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‘Pride and Prejudice’ at 20: Director Joe Wright on Robert Altman’s Influence and How His Anarchist Punk Sister Inspired Keira Knightley’s Elizabeth Bennet
As "Pride and Prejudice" celebrates 20 years, director Joe Wright and production designer Sarah Greenwood discuss their experiences shooting the film.
Wright says despite it being his debut feature, he wasn’t intimidated by the prospect of tackling “Pride and Prejudice” and making the novel’s first film adaptation since the 1940 version starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. The film went on to garner Oscar nominations for Knightley’s performance, Greenwood and Katie Spencer’s art direction and set decoration, Jacqueline Durran’s costume design and Dario Marianelli’s score. In fact, there’s plenty of dirt and animals trotting around the house — a tangible way of indicating the family’s lack of wealth compared to characters like Darcy and his friend, Charles Bingley.
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