Darcy and Bingley comes to Meryton ball - Pride & Prejudice (1940,1957,1961,1967,1980,1995,2005) 

*Series:* ru-vid.com/group/PLzcoQ_vebs-T2HiyFRu1TzCiioISLXLRq _..a report soon followed that Mr. Bingley was to bring twelve ladies and seven gentlemen with him to the assembly. The girls grieved over such a number of ladies; but were comforted the day before the ball by hearing that, instead of twelve, he had brought only six with him from London, his five sisters and a cousin. And when the party entered the assembly-room, it consisted of only five altogether: Mr. Bingley, his two sisters, the husband of the eldest, and another young man._ _Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion. His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report, which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud, to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend._ _Mr. Bingley had soon made himself acquainted with all the principal people in the room: he was lively and unreserved, danced every dance, was angry that the ball closed so early, and talked of giving one himself at Netherfield. Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves. What a contrast between him and his friend! Mr. Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined being introduced to any other lady, and spent the rest of the evening in walking about the room, speaking occasionally to one of his own party. His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again. Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters._ *_Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 3_*

I love the 1940 version. The mother was hilarious.

Hi I loooove the 2005 version! Jane really IS a beauty! As the book requires! Rosamunde Pike does not disappoint in that regard! And this country ball is a real ‘knees up’ to jar the refined sensibilities of the fine folk newly come to these parts so well captured by the cinematography! Seeing this rift between the very well heeled and the less so is a major theme in Pride and Prejudice bringing it to the fore visually is necessary for the dialogue to make sense, especially between D’Arcy and Lizzy! This version is the absolute best at that!

Laurence Olivier was the most handsome Mr Darcy 🤩

Italian Darcy has amazingly bad luck with parties. In addition to the incident here, he gets ambushed by Mrs. Bennet at the same party; snubbed by Lizzie and ambushed by Mr. Collins at the next party, and later on has a smaller party broken up by the news of Lydia's elopement.

Mein Favorit ist die TV-Miniserie von 1995 - am wenigsten mag ich die Verfilmung von 2005!

The 1980 will be my favorite❤

Crispin Bonham-Carter (1995) is Bingley incarnate and cute beyond conception, but the 1940 Bingley is also endearing and without a grain of affectation. Acting the part of 'the just really decent dude' isn't easy...

1980 and 1940 looks good also.. i think i will watch those two.. the 1995 were still my favorite 😍

The English play the English best, though the adaptations are charming & I'm sure a favorite all their own.

I own the 1940, the 1980, 1995 and I did own the 2005 Until one of my relatives took it. The 2005 shows the immense difference in wealth.

I want to know what this dance is called

I guess the 1940s audience expected period films to feel, sound and look like Gone with the Wind. 👎

Jane Austin only comes over in English. The other versions are terrible