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Sense and Sensibility

  • 1995
  • PG
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
132K
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POPULARITY
908
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Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
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Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The older two daughters are the title opposites.Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The older two daughters are the title opposites.Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The older two daughters are the title opposites.

  • Director
    • Ang Lee
  • Writers
    • Jane Austen
    • Emma Thompson
  • Stars
    • Emma Thompson
    • Kate Winslet
    • James Fleet
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    132K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    908
    38
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen
      • Emma Thompson
    • Stars
      • Emma Thompson
      • Kate Winslet
      • James Fleet
    • 313User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 33 wins & 50 nominations total

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    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Elinor Dashwood
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Marianne Dashwood
    James Fleet
    James Fleet
    • John Dashwood
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Mr. Dashwood
    Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter
    • Fanny Dashwood
    Gemma Jones
    Gemma Jones
    • Mrs. Dashwood
    Hugh Grant
    Hugh Grant
    • Edward Ferrars
    Myriam Emilie Francois
    • Margaret Dashwood
    • (as Emilie François)
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    • Mrs. Jennings
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • Sir John Middleton
    Ian Brimble
    Ian Brimble
    • Thomas
    Isabelle Amyes
    • Betsy
    Alan Rickman
    Alan Rickman
    • Colonel Brandon
    Greg Wise
    Greg Wise
    • John Willoughby
    Alexander John
    Alexander John
    • Curate
    Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton
    • Charlotte Palmer
    Imogen Stubbs
    Imogen Stubbs
    • Lucy Steele
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Mr. Palmer
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen
      • Emma Thompson
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    User reviews313

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    8kosmasp

    Period drama

    I haven't read the book (yet), but concerning the film as it is, I can assure you that it is very well made. You'll get one of the best period dramas (I wouldn't go all the way with "best ever", but then again, I don't often use extremes to describe a movies) that you have seen!

    Of course you have to be open to this kind of movie. Meaning, that if you're more likely to watch Bruce Willis in Die Hard or can't wait for the next Steven Seagal movie, this might not be your cup of tea! There is a strong possibility that you won't like (to watch) this movie at all.

    So if you have seen period dramas and like them, than watch this one too, if you haven't watched one yet, than this can be a perfect movie to start with (although some might say, it's downhills after that ;o) )
    10pma97dr-2

    Very good adaptation.

    This is one of the best of the recent Jane Austen films, from one of her weaker books. Emma Thompson has done a fine job of the script, not slavishly remaining faithful to the book but not abandoning it either.

    The cast are uniformally excellent. I especially liked Kate Winslet's Marianne and Alan Rickman's Brandon. Emma Thompson's performance is almost good enough to make you forget that she is far to old for the part. The supporting cast are all excellent.

    Ang Lee's direction shows the same skill that it did in the excellent Eat Drink Man Woman and the scenery and costumes are beautiful (perhaps too beautiful).

    This is more romantic and less comic than say Emma, and Thompson's script wisely stays away from the kind of set-piece gags seen in the recent film of Emma. All in all, this is excellent.
    jitkapw

    I saw it four times in two days

    After seeing Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth I wouldn't expect myself to like another JA adaptation so much, but I confess I did. P&P stays my favourite but S&S is very close.

    I can't agree with some of the comments that Hugh Grant wasn't proper for Edward Ferrars. Yes, maybe his age didn't match Emma Thompson's exactly but I think he acted wonderfully. His speech especially and stiff walk. I loved the scenes at the beginning where he made friends with Margaret Dashwood and played with her. It was so sweet.

    My favourite, however, was definitely Colonel Brandon! I think Alan Rickman was just perfect for that role. I've seen him only as professor Snape in the first Harry Potter film, so I can't compare very much but I would say he is a great actor. I love his voice (especially when he says "What can I do? Give me some occupation, Miss Dashwood, or I shall run mad.), love his intonation and how he cares for Marianne so tenderly and patiently even though she turns her back on him. You can see the suffering in his eyes!

