Pride and Prejudice (1980) pt 2 of 25

[redcoast]

Back to Part 1Dude (it's Bingley, but you don't get a super-good look at him) goes trotting down the highway to visit the Bennets. The Bennet girls, all of them, crowd to the window to get a peak at him. Lydia sneers that he would only be somebody if he were an officer. Jane shoos them away. Only she and Bets can oogle the new-comer! Beauty before

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[xander77]

Are these... genuine accents? I mean, people talk in this, or a faintly similar tone?

Because I swear, the English girls in my English Lit class do the EXACT same "upper class British/girly" accent when reading Austen or Joyce.

[redcoast]

I'm pretty sure that all the actors are British, but the accents might be affected. I'm sure at least some of the actors actually had a regional or lower-class accent. *Shrug* They do the annoying, falsetto voice thing?

[fionn_a_bhair]

They do that accent when reading Joyce?

[xander77]

Dubliners, and yes, falsetto "my daaarling"s all around.

[citharadraconis]

Hee, brilliant!

I actually think what they're saying is "tuck a little lace," i.e. to disguise the boob overflowage from the too-low neckline. But it's pretty well equally incomprehensible either way. :D

[redcoast]

That would make more sense.

[revolution25]

We've always called him 'Cardboard Darcy,' but I like Robot Jaw too, it's pretty descriptive. I just want to know how he got past the first round of casting. Devoid of emotion =/= proud.

I've always wondered what Mr. Bennet does when they go out to balls, since he does have an entire quiet house to himself.

BTW they were refering to her lace, because more lace means less showing your boobs, and of course Lydia can't have any of that... We call her 'Boobs Ahoy!'

[redcoast]

I like your nicknames!

[anonymous]

Oh. My. God. I just got a nervous foster cat who can't take loud noises so I had to laugh silently with tears running down my cheeks, clutching the pillows, at how funny this was.