Austen is nothing if not acerbic and funny, her best dialog a fountainhead for the kind of writing that would take wing a century later in the work of Wilde, Huxley, and Coward — which may help to explain why she was so long in finding a devoted audience. Austen raises characterization to an audacious pitch, almost to the level of Moliére in the instance of Mr. Collins.The 1940 film, in which Austen's wit is augmented by Huxley's, was one of the funniest chamber comedies of its day, and remains so today.
In contrast, there are few laughs and no wit in the 2005 version...(read)
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