    I first read the book and didn't like it much but after seeing the film I'll reread it. I highly recommend JAusten's books to anyone who hasn't read them yet and likes JA's adaptations.
    10Hermit C-2

    A classic for all time.

    Whoever says they just don't make the quality of pictures today that they used to hasn't seen or is ignoring this film.

    That Emma Thompson is one of the greatest actresses working is no secret. But who would have expected such a miracle from her in the screenwriting department? Some of the most dramatic moments in 'Sense and Sensibility' come from her pen, not Jane Austen's, difficult as that may be to believe. For instance, the scene in which Col. Brandon (Alan Rickman) carries in the ill Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet), echoing the earlier scene where Willoughby (Greg Wise) brought the injured young woman home was Thompson's doing. Marianne's illness also is responsible for much more drama in the movie than in the book. And I'm an Austen fan! I can't recall another writer bringing so much good of his or her own to a classic like this.

    I suppose the director, cinematographer, production designer, etc. deserve to share the credit when a movie is this outstanding, but with such a super group of actors on the screen (from top to bottom) it's easy to heap all the praise on them. I had unconsciously (and unfairly) pigeonholed Alan Rickman based on the other role I'd seen him in, the villain in 'Die Hard,' so he was quite a surprise to me. The real bombshell, however, was my first exposure to Kate Winslet. After seeing this movie and Kenneth Branagh's 'Hamlet' I can say I can't remember another young actress who has impressed me so much. And she played these difficult roles by the time she was 20! Many of the other cast members are a part of an excellent group that Thompson and Branagh have often worked with in the past.

    I realized that 'S&S' had become one of my all-time favorite movies when I found myself watching it every chance I got when it came on TV. I think it's bumped 'Raging Bull' off my personal top 10 list.
    10amadore80

    A subtle masterpiece

    I saw this movie in a cinema back in 1996 and since that June I have seen it about a dozen times. It is true, that being an ardent lover of the so-called Romantic (as if the 13th century couldn't be Romantic or 17th, but these things are academic nonsense) period I can enjoy even minor pieces of period cinema, however this is most probably the best film set in the early 19th century. Although it centers on the relationship of the two sisters and their respective romantic relationships, it also seems to be a salute to the period itself in its precise description of the English country society. It is truthful to Jane Austen's novel, but Emma Thompson's script is fine in its own right, with many omissions and additions to the novel. The acting is superb, Kate Winslet as the typical Romantic dreamer (sensibility) is breathtaking (try not to be moved when her character wanders in the rain to see the house of her beloved and when she whispers half-deranged: 'Willoughby, Willoughby, Willoughby.') is perfect as is Emma Thompson as the rational but equally tormented older sister(sense). Greg Wise is perfect as the dashing semi-Byronic hero Willoughby and Allan Rickman as the mellow Brandon. To say nothing of the art direction, the music or the fantastic image composition. I would recommend everyone with some sort of emotional subtlety to see this film, for the story, the wit, the period and the imagery.

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    • Trivia
      Director Ang Lee originally was considering Kate Winslet only for the smaller part of Lucy Steele, even though she really wanted to play Marianne. When Winslet arrived at her audition, she pretended that her agent had sent her to read for Marianne, and her reading won her the role.
    • Goofs
      Marianne plays three different contemporary keyboard instruments, but each sounds like a modern grand piano.
    • Quotes

      Edward Ferrars: I-I've come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be, yours.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Nixon/Jumanji/Heat/Mr. Holland's Opus/Sense and Sensibility/Othello (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Weep You No More Sad Fountains
      Music by Patrick Doyle

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Sensatez y sentimientos
    • Filming locations
      • Efford House, Milford Road, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK(Barton cottage)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Mirage Enterprises
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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,182,776
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $721,341
      • Dec 17, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $134,582,776
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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