Goofs

At the beginning of the film, the Sun is on one side of the house, Lizzy walks from the rear to towards the front of the house, the camera enters a doorway to show Mary playing inside Longbourn, the Sun is low in the sky from the other side of the house. The scene has been filmed as a continuous shot but it is impossible for the Sun to have moved. In the commentary the director explains that the scene was cut as Lizzie passes behind some laundry - not "to indicate a passing of time" - but because he wanted to use the Sun from both sides of the house. He hoped the audience would "not notice the two Suns". It is a goof but it was intentionally done to make filming easier.

When Mr Darcy confesses his love for Elizabeth, both characters' fringes change position throughout the confrontation.

When Mr. Darcy helps Lizzy into the carriage, the hand shot shows her in the process of sitting down, but the next cut shows her still standing.

Elizabeth Bennet is sitting in a swing that is suspended from the rafters in a drive-through barn. The ground all around her is a sea of mud. No boots or shoes are visible anyplace. The scene shows her barefoot with her legs stretched out and her feet quite clean.

When Lizzy is at Pemberley and hears Georgiana playing the pianoforte, she walks by an area with red-and-gold wallpaper, an enormous painting, and a table sitting on a light-colored carpet. She peeks through the door to see Georgiana reflected in a mirror playing the pianoforte. When Lizzy and family come to dine the next day, the pianoforte has been moved to that same room with the distinctive painting, wallpaper, and carpet.

Mr Bennet first appears holding a plant, an orchid. Given this flower was still very rare in England when the book was written (mid 1790's) and the majority of known orchid plants were grown at Kew Gardens hot houses, the few specimens that were in public circulation were in the hands of the very wealthy. It is therefore unlikely that Mr Bennett would have access to this particular plant.

In the scene where Mr. Collins is first dining at the Bennet house, he is using his fork incorrectly. He uses it as an American, curved up words. He should be using the curve downwards as is the style in Britain.

While sitting in the woods "quite close to" Mr Darcy's house with her Aunt and Uncle, Lizzy is wearing a dark brown dress with a lighter colored coat. But when they go to see the house, Lizzy's dress has changed to a cream striped dress with the same coat as before. In the book the party of 3 decide to visit Pemberley the following day. In this film the changing of the dress and the fact that they clearly arrive at Pemberly in the early morning are supposed to indicate albeit rather subtly that it is the following day without having written it into the script.

When Elizabeth examines the bust of Mr. Darcy, the camera pans around the back of the bust and dried dollops of plaster can be clearly seen on the backside of the shoulders and the column. The bust is supposed to be carved marble, and would not have the plaster dollops.

The movie is set in 1797, yet Elizabeth has shaved legs.

The movie takes place in 1797, yet Elizabeth is wearing underwear from the late 1800s.

The "Veiled Vestal" sculpted displayed in Mr. Darcy's home was sculpted in 1847.

In 1797 the military parade are waving the Union Jack with the cross of St Patrick on it. This was introduced in 1801 as Ireland was brought into the union.

Lizzy is clearly wearing Wellington boots in many scenes.

Regency manners misunderstood. At the formal dinner where Lady Catherine quizzes Lizzie, the only "correct" conversation undertaken by the diners would have been to the person directly beside one. Usually half of the dinner conversing to one side, and then the remainder to the other. It would have been extremely inelegant for Lady Catherine to have addressed all the diners.

Around the Bennet's home are several Wellingtonias - Sequoia which were not introduced into Britain before the 1850's.

During the first scene of the movie in the house when Mary is seen playing the piano, she is not actually touching the keys.

When Mrs. Bennet's sister comes, delivering Jane from London, Kitty comes into the room crying. When Mrs. Bennet's sister says, "They probably can't afford it," her mouth is still moving after the line has ended.

At the very beginning when she plays the piano, the melody ascends while her right hand moves towards the bass (left hand side of the piano).

When Jane tells Elizabeth that Mr. Wickham has not come to the ball, Jane's lips keep moving after Elizabeth says "He must be here," though Jane says nothing.

During the ballroom scene, when Lizzy and Charlotte bump into Mr Darcy and he asks Lizzie to dance with him, if you turn the volume up you can hear the crew members discussing the position of the boom in the background.

When Mrs. Bennet follows Elizabeth out to the pond after Elizabeth's refusal of Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennet's audio cord can be seen stretched out from under her dress. It is masked with foliage, but still clearly visible.

During the first ball, when Darcy claims that Elizabeth is not handsome enough to tempt him, a blue mark can clearly be seen on the floor in front of Bingley's feet.

When Darcy shows up twice at Mr and Mrs. Collins' house where Lizzy is staying, no explanation is given as to how he got into the house, nor as to why he enters random rooms of the house unannounced.

After Charlotte tells Lizzy that she is engaged to Mr. Collins, she says "I'm 27 years old." The correct way of saying this would be "I am seven and twenty."

Colonel Fitzwilliam is clearly seen wearing a British naval uniform, despite the rank of colonel being exclusive to the army.