Bridget Jones's diary [DVD] / Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Studio Canal present ; a Working Title production ; screenplay by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis ; producers, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jonathan Cavendish ; directed by Sharon Maguire.
Based on the novel by Helen Fielding. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips, James Callis, Embeth Davidtz, Felicity Montagu. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. Special features: Feature commentary with director Sharon Maguire [optional audio feature]; The Young and the Mateless (an expert's guide to being single) [featurette] (8 min.); The Bridget phenomenon [featurette] (7 min.); Behind-the-scenes featurette [featurette] (10 min.); Portrait of the make-up artist [featurette] (5 min.); Domestic and international TV spots (3 min.); Deleted scenes [featurette] (12 min.); "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" theatrical trailer (3 min.); Bridget Jones's diary' column [text feature]; A guide to Bridget Britishisms [slide show] (3 min.); "Bridge Jones's Diary" reviews [text feature] ; Sneak peeks (8 min.).
Contents:
Opening credits/"My thirty-second year of being single" -- Keeping resolutions -- "Is skirt off sick?" -- "Oratorical fireworks" -- "Bridget Jones, Wanton Sex Goddess" -- "A Full-Blown, Mini-Break, Holiday Weekend" -- Tarts and vicars? -- "Is there someone here?" -- "I'm Every Woman" -- Bonfires and smug married couples -- Darcy's exclusive interview -- "To Bridget, Just as She Is" -- "Should I bring my dueling pistols, or my sword?" -- "I just don't work without you" -- "You're a nice man and...I like you" -- "Diaries are just full of crap" -- End credits.
Summary:
This is the chronicle of the misadventures of a London single woman in her early 30s--a goodhearted, overweight, insecure, bumbling, and desperate-to-be-attached Everywoman Bridget Jones--a woman who loves men and loves sex. A true believer in the possibility of romantic fulfillment, on New Year's Day Bridget resolves to lose 20 pounds, cut down on alcohol, cigarettes, and sweets, and find the right man, or indeed, any man. Bridget charts her own progress in her diary, from "tragic spinster" to "wanton sex goddess," with an intrepid spirit, and a delightfully rueful sense of humor.
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