“Bridget Jones’s Diary” turns 20, did you know that?

Renée Zellweger celebrates 20 years in the oversized pajamas of single messy born Bridget Jones’s diary (debuted in theaters on April 4, 2001), the British rom-com from the namesake best seller di Helen Fielding. In turn, taken from the columns of the same writer in the newspapers The Independent and The Daily Telegraph. Directed by Sharon Maguire, the film was worth to protagonist curvy the first nomination all’Oscar of his amazing career. For the screenplay of the film, however, Andrew Davies chose to be inspired by the serial adaptation of Pride and Prejudice BBC One branded. The story of Bridget Jones – 32 year old English single who will find himself a juggle the charming playboy boss Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) and the successful lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) – will hit the global box office with $ 280 million, against a budget of 42.

The most romantic comedy of the first half of the 00s was filmed at Globe Tavern in Southwark in south-east London where Bridget’s house is located and the Shad Tame neighborhood where the blonde troublemaker has her first date with Daniel. The protagonist’s apartment was recreated at Shepperton Studios in Surrey inspired – for the retro style in pastel shades – by the masterpiece Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The film had 2 sequels equally successful: What a mess, Bridget Jones! (2004) e Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016). Let’s celebrate the most loved single in cinema with 10 curiosities from her diary. From the desk of the “trainee” Renée Zellweger with the photo of Jim Carrey to the ridiculous payment of 25 pounds to slip into the British theme song, from the fight scene between Hugh Grant and Colin Firth completely improvised to the production that wanted to entrust the role to Kate Winslet.