The story of two sisters who are torn between marrying for love (sensibility) or money and position (sense) and how their choices don't exactly turn out the way they thought and hoped. A stunning and lavish adaptation of Jane Austen's book by Emma Thompson, who also starred. They take more than a few liberties with the source material but the result is one of the best movies ever made. This is my ... read more
Description:Director Ang Lee and screenwriter-actress Emma Thompson bring Jane Austen's 1811 novel about ... Full Descriptionthe romantic dalliances of two sisters in rural England to the screen in this acclaimed film.
Actress Emma Thompson both wrote and stars in this adaptation of Jane Austen's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY--a novel that perceptiDirector Ang Lee and screenwriter-actress Emma Thompson bring Jane Austen's 1811 novel about ... Full Descriptionthe romantic dalliances of two sisters in rural England to the screen in this acclaimed film.
Actress Emma Thompson both wrote and stars in this adaptation of Jane Austen's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY--a novel that perceptively examines the social manners and laws of early-19th-century Britain. Set in the English countryside, the film follows the loves and heartaches of sisters Elinor (Thompson) and Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet). The two have extremely divergent approaches to life: Elinor represents "sense" and believes in behaving with propriety and thoughtfulness, while Marianne represents "sensibility" and basks in her own emotions. Both women, however, experience confusion when their lovers, seemingly on the verge of proposing marriage, spurn them. For director Ang Lee, the film marks a break from his Father Knows Best trilogy, which examined the problems of the contemporary Taiwanese family. Many people questioned whether an Asian director could handle an English period film. Lee answered those questions with a gorgeous film that both captures the nuances of Austen's novel and proves that Lee is a first-rate director capable of tackling any material. Featuring Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman, among others, the stellar cast inspired Lee to flatteringly exclaim, "Can everyone in England act?"
"The scene in which spirited Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet) discovered that womanizer John Willoughby (Greg Wise) - the man she had fallen madly in love with during a torrid affair - failed her and was instead engaged to a rich woman, and her trance-like recitation of William Shakespeare's 116th Sonnet ("Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds...") while staring at his mansion during a heavy rainstorm - leading to her ne"
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Plot: Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the titular opposites.
Genre: Drama | Romance
Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman
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