Because I'm practically asleep...

[elisi]

Um, a conversation with jenjojen reminded me of this. A while ago we caught a bit of 'P&P' on the BBC, only it was a commentary by the director and, um, writer?, which proved very interesting.

The one thing that I really remember was that the director's theory (and direction to Colin Firth I believe), was that Darcy got a raging hard-on every time he saw Lizzie. Which is why he's always so very stiff and formal around her... ::dissolves into giggles::

Oh dear, I think I will blame the cold, which is still with me. Actually got a lot done today, but am now wiped. *yawn* Time to gather up the kiddies and dump them in the bath, then settle down with a nice cup of tea and some Christmas cake.

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[fotada.livejournal.com]

I would love to see the P & P with that commentary, but I don't have BBC, sadly. Now I'll just have to pull out my DVDs and re-watch with this in mind!

As an aside, I'm not sure if it was poor casting, or just my skewed idea of beauty, but I never understood why the actress who played Jane was considered to be more beautiful than Jennifer Ehle, who played Lizzie. I just don't see it.

[elisi]

Well *I* don't have the dvds, so I'll have to wait patiently for the next time they show it...

I know what you mean about Jane. According to the book, Jane is definitely the beauty of the family, whereas Lizzie is more 'spirited'. I guess the casting sort of makes sense, in that Jane has a very 'classical' face (very pre-Raphaelite) and Lizzie sort of sparkles.