Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)

by Ang Lee (Director)

Other authorsEmma Thompson (Actor), Lindsay Doran (Producer), Kate Winslet (Actor), Tom Wilkinson (Actor), Hugh Grant (Actor), Columbia Pictures (Production Company), Emilie Francois (Actor)
DVD, 2005

Call number

Literary, DVD 33

Collection

Publication

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (1999), Edition: Special Edition

Description

Tells of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune.

User reviews

LibraryThing member cljacobson
Based on Jane Austens, classic novel, this story tells of the Dashwood sisters, sesnsible Elinor (Emma Thompson) and passionate Marianne (Winslet) whose chances of marriage seem doomed by the family's sudden loss of fortune. Rickman and Grant co-star as the well-intentioned suitors who are trapped
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by the strict rules of society and conflicting laws of desire. PG 136 minutes
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LibraryThing member Anietzerck
I enjoyed this book by Jane Austen. I thought that the beginning was a little rough and hard to get through but then it started to pick up. I think though, that I will need to read it again just to really appreciate it.
LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
I think is an amazing adaptation. I loathed the Pride and Prejudice film with Keira Knightley, and a lot of the reason is that for me the additions, changes and omissions from the original jarred. With Emma Thompson's screenplay, her words felt seamless to me, as if she plugged into Austen's head.
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It's a great film, a favorite--one that not only made me cry more than once when I saw it in the cinema, but made me cry again in exactly the same spots when I rewatched on DVD. It was in fact one of the first DVD purchases I ever made, and I loved what a DVD brought to my experience--not just the ability to watch whenever I wanted, but additions such as the commentaries by Thompson and Lee. This is one of the films in the nineties that caused a popular resurgence for Jane Austen's books--and little wonder.
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LibraryThing member infjsarah
This is one of my absolute favourite films. I love it and have seen it numerous times. It's dramatic, humourous and romantic.
LibraryThing member ponsonby
Good adaptation by Emma Thompson. She is far too old for the role of Elinor but her acting in it is wonderful. Winslet is good as a very young Marianne. Hugh Grant makes a surprisingly good Edward. Rickman is too old both in years and manner for Brandon. But worth seeing and having.
LibraryThing member SueinCyprus
While inevitably a film is different from a book, with less introspection and more visuals, I felt that this adaptation was very faithful to the original. My husband hasn’t read the book, but enjoyed the film, vaguely recalling the first time we saw it. There were one or two places where we
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chuckled, mostly at the wonderfully ironic and brilliantly timed asides from Mr Palmer, perfectly cast as Hugh Laurie.

Highly recommended.
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Awards

Golden Globe Award (Winner — Best Screenplay — 1995)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner — Best Screenplay — 1995)

ISBN

0800141660 / 9780800141660

UPC

043396115996
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