Marathon Month | Bridget Jones’s Diary

Bridget Jones is in her early thirties, single and thoroughly tired of everyone having an opinion about it. On New Year’s Day, she decides it is finally time to sort out her life. Drink less, quit smoking, lose weight and, most importantly, stop dating men who are completely unsuitable. To keep track of her progress, she starts a diary.

That last resolution soon proves difficult. At work, Bridget falls for her charming boss Daniel Cleaver. At the same time, she keeps running into the stiff and seemingly humourless Mark Darcy, first encountered wearing a truly appalling Christmas jumper. Between awkward family gatherings, disastrous dinner parties and questionable romantic decisions, Bridget tries to work out what she really wants.

Bridget Jones’s Diary turned Renée Zellweger into a romcom icon in 2001. The adaptation of Helen Fielding’s novel is funny and romantic, but remains especially beloved because Bridget is anything but a polished, flawless heroine. She drinks too much, regularly says exactly the wrong thing and is constantly trying to reinvent herself. That is precisely why, 25 years after its release, she still feels so familiar.

Watch the complete Bridget Jones series
On 23 December, we are screening all four Bridget Jones films at Natlab. You can attend Bridget Jones’s Diary separately or watch the complete series with a festival pass. 

Passe Partout

Cineville members can attend the individual films for free and must reserve a separate ticket for each screening.