the character, and then turn around and do better than Firth at some other aspect. Fiander, the 1967 guy, is really bad at being authoritative and making it believable that Lizzie wouldn't pick up on his interest in her, but he's much more believable than Firth as someone a spirited, talkative woman would like to spend her life with. Volpi, the Italian guy, is worse than Firth at the humor (maybe the worst of all Darcys for humor), but more believable as a well-read, articulate "man of sense" with a vast library. Rintoul (1980) is superb at Darcy's sarcasm and unlike Firth doesn't look like he wants to murder his tailor, but doesn't pull off reformed Darcy all that well.
@@williamegan6756Colin Firth é o único Mr Darcy, sem discussão.
Absolutely right! Colin Firth perfectly portrayed the nuances of Mr. Darcy's character in a way that left indelible marks in the minds of the viewers.
The best version of this show was definately 1995..but the 2005 dance scene had the most emotion...
I love the 1967 and the 1980 adaptation 😊 They are very faithful to the book
The best version 2005 for me
I like Colin Firth and Matthew Macfayden as Darcy's.
Nicely done.
Thank you! 🙂
1940 Seeing her wear it like that and hit the 10, she must be born with it.
1967 It's just my opinion, but I think 67's dancing and dresses are more cooler than the others.
1980 walking > dancing
1995 dancing < conversation
2005 stare fiercely and move to the other side with great bgm
8:59 😳 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I think 1967's costumes are very underrated in general. They look better to me than 1980's for instance.
@@hcu4359 The 1967 costumes and backgrounds are definitely better than the 1980 one. Although I prefer the cast in the 1980 adaptation a bit more, both these two versions are amazing
I think the first adaptation was the romantic version of mr darcy just like the 2005 . 1980 darcy was so stiff😅😅 he looks like a vampire but still enjoyed it..
Rintoul never played a vampire, so far as I know, but he played a werewolf in a movie called legend of the werewolf.
I am fond of the 1980 version, especially this Lizzie and the Gardeners. Rintoul is the big weakness, its only in the final scenes that there is any warmth.
I will say, i like the italian take on "mr Wickham is sure of making friends wherever he goes". Moderately faithful translation of the line. And Volpi's delivery has panache.
The 1995 version is much closer to the book yes, but the 2005 version is better-filmed, has fantastic cinematography and set/costume design, a superb soundtrack, and is much, much more romantic. I love them both, but the 2005 version for me is the stronger artistic achievement.
I love Garson's Goddess of the hunt Portrayal
I wonder what secrets 1967 Darcy is hiding in that hair poof of his XD
Scary part is, that's a moderately faithful rendition of a male regency hairstyle.
Que belleza la versión de 1940❤
i think the 1940 version is the only one which manages to get one thing, that should be pretty simple, correct. jane is better looking than lizzie.
If you want character and Austen par excellence, 1995 it is. If you want sensation novel-esque gurning for the back row, opt for 2005.
Другие актёры игравшие Дарси как будто кривляются. Колин Ферт самый лучший. Глаза очень выразительные.
I enjoyed Lizzie's questioning and Darcy's responses in the 1940 version (everything that happens the moment they stop shooting - why are they doing archery?!) That being said, pretty much everything else in the 1940 version is bad 😅
The Olivier/Garson film is charming, and has almost nothing at all to do with Austen's novel. They're both far too old for the roles, and Garson is far too spectacularly pretty (Eliza is quietly pretty), but that's Hollywood, no point complaining.
What I do complain about is Darcy being so charming and humble, before she finds out his true nature. Also, the notion that his aunt could deprive him of his inheritance for marrying minor gentry--nonsense. Darcy is fully in control of his patrimony, in the novel, and every other adaptation I've seen.
I think the archery scene is derived from Emma? Inspired by, at the least. Which makes Garson even less age-appropriate. How Clueless can you get?
As is usually the case, I like the 1980 scene the best. Very simple, very quiet, very right. All about establishing character. Not pomp and circumstance.
1940s mansplaining!