Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A romance ahead of its time The five Bennet sisters
- Elizabeth or Lizzie (Keira Knightley) Jane (Rosamund Pike) Lydia (Jena Malone) Mary (Talulah Riley) & Kitty (Carey Mulligan)
- have been raised well aware of their mother&s (Brenda Blethyn) fixation on finding them husbands & securing set futures The spirited & intelligent Elizabeth however strives to live her life with a broader perspective as encouraged by her doting father (Donald Sutherland) When wealthy bachelor Mr Bingley takes up residence in a nearby mansion the Bennets are abuzz Amongst the man&s sophisticated circle of London friends & the influx of young military officers surely there will be no shortage of suitors for the Bennet sisters Eldest daughter Jane serene & beautiful seems poised to win Mr Bingley&s heart For her part Lizzie meets with the handsome & it would seem snobbish Mr Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) & the battle of the sexes is joined Their encounters are frequent & spirited yet far from encouraging Lizzie finds herself even less inclined to accept a marriage proposal from a distant cousin Mr Collins (Tom Hollander) & supported by her father stuns her mother & Mr Collins by declining When the previously good-natured Mr Bingley abruptly departs for London leaving a devastated Jane Lizzie holds Mr Darcy culpable for contributing to the heartbreak But a crisis involving youngest sister Lydia soon opens Lizzie&s eyes to the true nature of her relationship with Mr Darcy Actors Keira Knightley Talulah Riley Rosamund Pike Jena Malone Carey Mulligan Donald Sutherland Brenda Blethyn Pip Torrens Matthew Mac Fadyen Judi Dench Tom Hollander Samantha Bloom Peter Wight & Jay Simpson Director Joe Wright Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Hebrew ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Turkish ; Icelandic ; Russian ; Slovenian Duration 2 hours & 1 minute (approx)


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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Experience the BAFTA & Emmy Award-winning series Pride & Prejudice like never before as the magic of period drama is rekindled with state of the art technology Returning to the original film negatives this stunning adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel has been painstakingly restored frame-by-frame to reveal the sumptuous costume & detail that makes Austen’s world so enchanting With its outstanding performances & stunning visuals Pride & Prejudice plunges the viewer into a 19th century world of grand country estates eligible bachelors & exquisite soirees Elizabeth Bennett a spirited & independent young woman is the subject of her mother’s obsessive goal to marry off her five daughters to the wealthiest gentlemen available But Mrs Bennett’s plan is compromised with the arrival of the proud & enigmatic Mr Darcy as he & Lizzie embark on one of the most famous & compelling romances in history Adapted by acclaimed screenplay writer Andrew Davies Pride & Prejudice stars the hugely popular Colin Firth Jennifer Ehle Alison Steadman Julia Sawalha along with many other excellent performers This Blu-ray release also features a retrospective with interviews from Andrew Davies & Costume Designer Dinah Collin ...

PREPARE FOR SUCCESS WITH YORK NOTES WORKBOOKS! York Notes for GCSE Workbooks offer a wide range of write-in tasks & exercises to boost your knowledge of the text & help you practise for the exam Learn Tasks & answers on every area of the text from Plot & Action & Characters to Key Contexts Themes Language & Structure will help to enhance your learning & take your revision further Practise With exercises on spelling punctuation & grammar sample paragraphs & exam-style questions you can practise & perfect all the key skills you need to write finest top quality answers Test yourself Use the quick tests & longer questions to put your knowledge to the test Monitor your progress at every stage & stay on track for success! Did you know? York Notes for GCSE Workbooks are the perfect partner to the bestselling York Notes for GCSE Study Guides Use them together & prepare for success! ...

Let Regula Ysewijn's Pride & Pudding take you to the heart of Britishness in this beautiful part-recipe part-fascinating culinary history book of the British pudding that Heston Blumenthal would be proud of In Pride & Pudding food photographer & writer Regula Ysewijn takes you on a journey through the fascinating culinary history of Great Britain Hailed as 'a truly wonderful thing of beautya very tasty masterpiece' by Jamie Oliver Regula's Pride & Pudding contains over 80 recipes that give the reader an insight into the life & times of the Great British Pudding in its various sweet & savoury forms Divided into chapters of Boiled & Steamed Puddings Baked Puddings Batter Puddings Bread Puddings & Milk puddings jellies & ice creams Regula's refreshingly original book traces the history of the British pudding in all its guises as she delves through historical texts dating from the 14th century With a distinctly gothic-romance aesthetic Regula recreates the well-known puddings such as Haggis Black pudding Bakewell pudding & Queen of puddings to the lesser known (yet once popular) puddings such as Snake fritters Cabinet pudding & Mock plum pudding ice for the 21st century kitchen With stunning photography & fascinating facts along the way (did you know the Jam Roly-Poly was nicknamed ' Dead Man's Arm' due to the custom of it being boiled in an old shirt sleeve?) Pride & Pudding is a refreshingly different kind of cookbook that's a must for anybody who delights in British history & British food ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Set in the summer of 1984 – Margaret Thatcher is in power & the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike At the Gay Pride March in London a group of gay & lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners But there is a problem The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support But the activists are not deterred They decide to ignore the Union & go direct to the miners They identify a mining village in deepest Wales & set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person & so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising & ultimately triumphant partnership ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Seventies-set film about an inspiring swimming teacher Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) was a superior swimmer in the 1960s unable to use his gifts because of the fact he&s African American Ten years later & he&s in Philadelphia unsuccessfully trying to find a job teaching maths Desperate for work he accepts a &closing down& job at a condemned Philadelphia Recreation Center tended by the downtrodden Elston (Bernie Mac) who resents the intrusion into his domain Ellis restores the centre&s swimming pool & gradually initiates a swim team for troubled teens who are new to swimming & even newer to the idea that they can rise above their surroundings Ellis teaches the team to swim like champions & to have faith in their abilities Will the young African Americans win the championship in a city still plagued by racism? ...

The startlingly original look at life on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War inspired by true events arrives in a stunning ...

Written by Brian K Vaughn Art by Niko Henrichon In the spring of 2003 a pride of lions escapes from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid Lost & confused hungry but finally free the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives In documenting the plight of the lions PRIDE OF BAGHDAD raises questions about the true meaning of liberation
- can it be given or is it earned only through self-determination & sacrifice? & in the end is it truly better to die free than to live in captivity?
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Humorous artwork of Jimmy admiring his favourite movie an ideal gift for dog lovers with a sense of humour A perfect home d?cor piece this unique Jimmy clock is sure to bring a smile to any animal lovers face Jimmy&s Story When Rafael Mantesso&s wife left him she took everything except their beloved bull terrier whom she&d named after her favourite shoe designer Jimmy Choo With only Jimmy for company Rafael found inspiration in his best friend blank walls & a magic marker Presented in a branded gift box Not a toy or children&s product Intended for adults only ...

The complete collected adventures of the original world&s worst superhero team
- now in trade paperback! Re-presenting the seminal
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