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Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

19957.42h 16m

Overview

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

Directed by Ang Lee
Written by Emma Thompson, Jane Austen
Produced by Lindsay Doran
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0MRevenue: $134.6M

Top Cast

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Elinor Dashwood

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Marianne Dashwood

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Colonel Christopher Brandon

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Edward Ferrars

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Mrs. Dashwood

Greg Wise

Greg Wise

John Willoughby

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Jennings

Imogen Stubbs

Imogen Stubbs

Lucy Steele

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Fanny Ferrars Dashwood

James Fleet

James Fleet

John Dashwood

Themes & Keywords

secret lovelondon, englandcountrysidebased on novel or bookwidowmilitary officerservantcountry lifepneumoniainheritanceperiod dramarainstormdecorumhorse carriageyoung lovedowrysocial class19th centurypennilesssocial elitebloodlettingfree spiritedsussexsisters lovemarry for moneysecret engagementdevonshire, england

About Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility is a drama, romance film released in 1995 exploring themes of secret love, london, england, countryside, based on novel or book, widow, military officer. Directed by Ang Lee, it stars Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman. The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

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