Sense and Sensibility (1995)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Ang Lee

Writers:

Jane Austen (novel)
Emma Thompson (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

Plot:

Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.

Plot Keywords:

Heartbreak | Love | Colonel | Inheritance | Sword Fighting

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 27 wins & 28 nominations

Cast

James Fleet	...	John Dashwood
Tom Wilkinson	...	Mr. Dashwood
Harriet Walter	...	Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
Kate Winslet	...	Marianne Dashwood
Emma Thompson	...	Elinor Dashwood
Gemma Jones	...	Mrs. Dashwood
Hugh Grant	...	Edward Ferrars
Emilie François	...	Margaret Dashwood
Elizabeth Spriggs	...	Mrs. Jennings
Robert Hardy	...	Sir John Middleton
Ian Brimble	...	Thomas
Isabelle Amyes	...	Betsy
Alan Rickman	...	Col. Christopher Brandon
Greg Wise	...	John Willoughby
Alexander John	...	Curate

Also Known As:

Sensatez y sentimientos (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Förnuft och känsla (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Raison et sentiments (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Разум и чувства (Russia) [ru]
Értelem és érzelem (Hungary) [hu]
Ask ve yasam (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Fornuft og følelse (Denmark) [da]
Fornuft og følelser (Norway) [no]
Järki ja tunteet (Finland) [fi]
Ragione e sentimento (Italy) [it]
Razão e Sensibilidade (Brazil) [pt]
Razsodnost in rahlocutnost (Slovenia) [sl]
Razum i osecajnost (Serbia) [sr]
Rozwazna i romantyczna (Poland) [pl]
Sensibilidade e Bom Senso (Portugal) [pt]
Sentido y sensibilidad (Spain) [es]
Sinn und Sinnlichkeit (Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements.

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Australia:G | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Taiwan:GP | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Denmark:A | Finland:S | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Berry Pomeroy Church, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The dark purple velvet and silk gown Harriet Walter (Fanny Dashwood) wears to dinner at Norland Park is the same costume worn by the theatre guest seated next to deSade's wife in Quills (2000), and by Jane How (Lady Holland) at the London party in Byron (2003) (TV).

Goofs:

Continuity: The scene in which Lucy Steele reveals to Fanny Dashwood that she (Lucy) and Fanny's brother (Edward) have been secretly engaged initially shows Lucy stroking a dog. When Fanny realizes what Lucy is saying, she becomes hysterical and sends everything flying, but the dog is no longer there.

Quotes:

Lucy: We were talking of London, ma'am, and all its diversions.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "British Film Forever: Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (#1.4)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Weep You No More Sad Fountains

A true story of family, friends, sisterhood, heartbreak, and love

I found "Sense and Sensibilty" to be one of the most charming movies I have seen since "Finding Neverland". It has a very warm feeling and is very welcoming. The story is absolutely beautiful. In the 1990's, all of Jane Austen's huge novels were made into movies and some even in television series. Most of them were very good, but Sense and Sensibility really stood out and was the best. Most thanks to Emma Thompson and her brilliant screenplay, which was also her first. Kudos to her, she seems like a fine and intelligent woman. I found out that this screenplay took her about 4 years to have the final draft done. She also couldn't translate some of the novel into the book so she took some of Austen's letters and put them into the movie.

The acting is absolutely on key and all of the actors fit quite well into their roles. I enjoy period pieces thourelly, if you don't, you might want to skip it. But I would recommend this picture any day. It's very beautiful and a wonderful movie to watch. It has some of the finest British actors: Allen Rickman, Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and Hugh Grant. So give it a chance, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

10/10