Pride and Prejudice (1940)

This version of Pride and Prejudice is completely charming, and I feel surprised to find myself saying so, because I've always thought both Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson to be very stuffy. 

They're both delightful here. This whole thing is sweet and very funny, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Edna May Oliver's appearance in act two as Olivier's aunt is, of course, perfect. And the costume design is truly exquisite. In fact, those two words don't really do enough. The costume design is revelatory. Really. Even if Garson, Olivier, and Oliver weren't all wonderful, the costume design would seriously be enough of a reason to watch this film.