Pozoruhodná dobrodružství slečny Alethey Darcyové – Astonová Elizabeth (2016)

"The world is firmly convinced that a free man with a decent fortune cannot do without a wife," reads the introduction to the famous Pride and Prejudice. But what is a poor newlywed to do if that man turns out to be a violent and arrogant fool right after the wedding? Eighteen-year-old Alethea, the youngest daughter of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, is not easily brought to her knees by this. Although it is an unheard-of matter in England shortly after the Napoleonic Wars, she decides to escape and, disguised as a man, sets off across half of Europe in the company of her similarly disguised maid to Venice, where she seeks help from her understanding older sister, Camilla. Traveling to the city on the lagoon from London is the noble thirty-something Titus Manningtree, a former soldier and politician, who has no interest in 'wives' at all. His goal is to track down a Titian painting that has been lost to his family amid the chaos of war. When he encounters Alethea in Paris and later during a dangerous crossing of the Alps, her disguise does not deceive him for a moment. However, just as in Jane Austen's novels, the rigid conventions and prejudices are playfully overcome by the charm of affection. As soon as an enraged husband appears on the horizon, Titus rushes to help the fugitive...