Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Pride & Prejudice - The Movie

Watched the movie Pride & Prejudice last night, and as the final titles scrolled by, I thought about the author, Jane Austen and imagined her putting this story together in her head and how she was influenced by things that she saw, like Wilton House in Salisbury. In her novel she describes Pemberley in such a way that it most likely was Wilton House.
It is such a beautiful story..the love scenes had me in tears. Particularly these two:
The first where Mr.Darcy declares his love..

and then this last scene..


The soundtrack is amazing.
The soundtrack was composed by Dario Marianelli and performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the English Chamber Orchestra. Marianelli received an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score and two World Soundtrack Academy nominations for "Best Original Soundtrack of the Year" and "Soundtrack Composer of the Year".
This is a piece of the soundtrack music that is called "Darcy's Letter" and I love the first minute of it - it reminds me of a similar piece heard in the movie "Great Expectations" where Finn (Ethan Hawke) runs in the rain to meet Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow)in the restaurant.

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