Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Directed by Ang Lee
Genres - Drama, Romance, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Comedy of Manners, Period Film, Romantic Drama |
Release Date - Dec 13, 1995 (USA - Limited), Jan 26, 1996 (USA) |
Run Time - 136 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Karl Williams
The recipient of seven OscarĀ® 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 OscarĀ® for her screenplay adaptation of Austen's novel.
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Keywords
love, sister, British, romance, mother, poverty, cousin, death-in-family, inheritance, upper-class, daughter, tomboy, widow/widower
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Production Values