Kensington Gardens
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a 2004 British romantic comedy
film directed by Beeban Kidron, based on Helen Fielding's novel of the same
name. It stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, Colin Firth as Mark Darcy and
Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver. It is the sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
There are significant differences in the storylines between the novel and this
film adaptation, and between the United States version and United Kingdom
version of the film, including an alternate ending.
Taglines
Same Bridget. Brand new diary.
The perfect boyfriend. The perfect life. What could posssibly go wrong?
Big Lawyer. Big Liar. Big Problem
Bridget's back! (UK)
During the fight scene between Daniel and Mark, (Hugh Grant and Colin Firth)it was for the most part not
choreographed, instead, the actors were simply asked to fight each other any way
they could.
In this screen capture Mark thinks Daniel has been seeing his wife Bridget
which provokes this fight at the Italian Garden Fountain at Kensington Gardens
I had visited London primarily to see Idina Menzel reprising her role of
Elphaba in the musical
Wicked
and I was staying at a hotel on Queensborough
Terrace just off Bayswater Rd which is just north of Hyde Park so I was
well within walking distance of this location. Here is a shot of the fountain
from my trip
Here is another screen capture from the film
The only regret I had in London was not taking a trip to see the stone
bridge from the 1945 film
Brief Encounter
Kensington Gardens Wikipedia
Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, is one of
the Royal Parks of London, lying immediately to the west of Hyde Park. Most of
it is in the City of Westminster, but a section to the west is in the Royal
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The park covers an area of 111 hectares (275
acres).[1] The open spaces of Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St.
James's Park together form an almost continuous "green lung" in the heart of
London between Kensington and Westminster.
History
Kensington Gardens was carved out of the western section of Hyde Park and
designed c.1728-1738 by Henry Wise and Charles Bridgeman, with fashionable
features including the Round Pond, formal avenues and a sunken Dutch garden.
Long after they had been opened to the public, the King asked his Prime Minister
the possible cost of enclosing them again: the reply was "a Crown".
Charles Bridgeman created the Serpentine in the 1730s by damming the eastern
outflow of the River Westbourne from Hyde Park for Queen Caroline.[2] The part
of the Serpentine that lies within Kensington Gardens is known as "The Long
Water". At its north-western end (originally the inflow of the River Westbourne)
in an area known as "The Italian Garden", there are four fountains and a
number of classical sculptures. At the foot of the Italian Gardens is a
parish boundary marker, delineating the boundary between Paddington and St
George Hanover Square parishes, on the exact centre of the Westbourne river.
Kensington Gardens are generally regarded as being the western extent of the
neighbouring Hyde Park from which they were originally taken, with West Carriage
Drive (The Ring) and the Serpentine Bridge forming the boundary between them.
The Gardens are fenced and more formal than Hyde Park. Kensington Gardens are
open only during the hours of daylight, whereas Hyde Park is open from 6 am
until midnight all year round, which includes many hours of darkness.
Kensington Gardens were long regarded as smarter than Hyde Park because of its
more private character around Kensington Palace. However, in the late 1800s,
Hyde Park was considered the more "fashionable" of the two because of its
location nearer to Park Lane (Mayfair) and Knightsbridge, adjoining the entrance
to central London opposite Wellington Arch and was therefore more crowded.[3]