Bridget Jones’s Diary

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film romantic comedy film

Bridget Jones’s Diary is a popular romantic comedy film (based on Helen Fielding’s novel) that follows the humorous, often chaotic love life and self-discovery of a single woman in London.

Aliases (14)

Bridget Jones's Diary ×19
Bridget Jones’s Diary (novel) ×3
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001 film) ×2
Bridget Jones's Diary (film) ×2
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 film) ×2
Bridget Jones's Diary (film, 2001) ×1
Bridget Jones's Diary (novel) ×1
Bridget Jones's Diary (novel, 1996) ×1
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ×1
Bridget Jones’s Diary (1996 novel) ×1
Bridget Jones’s Diary (column) ×1
Bridget Jones’s Diary (diary entries) ×1
Bridget Jones’s Diary (film) ×1
Bridget Jones’s Diary (score) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → romantic comedy film →
authorOfSourceMaterial	Helen Fielding →
basedOn	Bridget Jones’s Diary (novel) →
character	Bridget Jones → Daniel Cleaver → Mark Darcy →
cinematographyBy	Stuart Dryburgh →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom → United States →
director	Sharon Maguire →
distributor	Miramax Films → Universal Pictures →
editedBy	Martin Walsh →
genre	comedy → romance film → romantic comedy →
hasSequel	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film) → Bridget Jones’s Baby →
language	English →
leadActressNationality	American →
leadActressRole	Bridget Jones →
mainCharacterOccupation	publishing professional →
musicBy	Patrick Doyle →
narrativeFocus	self-discovery → single woman’s love life →
notableAwardNomination	Academy Award for Best Actress →
notableAwardNominationRecipient	Renée Zellweger →
producer	Eric Fellner → Jonathan Cavendish → Tim Bevan →
productionCompany	Little Bird → Working Title Films →
releaseDateUK	2001-04-13 →
releaseDateUS	2001-04-13 →
releaseYear	2001 →
runtimeMinutes	97 →
screenwriter	Andrew Davies → Helen Fielding → Richard Curtis →
settingLocation	London →
sourceMaterialType	novel →
starring	Colin Firth → Hugh Grant → Renée Zellweger →
theme	body image → modern relationships → self-acceptance → urban single life →

Referenced by (44)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew Dunn ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Bridget Jones ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (diary entries)") → Colin Firth → Colin Firth → Helen Fielding ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Hugh Grant ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Jim Broadbent ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Jonathan Cavendish → Little Bird → Martin Walsh ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Patrick Doyle ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (score)") → Renée Zellweger ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Richard Curtis ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Sharon Maguire ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Stuart Dryburgh ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Working Title Films ("Bridget Jones's Diary") →	notableWork
Bridget Jones ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (novel)") → Bridget Jones ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (film)") → Daniel Cleaver ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Daniel Cleaver ("Bridget Jones's Diary (film)") → Mark Darcy (Bridget Jones) ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (novel)") → Mark Darcy (Bridget Jones) ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 film)") →	appearsIn
Bridget Jones ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (column)") → Daniel Cleaver ("Bridget Jones's Diary (novel, 1996)") → Mark Darcy (Bridget Jones) ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (1996 novel)") →	firstAppearance
Richard Curtis ("Bridget Jones's Diary") → Richard Curtis ("Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason") → Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis ("Bridget Jones's Diary") →	screenwriterOf
Crispin Bonham-Carter →	appearedIn
Bridget Jones’s Diary ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (novel)") →	basedOn
Daniel Cleaver ("Bridget Jones's Diary (novel)") →	basedOnWork
Patrick Doyle ("Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 film)") →	composedForFilm
Sharon Maguire ("Bridget Jones's Diary") →	directed
Martin Walsh ("Bridget Jones's Diary") →	edited
Daniel Cleaver ("Bridget Jones's Diary (film, 2001)") →	firstFilmAppearance
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ("Bridget Jones's Diary (film)") →	follows
Renée Zellweger ("Bridget Jones's Diary") →	goldenGlobeBestActressMusicalOrComedyFor
Hugh Grant ("Bridget Jones's Diary") →	participatedIn
Bridget Jones’s Baby →	prequel
Jonathan Cavendish →	produced
Helen Fielding ("Bridget Jones's Diary (2001 film)") →	screenwriterFor
Turville, Buckinghamshire ("Bridget Jones's Diary") →	usedAsFilmingLocationFor
Helen Fielding ("Bridget Jones's Diary (2001 film)") →	workAdaptedTo