The bare survival of the Bennet family is at stake. Mrs. Bennet has, in addition to a useless husband, five unmarried daughters – all of marriageable age. Since only men can inherit, she is determined to marry off her daughters as well as possible. Then Charles Bingley announces a visit to the neighborhood. A man straight out of a fairytale: rich, handsome, strong, mysterious – and still available! The perfect son-in-law?
The mother, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, brings all her resources to bear: at a ball in the neighboring estate, the daughters must do everything to catch Bingley’s attention: dance, sing, and seduce. But not everyone is onboard: daughter Elizabeth, for example, would rather read novels, Mary can’t sing at all, and the Superman does not react to the advances as enthusiastically as expected, but has brought his best friend Fitzwilliam Darcy with him…
Five actresses embody nearly the entire cast of the novel, while the story remains surprisingly true to its original. All of this is narrated from the perspective of five maids. Amidst slapstick, pop songs, and a love story, a narrative of female self-determination and economic dependence emerges. Wild, touching, captivating, and above all very funny.
Photo: © Franziska Strauss
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