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Bride and Prejudice (2005)

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Reviews Counted:129

Fresh:85

Rotten:44

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: A colorful and energetic adaptation of Austen's classic.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some sexual references.

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Musicals, Romance

Theatrical Release:Feb 11, 2005 Limited

Box Office: $6,481,176

Synopsis: From director Gurinder Chadha and the team that created “Bend It Like Beckham” comes a classic romance not just retold, but reinvented in a new globally connected world. BRIDE AND PREJUDICE puts an... From director Gurinder Chadha and the team that created “Bend It Like Beckham” comes a classic romance not just retold, but reinvented in a new globally connected world. BRIDE AND PREJUDICE puts an entirely different spin on Jane Austen’s story of spirited courtship - Bollywood-style. Music, dance and spectacle merge with love, vanity and social pressures, as Chadha transports the comic tale of a witty young woman trying to find a suitable husband to a cross-cultural setting that spans 21st century India, London and America. It all begins in a modest Indian village when the determined Mrs. Bakshi sets out to find marriage matches for her four beautiful daughters while there’s a lavish wedding party in town. Right away, the smart and headstrong Lalita (Aishwarya Rai) announces she will only marry for love, giving her mother nightmares. Then Lalita meets the wealthy American Will Darcy (Martin Henderson) and sparks immediately fly. But is it love or hate? Darcy comes off to Lalita as an arrogant California snob. Lalita looks to Darcy like a small-town Indian beauty who knows nothing of the world. Alternately enchanted by and suspicious of one another, Lalita and Darcy nearly fall prey to assumptions, gossip and a comedy of errors . . . until pride is humbled and prejudice overcome so that love can triumph. Gurinder Chadha directs BRIDE AND PREJUDICE from a script by Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, which brings to the plot of Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” elements of high-style Bollywood romance, Hollywood songand- dance and the modern realities of international romance. The film features a cast and crew that includes both Bollywood and Hollywood talent including Indian superstar Aishwarya Rai as Lalita; rising star Martin Henderson (THE RING) as Darcy, as well as Daniel Gillies, Naveen Andrews, Namrate Shirodkar, Indira Varma, Nadira Babbar, Aunupam Kher, Meghna Kotari, Peeya Rai and Nitin Chandra Ganatra. The film is produced by Chadha and Deepak Nayar, and the executive producers are Francois Ivernal and Cameron McCracken [More]

Starring: Martin Henderson, Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Nitin Ganatra

Starring: Martin Henderson, Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Nitin Ganatra

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Director: Gurinder Chadha
Screenwriter: Paul Mayeda Berges
Producer: Deepak Nayar
Composer: Santosh Sivan
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • Bride & Prejudice
  • A clash of cultures in the spirit of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, this modern musical retelling of Jane Austen's classic PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is a hilariously entertaining tale of one girl's unlikely search for love! Sparks immediately fly as a love/hate relationship ignites between a small-town beauty (international star Aishwarya Rai) and a wealthy American (Martin Henderson -- THE RING, TORQUE) who's visiting her modest Indian village. In a swirl of music, dance, and comic misunderstandings, these opposites continue to attract and repel each other in a riotous romance that spans three continents! Featuring Naveen Andrews (TV's LOST, THE ENGLISH PATIENT) and a memorable performance from top recording artist Ashanti -- love will eventually conquer all in this acclaimed treat from the director of BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM!
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    If you want a wacky multicultural pairing to make you laugh a lot and learn a little, head for the movie theater playing Bride & Prejudice.

    Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
    11/01/06
    CT Staff
    CT Staff
    Christianity Today

    full review in Greek

    Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
    10/03/06
    Joseph Proimakis
    Joseph Proimakis
    Movies for the Masses

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    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    04/01/06
    Empire Magazine
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    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    02/09/06
    Time Out
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    Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
    01/17/06
    Sydney Morning Herald

    Frothy, feel-good fun.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Michael Dequina
    Michael Dequina
    Film Threat

    ... a funny, festive, genre-bending adaptation of Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Stina Chyn
    Stina Chyn
    Film Threat

    Austen goes to Bollywood.

    Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
    11/18/05
    Christopher Smith
    Christopher Smith
    Bangor Daily News (Maine)

    The Austen story is a true delight...

    Full Review Source: Wordmag.com | comment Comment
    10/06/05
    Michael Szymanski
    Michael Szymanski
    Wordmag.com
    N/R

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    Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
    09/26/05
    AV Club

    Do we really need more adaptations of Pride & Prejudice?

    Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Kevin Carr
    Kevin Carr
    7M Pictures

    Every so often, the unseen managers of the galaxy bestow on us mere mortals a vision of rare incongruous beauty: a solar eclipse, a streaking comet, a shooting star, Bollywood goddess Aishwarya Rai happily riding a tractor.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    08/19/05
    Jessica Winter
    Jessica Winter
    Village Voice
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    Or, how to use only the worst parts of three different genres.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    07/20/05
    David Cornelius
    David Cornelius
    eFilmCritic.com

    Its weakness is its bland predictability. But for the fan of Bollywood films or old-fashioned romances, its weakness may be its strength.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    07/05/05
    John J. Puccio
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.com
    N/R

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    Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
    07/05/05
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Bride & Prejudice is like a curry milkshake or Tandoori kippers. It's a mix that some might find appetizing, but it doesn't quite come off.

    Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
    04/27/05
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    Rental With Snacks only because it didn't do a lot to reinvent the source material, but it does deserve to be seen in raging giant screen Technicolor.

    Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
    04/21/05
    Karina Montgomery
    Karina Montgomery
    Cinerina

    It's impossible not to be charmed by Chadha's direction and the movie's sheer invention.

    Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
    04/20/05
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Prior knowledge of Austen's plot is not essential to enjoying 'Bride,' but a willingness to roll along with Chadha's zany ideas is.

    Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
    04/14/05
    James Sanford
    James Sanford
    Kalamazoo Gazette

    There’s much to like about Bride & Prejudice...but the end result looks and feels like a cut-rate version of the Bollywood and Hollywood sensibilities.

    Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | comment Comment
    04/13/05
    Mark Pfeiffer
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