Focus Features is doing its big one by bringing some of the most iconic films from its library back to theaters for limited engagements. This is how I finally wound up watching the acclaimed and appropriately hyped period romance Pride and Prejudice, starring the uber-talented Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen, an actor I first came to know as “Tom Wambsgans,” the buffoonish yes-man from Succession.

Now I have heard of the movie and known fans who rewatch on an annual basis, but I somehow missed it and then thought that I wouldn’t be able to immerse myself in the romance, because I couldn’t unsee MacFadyen as Wambsgans.

But I was wrong.

He yearned so hard I forgot about his feud with Cousin Greg and that final hand-holding scene in the car with Shiv.

OK, so for those who haven’t seen it, here’s a lil summary: The 2005 film follows Elizabeth Bennet, a refreshingly frank and independent woman living in rural England with an energetic (and sometimes annoying) family (that mother of hers, my goodness). The matriarch’s sole focus is to get her young daughters married off (hopefully, to men of means) to secure their futures, since they do not come from money.

Things kick off when two upper-crust bachelors roll into town: Mr. Bingley (a semi-harmless and clueless rich guy) and Mr. Darcy (a wealthy jerkface with a superiority complex). Bingley quickly falls for Jane Bennet, Elizabeth’s older sister, but class differences and family drama get in their way.

After a terse first impression, Elizabeth overhears Darcy insulting her looks—a classic start to an enemies-to-lovers arc—and she’s very much over him and his holier-than-thou ‘tude. But this is a romantic drama after all, so what starts as mutual disdain gradually unravels into a beautifully tense love story.

And now I finally understand that iconic hand flex. HAWT.

Another thing that took me by surprise was the cast: incroyable! Carey Mulligan, Jena Malone, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn and Judi Dench. Absolutely stacked.

I was also not prepared for the visual feast this movie presents. The whole film is shot like a freaking painting, helped, of course, by the gorgeous locations and dreamy English countryside. I found myself jealous that Elizabeth gets to enjoy that kind of scenery during her long walks.

Full disclosure: I actually read Pride and Prejudice for leisure back in high school (a million years ago), and I used to mentally lump it in with Little Women. (They’re both period dramas with strong-willed sisters, rigid social norms and a bunch of petticoats and passive-aggressive conversations over tea.) And before anyone comes for me, I’ve since learned the error of my ways.

Last year, I visited The Jane Austen Centre in Bath. I’ve done the pilgrimage and I get it now.

Learning about the social constraints Austen was pushing back against and how radical her female characters were for the time gave me a whole new appreciation for her stories.

(a pic of the men’s bathroom, which gave me a good chuckle)

And this adaptation delivers on the romance, and it gets to the core of Austen’s critique of class and gender roles. Elizabeth’s “inferior” social standing is a major obstacle in her connection with Darcy, who has to unlearn his own snobbery just to deserve her. And characters like Charlotte Lucas remind us how often women were forced to choose security over happiness.

So if you haven’t seen Pride and Prejudice yet (or if it’s been a while), go see it on the big screen while you can. It’s a romantic exploration of class, power and pride, with gorgeous cinematography and spectacular performances all around.

And if that’s not enough, Focus Features is also re-releasing Brokeback Mountain this summer. It’s been decades since I’ve seen it (like, not since it first came out), but you best believe I’ll be there, ready to watch that heartbreaking masterpiece all over again.