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Sense and Sensibility

Columbia Pictures

Mirage Enterprises

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United States of America

United Kingdom

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Emma Thompson

Kate Winslet

Alan Rickman

Hugh Grant

Gemma Jones

Greg Wise

Elizabeth Spriggs

Imogen Stubbs

Harriet Walter

James Fleet

Imelda Staunton

Hugh Laurie

Emilie François

Robert Hardy

Richard Lumsden

Tom Wilkinson

Ian Brimble

Isabelle Amyes

Alexander John

Allan Mitchell

Josephine Gradwell

Lone Madsen

Oliver Ford Davies

Eleanor McCready

Lindsay Doran

Ang Lee

Jane Austen

Sydney Pollack

Ian Whittaker

Philip Sindall

Clive Coote

Janet Tebrooke

Joe Hobbs

Yvonne Hobbs

Miri Ben-Schlomo

Sallie Jaye

Barbara Taylor

Astrid Schikorra

Terry Edland

Tony Hayes

Ben Howarth

Carol Regan

Arthur Wicks

Gerry Gore

Susan Littenberg

Roy Prendergast

Tony Dawe

Chris Gurney

Reilly Steele

Mary Ellen Porto

Juan Carlos Zaldívar

Suzy Catliff

Christina Moore

Ginger Corbett

Mark Ginsberg

Stan Sztaba

Patricia Sztaba

Stephen Fry

Michael Coulter

Laurie Borg

Luciana Arrighi

Patrick Doyle

Tim Squyres

Michelle Guish

Jenny Beavan

John Bright

James Schamus

Geoff Stier

Christopher Newman

Bernard Bellew

Andrew Sanders

Philip Elton

Libbie Barr

Morag Ross

Jan Archibald

Stuart Hopps

Ricky Farns

Tony Clarkson

Anthony Bregman

Steve Hamilton

Maggie Rodford

Randall Balsmeyer

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The briefest of cameos from Tim Wilkinson informs us that due to inheritance rules, the second “Mrs. Dashwood” (Gemma Jones) and her daughters are going to be at the mercy of his son upon his demise. That fellow (James Fleet) is actually quite a kindly soul, but his rather more mercenary wife “Fanny” (Harriet Walter) reckons they can be left to get by with just their annuity of £500. With daughters “Elinor” (Emma Thompson); “Marianne” (Kate Winslet) and “Margaret” (Emilie François) to keep, that’s going to be quite a task. Luckily, widower distant cousin “Sir John” (Robert Hardy) and his lively mother-in-law (Elizabeth Spriggs) invite them to lodge in a well-appointed cottage on their estate. That’s where the family settle and each of the girls gradually becomes embroiled in romance. For “Elinor” it’s the dashing but shy “Ferrars” (Hugh Grant) who takes her fancy. Talking of dashing, there’s also the charming “Col. Brandon” (Alan Rickman) who is keen on young “Marianne” - but her attentions are divided between him and the handsome doctor “Willoughby” (Greg Wise). Meantime, whilst all this courting and counter-courting is going on, the young “Margaret” is totally besotted on “Ferrars” too! I usually found Jane Austen stories tended to follow a fairly predictable pattern, but the potpourri of characters here are aided by some really quite witty dialogue and some glorious scenery and build together engagingly. There’s an amiable degree of charm, haplessness and political incorrectness on display too as the writer takes quite a swipe at the ridiculousness of so many aspects of life for and amidst the landed gentry and it’s middle class associates. The headline roles all deliver well enough, but it’s maybe the engaging dynamic between Hardy and Spriggs that raises most smiles for me. The costumiers and designers have crafted a classy looking production and the screen adaptation does wonders for a time when the mantra was definitely more “why use one word when you can use ten”.

Sydney Pollack reflects on what makes SENSE AND SENSIBILITY unforgettable.

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