About Sense and Sensibility
Oscar-winning Austen adaptation with Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson
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 their three daughters Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kind cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of 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 Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery John Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried.
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An exuberant, well-crafted film that gets the audience involved on a gut level.
San Francisco Chronicle
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The characters all come thoroughly alive with their ready wits and pulsing emotions.
Variety
