As Mark Darcy, Firth played an illusive dreamboat named after his own television triumph as Austen's hero; Grant's portrayal of the caddish Daniel Cleaver was an amused nod at his own popular persona.

弗斯扮演了一位理想爱人，马可·达西——和他在奥斯汀那部名著电影里的角色同名；格兰特演的则是一个花花公子丹尼尔·克利弗，也是他本人形象的写照。

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The meat of the story is that dreamy singleton Bridget must choose between the dashing bounder, Daniel, played by Hugh Grant, and the seemingly crashingly dull Mark Darcy (a cheeky piece of casting with King of the Darcys, Colin Firth).

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