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Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball (2013)
Director: Ian Denyer
Cast: Jeanice Brooks, Hilary Davidson, Ivan Day, Stuart Marsden
Runtime89 min
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In Pride And Prejudice: Having A Ball, social historian Amanda Vickery leads the action as a team of experts recreate a Regency ball in honour of the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s popular novel. Joined by Alastair Sooke and a coterie of professionals – a food historian, a costume expert, music history academics and a choreographer who trains a team of dance students to take to the floor– cameras will follow the recreation inspired by Austen’s Netherfield ball. This intimate country house ball drives the plot of the Pride And Prejudice, and is a key turning point in the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy.
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Fans of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice will delight in this 2013 documentary directed by Ian Denyer, which recreates a Regency ball in honor of the work's 200th anniversary. Led by social historian Amanda Vickery, a team of experts bring the era to life through meticulous historical research on the food, fashion, music, and dance of the time, giving viewers an intimate, immersive glimpse into the world that inspired Austen's beloved characters.
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Alastair Sooke is an English art critic, journalist and broadcaster, most notable for reporting and commenting on art for the British media and writing and presenting documentaries on art and art history for BBC television and radio. His BBC documentaries include Modern Masters for BBC One and three three-part series, Treasures of Ancient Rome, Treasures of Ancient Egypt, and Treasures of Ancient Greece, for BBC Four.
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