Plot
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
Release Year: 1995
Rating: 7.7/10 (39,837 voted)
Critic's Score: 84/100
Director:
Ang Lee
Stars: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, James Fleet
Storyline When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. But this is a romance, and through the hardships and heartbreak, true love and a happy ending will find their way for both the sister who is all sense and the one who is all sensibility.
Writers: Jane Austen, Emma Thompson
Cast: James Fleet
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John Dashwood
Tom Wilkinson
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Mr. Dashwood
Harriet Walter
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Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
Kate Winslet
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Marianne Dashwood
Emma Thompson
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Elinor Dashwood
Gemma Jones
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Mrs. Dashwood
Hugh Grant
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Edward Ferrars
Emilie François
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Margaret Dashwood
Elizabeth Spriggs
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Mrs. Jennings
Robert Hardy
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Sir John Middleton
Ian Brimble
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Thomas
Isabelle Amyes
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Betsy
Alan Rickman
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Col. Christopher Brandon
Greg Wise
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John Willoughby
Alexander John
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Curate
Taglines:
Lose your heart and come to your senses.
Release Date: 13 December 1995
Filming Locations: Berry Pomeroy Church, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England, UK
Box Office Details
Budget: $16,500,000
(estimated)
Gross: $135,000,000
(Worldwide)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
In the DVD extras, Emma Thompson relates how Patrick Doyle was challenged to set Ben Jonson's 'The Dreame' to music. The result is the piece Col. Brandon requests Marianne to play on the pianoforte and the end title music.
Goofs:
Continuity:
When Marianne wanders off from the Palmers' house, and Elinor is staring out the window, Mr. Palmer speaks to her and hands her a cup of tea. Immediately following that, Charlotte pours a cup of tea and gives it to Elinor, who thanks her and receives it with both hands.
Quotes: Edward Ferrars:
My heart is, and always will be, yours.
User Review
A subtle masterpiece
Rating: 10/10
I saw this movie in a cinema back in 1996 and since that June I have
seen it about a dozen times. It is true, that being an ardent lover of
the so-called Romantic (as if the 13th century couldn't be Romantic or
17th, but these things are academic nonsense) period I can enjoy even
minor pieces of period cinema, however this is most probably the best
film set in the early 19th century. Although it centers on the
relationship of the two sisters and their respective romantic
relationships, it also seems to be a salute to the period itself in its
precise description of the English country society. It is truthful to
Jane Austen's novel, but Emma Thompson's script is fine in its own
right, with many omissions and additions to the novel. The acting is
superb, Kate Winslet as the typical Romantic dreamer (sensibility) is
breathtaking (try not to be moved when her character wanders in the
rain to see the house of her beloved and when she whispers
half-deranged: 'Willoughby, Willoughby, Willoughby.') is perfect as is
Emma Thompson as the rational but equally tormented older
sister(sense). Greg Wise is perfect as the dashing semi-Byronic hero
Willoughby and Allan Rickman as the mellow Brandon. To say nothing of
the art direction, the music or the fantastic image composition. I
would recommend everyone with some sort of emotional subtlety to see
this film, for the story, the wit, the period and the imagery.
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