Bridget Jones's diary [videorecording] / 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.
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FilmPublisher number: 30066 | Buena Vista Home Entertainment38356 | Miramax Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Series: Miramax collector's seriesPublication details: Burbank, CA. : Miramax Films ; Burbank, CA. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2004?]Description: 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0788857428
- 9780788857423
- Bridget Jones's diary (Motion picture). French & English.
- Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; editor, Martin Walsh ; original score by Patrick Doyle ; costume designer, Rachael Fleming ; production designer, Gemma Jackson.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Based on Helen Fielding's hugely popular novel, this romantic comedy follows Bridget (Renee Zellweger), a post-feminist, thirty-something British woman who has a penchant for alcoholic binges, smoking, and an inability to control her weight. While trying to keep these things in check and also deal with her job in publishing, she visits her parents for a Christmas party. They try to set her up with Mark (Colin Firth), the visiting son of one of their neighbors. Snubbed by Mark, she instead falls for her boss Daniel (Hugh Grant), a dashing lothario who begins to send her suggestive e-mails that soon lead to a dinner date proposition. Daniel reveals that he and Mark attended college together, during which time Mark had an affair with his fiancée. When Bridget finds Daniel cavorting with an American colleague, she decides to change her life with a new job as a TV presenter. At a dinner party, she bumps into Mark again, who expresses his affection for her; when Daniel claims he wants Bridget back, the two fight over who deserves her affections the most. Popular British performers Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, and Shirley Henderson appear in the supporting cast. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi
Based on the novel by Helen Fielding.
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.).
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.
Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; editor, Martin Walsh ; original score by Patrick Doyle ; costume designer, Rachael Fleming ; production designer, Gemma Jackson.
Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips, James Callis, Embeth Davidtz, Felicity Montagu.
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.
MPAA rating: Rated R for language and some strong sexuality.
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in Spanish or English for the hearing impaired; closed-captioned in English.