Sense And Sensibility (DVD)

Ang Lee's enchanting big-screen version of "Sense and Sensibility" does justice to Jane Austen's novel. The novel - first published in 1811 - was gracefully adapted for the big screen by first-time screenwriter Emma Thompson, who received an Oscar for her efforts - as well as a nomination for Best Actress for her starring role as Elinor Dashwood. Released in 1995, the film also provides an entertaining glimpse of some famous faces - notably Kate Winslet, Thompson and Hugh Grant - looking significantly younger than they do today. Mrs Henry Dashwood (Gemma Jones) and her three daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret are left in financially ...  Read the complete review

When the old Mr Dashwood dies he asks his son, John to look after his sisters and step mother. Although John promises his father he will, his Mr Dashwood is barely cold before John's calculating and money grabbing wife Fanny has her say. By the time she has finished Mr Dashwood's second family is left with a meagre allowance and the knowledge that life as they knew it will never be the same. It is not long before John and Fanny have installed themselves as the new owners of the Norland Estate whilst Mrs Dashwood and her daughters the steady, reserved Elinor, headstrong and emotional Marianne and tom boy Margaret are left looking for a new home. Fanny ...  Read the complete review

Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 Ang Lee film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name. ***Plot*** The plot centres on the two Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. After their father dies the two girls, their younger sister Margaret and mother, Mrs Dashwood are left with a diminutive allowance to live off after their half brother, John, and his greedy wife Fanny inherit the family estate. When John, Fanny and their young son move into the Dashwood home they're visited by Fanny's brother Edward who forms a budding friendship with Elinor until the Dashwood ladies feel compelled to leave for a new home. Their new home, a small cottage near ...  Read the complete review

REVIEW FOR THE FILM ONLY Emma Thompson writes and stars in this 1995 big screen adaption of the Jane Austen novel. She does a tremendous job of both writing and acting and, although I have never read this particular book, it has a very Austen-esque feel about it so I am assuming she was quite faithful to the book. Ang Lee directs, and the whole film is shot amongst lush countryside and the usually grey Britain manages to appear mostly sunny and bright. The costumes and sets depicted are accurate for the era, and it is interesting to see how different and difficult life was for women all those years ago. The plot: The head of the Dashwood ...  Read the complete review

Sense and Sensibility I love movies about romance and Sense and Sensibility is a truly romantic movie. In 1996 S&S won an Academy Award for BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and 3 B.A.F.T.A.S for BEST FILM - BEST ACTRESS - BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS. Certificate:U *The Cast* Emma Thompson - Alan Rickman - Kate Winslet - Hugh Grant ~~~~~~~~~~~ Sense and Sensibility is the story of two sisters; Elinor (Emma Thompson) - being the eldest Elinor carries a lot of the burdens, she listens to her head rather than her heart Marrianne (Kate Winslet) - the opposite to her sister, she has a passion for life and doesn't ...  Read the complete review