Pride and Prejudice

[pozorvlak]

I've just been watching the film of Pride and Prejudice (the one with Kiera thrice-Knightley as Lizzie), and had rather a shock when I realised that Mr Bingley was being played by someone I went to school with! I think he may even have been in my English class when I read the book for GCSE...

It's surprisingly weird watching him on screen - partly not having seen him for years, but mostly seeing someone I know in an actual film. Not at all like watching a friend on stage.

Anyway, he's a nice chap, so it's good to see he's doing well...

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[mi-guida.livejournal.com]

The other strange thing about him? According to the director's commentary he and Rosamund Pike used to go out, and so they both got somewhat freaked out by the engagement scene, especially. Also, he says Simon's hair used to be blonde, and they dyed it ginger - and now it's still growing through ginger.

OK random useless facts. But the director said...

[pozorvlak.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I remember him as blond. Amusing about Rosamunde Pike :-)

[stronglight.livejournal.com]

Yeah - they were both at Oxford a little while ago. Actually, probably while you were, pozorvlak - I know that Mark knew them vaguely. He worked on a show with Simon, and "once asked Roz Pike where something was." Obviously, he's far more pleased by the latter because she was a bond girl.

Simon was at Magdalen and Roz was at Wadham. I suspect they knew each other through OUDS.

[hildabeast.livejournal.com]

was *everyone* at oxford?? such a small world...

[aftnn.org (from livejournal.com)]

I wasn't :-(.

My sister was though. So, in answer to your question, yes.

[pozorvlak.livejournal.com]

And your other sister's at Cambridge :-)

[pozorvlak.livejournal.com]

Actually, probably while you were, pozorvlak
Well, yeah - he was in my year at school, so he would have been either in my year or the year above at Oxford :-) Though I didn't know he'd gone to Oxford, tbh.

Roz Pike, a Bond girl? *imdbs* Ah, Die Another Day. I'd trauma-erased that one.