PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Written by
Deborah Moggach
1 INT. NETHERFIELD - HERTFORDSHIRE - DAY. I
A vast mansion is coming to life. Maids pull dustsheets
off furniture; servants open shutters. Sunshine spills
into the great rooms of Netherfield. outside, a glimpse
of rolling parkland.TITLE:
"It is a truth universally
acknowledged...Its a whirlwind of activity. Servants bustle around,
sweeping and polishing, readying the house for its new
occupants. The shutters of a room are opened onto the
imposing gardens. A coach pulls up and, through the
window, we see a young man get out."that a single man in possession of a
good fortune, must be in want of a wife"A white sheet is pulled from a spinet and obscures our
vision.CUT TO:
2 EXT. LONGBOURN HOUSE - DAY. 2