Interpreting Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

How does one novel arouse so much interest and continues to inspire so many film producers? What makes one film better than another and to which extent can the story be reinterpreted? This book gives an analysis of three different films and their producer s interpretation of Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice . Going from a very faithful version of the original story, to a completely different location, time setting and cultural situation; to a third that deals with a totally different angle, showing a modern young girl entering and changing the whole story. This book is not only about how the original story has been interpreted, but it also explains how the influence of three parameters in film-making: life experience, cinematic style and the public s expectations, can give a personal touch to such a well-known novel.

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Noémie Landry was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1986 to a Swiss father and an English mother. As a child she spent four years in the Cameroun and is now settled in the canton of Neuchâtel. She studied English and History at university obtaining her BA and MA of Arts before pursuing her formation in teacher training. She is now teaching.