Contributor Hannah Benson

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Acting Up

How Matthew Macfadyen remade Mr. Darcy

by Hannah Benson

In Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Matthew Macfadyen managed to breathe new life into an iconic literary love interest. How did he do it?

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