Aha! The new Pride and Prejudice adaptation by Netflix is far enough along to have released a first trailer:
Pride and Prejudice | Official Teaser by Netflix on YouTube
Oh, boy… that really wasn’t much, was it?
The editing of the trailer does remind me of Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights trailers—and not necessarily in a good way. (I haven’t seen the movie, but I’ve gotten the impression that Fennell foregrounded the characters’ passions at the expense of the plot.) While people in Regency England has strong feelings, of course, the polite society was all about controlling them, and that’s a part of Jane Austen’s writing. Furthermore, at its core P&P is about a meeting of the minds, not looking for a romp in the hay. In this trailer, touch and intimate gaze feature heavily, making it appear the story is about the bodies more than the brains.
And why on earth is Elizabeth Bennett sitting up on the roof in the first place? To highlight her rebellious spirit even to the slowest of viewers???
I am fervently hoping any future trailer(s) will be more illuminating.
At this writing, IMDB doesn’t list a release date, but Deadline claims “launching in fall 2026”.
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