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What Does Brigitte Want? (German: Was will Brigitte?) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Leny Marenbach, Albert Matterstock and Fita Benkhoff. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with location filming taking place near to Prague.
The Bridget Jones film series consists of romantic comedy films based on the book series of the same name by Helen Fielding. Starring Renée Zellweger in the title role, with an ensemble supporting cast, the films follow the life events of primary characters Bridget Jones , Mark Darcy, and Daniel Cleaver and explores their respective ...
Apr 13, 2001 · Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her many imperfections. As a New Year's Resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Sharon Maguire
- 2001-04-13
Apr 23, 2024 · Bridget Jones 4 will be based on the best-selling novel by Helen Fielding called Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, released in 2013. Fans of the movie franchise will remember that 2001 introduced us to Bridget in all her chaotic and lovable glory in Bridget Jones's Diary, then followed Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason shortly afterward in 2004.
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- Soundtrack
- Connection to Pride and Prejudice
- Musical Adaptation
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Bridget Jones is 32, single, engagingly imperfect, and worried about her weight. She works as a publicity assistant at a publishing company in London where her main focus is fantasizing about her boss, Daniel Cleaver. At her parents' New Year party, Bridget is introduced to Mark Darcy, a childhood acquaintance and handsome barrister, the son of her...
Salman Rushdie, Julian Barnes, Jeffrey Archer and Honor Blackman have cameosin the film. Andrew Davies, screenwriter of the 1995 television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, collaborated on the screenplays for the 2001 and 2004 Bridget Jones films and Crispin Bonham-Carter, who played Mr. Bingley in that adaptation, appeared in a minor role. The s...
Box office
Bridget Jones's Diarygrossed $71.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $210.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $282 million, against a production budget of $25 million. The film made $10.7 million in its opening weekend, finishing third. Dropping just 5.7% in its second weekend, the film made $10.2 million and finished first the following weekend.
Critical response
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 162 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Though there was controversy over the choice of casting, Zellweger's Bridget Jones is a sympathetic, likable, funny character, giving this romantic comedy a lot of charm." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences p...
Accolades
The film is recognised by American Film Institutein these lists: 1. 2008: AFI's 10 Top 10: 1.1. Nominated Romantic Comedy Film Renée Zellweger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, the Empire Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Colin Firth), the Satellite...
The film's soundtrack was composed by Patrick Doyle. It also features two hit songs that were released as singles, "Out of Reach" by Gabrielle and "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell. The single became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one hit single on the UK Singles Chartand her most successful solo single to date. Halliwell's version receiv...
Fielding has stated in many interviews that her novel was based upon both Jane Austen's work Pride and Prejudice and its popular 1995 BBC adaptation. This was also reflected in the decision to cast Colin Firth as Darcy, since he played Mr. Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. This is not the film's only connection to that serial – th...
The film version is currently being adapted into a musical, set to hit London's West End, although no date has been set. British musician Lily Allen has written the score and lyrics, and Stephen Daldry, best known for his Tony award-winning work on the West End and Broadway productions of Billy Elliot, will be directing, joined by his co-worker Pet...
Bridget Jones's Diary at IMDbBridget Jones's Diary at Box Office MojoBridget Jones's Diary at Rotten Tomatoes- Helen Fielding
- 1996
Aug 13, 2024 · The fourth film in the Bridget Jones' Diary franchise, which is believed to have started filming in London on May 9 2024, will be called Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy and is expected to be...
May 29, 2024 · Bridget Jones is reportedly coming back for a fourth installment set to film in 2024. Here's everything to know about the movie starring Renée Zellweger.
