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  1. Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne.

  2. Mar 26, 2014 · Period dramas, as a genre, invite the viewers to take on the rich features of the novel. Yet, no film can reproduce the nuances and exquisite details of the text. For 135 minutes, Sense and Sensibility allows us to explore Jane Austen’s first novel in a visual format.

  3. Jun 21, 2012 · Modern audiences demand the “Cinderella” ending, and, in this film, we lose some of Austen’s cautionary tale of the pitfalls of too much or too little sense and sensibility. Emotional sensitivity becomes a substitute for social restraint.

  4. Dec 13, 1995 · Sense And Sensibility. 135 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1995. Roger Ebert. December 13, 1995. 5 min read. Enjoyable, civilized, yet somehow not as satisfying as “ Persuasion,” another recently released Austen adaptation. “Sense and Sensibility” was the first and one of the least of Jane Austen ‘s novels; she wrote it in 1795, but it was not ...

  5. Sense and Sensibility: Directed by Ang Lee. With James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Kate Winslet. Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance.

    • (127K)
    • Drama, Romance
    • Ang Lee
    • 1996-01-26
  6. Jun 22, 2011 · Sense and Sensibility Movie (1995) – A Review. Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, the 1995 movie Sense and Sensibility remains one of my most cherished interpretations of a Jane Austen novel. Everything about this film project seems to be touched with gold; from the award-winning screenplay by actress Emma Thompson; to the incredible depth ...

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  8. Dec 13, 1995 · Finally, falling somewhere between those two poles, is “Sense and Sensibility,” the audience-friendly Hollywood version of Austen, easygoing and aiming to please.

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