Sense and Sensibility (1995)
- Starring:
- Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ang Lee
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Romance
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The recipient of seven Oscar® nominations, this film version of Jane Austen's classic 1811 novel stars Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood. With her mother and sisters, Elinor struggles financially after the death of her father, who bequeathed the Dashwood estate to his oafish son by an earlier marriage. While sorting out the family's affairs, the shy, self-sacrificing Elinor secretly falls for her stepbrother-in-law, Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant), a sensitive, well-educated bachelor who cannot court her because of his foolhardy youthful engagement to the greedy Lucy Steele (Imogen Stubbs). The grateful Dashwoods are offered a modest country home by family friends, which they accept. Once relocated, Elinor's brash, spirited sister Marianne (Kate Winslet) falls for a dashing local, John Willoughby (Greg Wise), a womanizer who nevertheless seems to share her affections. A prominent neighbor, Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman), also falls in love with Marianne, but she is oblivious to the older man's affections. Eventually, Willoughby fails Marianne, breaking her heart, until she realizes Brandon's feelings. When Edward's family disowns him, Lucy marries his brother instead, leaving him free to pursue an exultant Elinor. Thompson won the film's sole Oscar® for her screenplay adaptation of Austen's novel. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 136 mins
Complete Cast:
- Emma Thompson - Elinor Dashwood
- Kate Winslet - Marianne Dashwood
- James Fleet - John Dashwood
- Harriet Walter - Fanny Dashwood
- Robert Hardy - Sir John Middleton
- Tom Wilkinson - Mr. Dashwood
- Richard Lumsden - Robert Ferrars
- Hugh Laurie - Thomas Palmer
- Emile Francois - Margaret Dashwood
- Alan Rickman - Colonel Brandon
- Hugh Grant - Edward Ferrars
- Greg Wise - John Willoughby
- Oliver Ford Davies - Doctor Harris
- Gemma Jones - Mrs. Dashwood
- Imelda Staunton - Charlotte Palmer
- Elizabeth Spriggs - Mrs. Jennings
- Imogen Stubbs - Lucy Steele
- Alexander John - Curate
- Director(s):
- Ang Lee
- Writer(s):
- Emma Thompson
- Producer(s):
- Lindsay Doran
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children)
- Categories:
- Romance
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- 1996 - Sense and Sensibility - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Picture
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Drama
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Drama
- 1994 - Sense and Sensibility - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - National Board of Review - Best Actress
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - National Board of Review - Best Director
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - National Board of Review - Best Picture
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay
- 1995 - Sense and Sensibility - Screen Actors Guild - Best Supporting Actress
