The recipient of seven Oscar® nominations, this film version of Jane Austen's classic 1811 novel stars Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood. With her mother and sisters, Elinor struggles financially after the death of her father, who bequeathed the Dashwood estate to his oafish son by an earlier marriage. While sorting out the .. Read more
| Starring | Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise |
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| Director | Ang Lee |
| Genres | Drama |
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The recipient of seven Oscar® nominations, this film version of Jane Austen's classic 1811 novel stars Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood. With her mother and sisters, Elinor struggles financially after the death of her father, who bequeathed the Dashwood estate to his oafish son by an earlier marriage. While sorting out the family's affairs, the shy, self-sacrificing Elinor secretly falls for her stepbrother-in-law, Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant), a sensitive, well-educated bachelor who cannot court her because of his foolhardy youthful engagement to the greedy Lucy Steele (Imogen Stubbs). The grateful Dashwoods are offered a modest country home by family friends, which they accept. Once relocated, Elinor's brash, spirited sister Marianne (Kate Winslet) falls for a dashing local, John Willoughby (Greg Wise), a womanizer who nevertheless seems to share her affections. A prominent neighbor, Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman), also falls in love with Marianne, but she is oblivious to the older man's affections. Eventually, Willoughby fails Marianne, breaking her heart, until she realizes Brandon's feelings. When Edward's family disowns him, Lucy marries his brother instead, leaving him free to pursue an exultant Elinor. Thompson won the film's sole Oscar® for her screenplay adaptation of Austen's novel.~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise, Kate Winslet, Hugh Laurie, Robert Hardy |
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| Director | Ang Lee |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 11 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Top 100 Best of British |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Spanish, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 09 Sep 2002 |
A high-spirited romance that is a joy to watch; Emma Thompson's casting as Elinor (who is a 19-year-old in the book) slightly undermines Austen's intent, but does not reduce the pleasure the film provides.
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well-worth persevering with
This is essentially an Emma Thompson film; she wrote the script and plays one of the key characters. She does look a little old for the part whereas Kate ... read more »
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Definitive Austen
I am, admittedly, a bit of an Austen nut! I have read Sense and Sensibility more times than any sane person should - I know great tracts off by heart - but to ... read more »
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Show stealer Thompson
This is a hugely enjoyable film and definitely worth the five stars. That said, at a distance of some fifteen years, it is really fascinating to see how the ... read more »
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Excellent adaptation
Emma Thompson deserves all the accolades that have been heeped on her script and acting in this production of Sense and Sensibility which will surely be THE ... read more »
Oscar winner Emma Thompson has been immortalised on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after unveiling her star on Friday (06Aug10). The actress was joined by her Nanny McPhee Returns co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal and her ex-boyfriend, House star Hugh Laurie, when she was honoured with the 2,416th star, located outside the historic Pig 'n Whistle pub on Hollywood Boulevard. The 51-year-old won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1992 for her role in Howard's End, and scooped her second Oscar in... Read more
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