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Sense and Sensibility (1995)

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Reviews Counted:49

Fresh:48

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.9/10

Consensus: Sense and Sensibility is an uncommonly deft, very funny Jane Austen adaptation, marked by Emma Thompson's finely tuned performance.

Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: 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.... 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?" [More]

Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant

Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Harriet Walter, Imogen Stubbs, Greg Wise

Director: Ang Lee

Director: Ang Lee
Screenwriter: Emma Thompson
Producer: Lindsay Doran
Composer: Patrick Doyle

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Sep 28, 2004

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A stylish, witty and substantial adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
01/30/09
Channel 4 Film

For once, Thompson turns in a gimmick-free performance, and the rest of the actors range from fine to fabulous.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/30/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Thompson's script manages the neat trick of preserving the necessary niceties and decorum of civilized behavior of the time while still cutting to the dramatic quick.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/30/09
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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I can't say I remembered this 1995 feature too clearly a couple of days later; but I certainly had a good time as I watched it.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/09/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A little funny, a bit sad, an all-around entertaining.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/20/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
Film Threat

Thompson and Winslet give fine performances ably supported by the rest of the ensemble.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Unlike most of the usual rolling hills, costume period drama, Merchant-Ivory type, century-old novel movies, Sense and Sensibility succeeds quite handily.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A little funny, a bit sad, and all-around entertaining.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
09/10/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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07/06/05
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Though old-fashioned, this version of Austen's popular book is most enjoyable due to Ang Lee's skillfull helming, Emma Thompson's astute screenplay, which deservedly won the Oscar, and excellent ensemble headed by Thompson and Kate Winslet.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
06/20/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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11/19/04
Robin Clifford
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No review available.

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09/02/03
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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07/08/03
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

We need no further proof that this material is ageless.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/21/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Enduring love, heartbreak, undying passion and bitter betrayal. What more could you ask from Jane Austen, and for that matter, from a film?

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Seeing a world that seems kinder, gentler, nobler and simpler to our own can have its own theraputic value.

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04/03/03
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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A host of fine performances support the great screenplay, photography and editing of the film.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/27/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
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01/03/03
Audrey Rock-Richardson
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Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

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12/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sense and Sensibility is a triumph, and a film to be treasured.

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix
 
 
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