pride and prejudice was filmed with keira knightley at frensham in surrey.
pride and prejudice was filmed with keira knightley at frensham in surrey.
where was pride and prejudice filmed with keira knightley?
frensham in surrey
a testament to the appeal of the austen films is that the most lucrative market for these films today is the united states, not the united kingdom. on 3 august 2007, the debut of "becoming jane" took in almost $1 million us in its first weekend, low compared to "superbad" which took $31 million us in its opening weekend the following week, but a highly respectable showing for a heritage film set in regency england and starring a mostly british cast unfamiliar to american audiences. "becoming jane" ran for ten weeks in the united states and ultimately took in a profit of $19 million us. the american scholar dianne sadoff wrote that hollywood likes austen film adaptions because hollywood producers love films with an audience that exists in advance, and as millions of people have read austen's novels all over the world, making austen films into the most desirable of films, the "premier pre-sold product". furthermore, sadoff noted that austen films are popular with a female audience that ranges in age from teenage girls to middle-aged women, instead of appealing to a narrow demographic. sadoff wrote the most recent adaptions of austen were done in a way that was calculated to appeal to young women. sadoff used as examples the 2005 version of "pride and prejudice" starring keira knightley, which brought "swashbuckler girlfriend sex appeal and postfeminist agency" to austen, and "becoming jane" starring anne hathaway, which presented austen as a modern career woman who just happened to be living in georgian england. sadoff wrote that both films have heroines with "...bared chests and swelling cleavage above regency gown decolletage", perfectly "coiled hair" and looks of "wide-eyed intensity" that were meant both to arouse teenage boys and excite envy in teenage girls.
jane austen in popular culture
plum vera wang dress of keira knightley









































the plum vera wang dress of keira knightley refers to the evening gown worn by british actor keira knightley at the 78th academy awards on march 5, 2006. the full-length taffeta dress was created by designer vera wang and had a single shoulder strap and fishtail skirt. it was accessorised with a bulgari necklace.
plum vera wang dress of keira knightley