‘Pride & Prejudice’ Director Joe Wright Reflects on Movie’s Legacy Ahead of 20th Anniversary

“You have bewitched me, body and soul,” Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfayden) so passionately exclaims in the 2005 version of the popular Jane Austen novel Pride & Prejudice.

Gathering more fans as the years have gone on, the popular adaptation is bigger than ever before. This is a serious feat, considering it topped the film charts in the year of its release. Blending a style of classic romanticism and new-age filming techniques, director Joe Wright made some unique decisions that propelled the movie to be better than its predecessors.