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Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001): Film vs Book
Film · 2001 · Directed by Sharon Maguire · Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
About the film
A single woman in London keeps a diary of her search for love, a better job and fewer bad habits.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film keeps the book's comic voice and the main love triangle, with a few of the diary's episodes left out.
Read or watch first?
The book's diary form gives it a charm that the film can only imitate.
What the book gives you
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Laugh-out-loud humor and a heroine you cannot help cheering for. It feels like chatting with your most honest, funniest friend.
Who will like it: Readers who want a funny, relatable and lovable story about love, work and everyday life.