Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Emma Thompson
Elinor Dashwood / Screenplay
Kate Winslet
Marianne Dashwood
Alan Rickman
Colonel Christopher Brandon
Hugh Grant
Edward Ferrars
Gemma Jones
Mrs. Dashwood
Greg Wise
John Willoughby
Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs. Jennings
Imogen Stubbs
Lucy Steele
Harriet Walter
Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
James Fleet
John Dashwood
Imelda Staunton
Charlotte Jennings Palmer
Hugh Laurie
Mr. Palmer
Emilie François
Margaret Dashwood
Robert Hardy
Sir John Middleton
Richard Lumsden
Robert Ferrars
Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Dashwood
Ian Brimble
Thomas
Isabelle Amyes
Betsy
Alexander John
Curate
Allan Mitchell
Pigeon
Josephine Gradwell
Maid to Mrs. Jennings
Lone Madsen
Miss Grey
Oliver Ford Davies
Doctor Harris
Eleanor McCready
Mrs. Bunting
Lindsay Doran
Maid Admitting Col. Brandon (uncredited) / Producer
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Jane Austen
Novel
Ang Lee
Director
Patrick Doyle
Music
Michael Coulter
Director of Photography
Laurie Borg
Co-Producer
Luciana Arrighi
Production Design
Tim Squyres
Editor
Michelle Guish
Casting
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
John Bright
Costume Design
James Schamus
Co-Producer
Geoff Stier
Associate Producer
Christopher Newman
First Assistant Director
Bernard Bellew
Second Assistant Director
Andrew Sanders
Supervising Art Director
Philip Elton
Art Direction
Libbie Barr
Script Supervisor
Morag Ross
Key Makeup Artist
Jan Archibald
Key Hairdresser
Stuart Hopps
Choreographer
Ricky Farns
Special Effects Supervisor
Tony Clarkson
Location Manager
Anthony Bregman
Post Production Supervisor
Steve Hamilton
Supervising Sound Editor
Maggie Rodford
Music Supervisor
Randall Balsmeyer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ian Whittaker
Set Decoration
Philip Sindall
Camera Operator
Clive Coote
Still Photographer
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Supervisor
Joe Hobbs
Wardrobe Master
Yvonne Hobbs
Wardrobe Master
Miri Ben-Schlomo
Makeup Artist
Sallie Jaye
Makeup Artist
Barbara Taylor
Hairstylist
Astrid Schikorra
Hairstylist
Terry Edland
Gaffer
Tony Hayes
Best Boy Electric
Ben Howarth
Third Assistant Director
Carol Regan
Production Coordinator
Arthur Wicks
Property Master
Gerry Gore
Transportation Captain
Susan Littenberg
First Assistant Editor
Roy Prendergast
Music Editor
Tony Dawe
Production Sound Mixer
Chris Gurney
Boom Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 13, 1995
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 16m
Budget$16,000,000
Box Office$134,582,776
Filming LocationsDevon · Salisbury · Greenwich · South Somerset, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 American period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne. The story follows the Dashwood sisters, members of a wealthy English family of landed gentry, as they must deal with circumstances of sudden destitution. They are forced to seek financial security through marriage. Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their respective suitors.
Producer Lindsay Doran, a long time admirer of Austen's novel, hired Thompson to write the screenplay. She spent five years drafting numerous revisions, continually working on the script between other films as well as into production of the film itself. Studios were nervous that Thompson—a first-time screenwriter—was the credited writer, but Columbia Pictures agreed to distribute the film. Though initially intending to have another actress portray Elinor, Thompson was persuaded to take the role. Thompson's screenplay exaggerated the Dashwood family's wealth to make their later scenes of poverty more apparent to modern audiences. It also altered the traits of the male leads to make them more appealing to contemporary viewers. Elinor and Marianne's different characteristics were emphasised through imagery and invented scenes. Lee was selected as director, both for his work in the 1993 film The Wedding Banquet and because Doran believed he would help the film appeal to a wider audience. Lee was given a budget of $16 million.
Sense and Sensibility was released on 13 December 1995, in the United States. A commercial success, earning $135 million worldwide, the film garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews upon release and received many accolades, including three awards and eleven nominations at the 1995 British Academy Film Awards. It earned seven Academy Awards nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Actress. Thompson received the award for Best Adapted Screenplay, becoming the only person to have won Academy Awards for both acting and screenwriting. Sense and Sensibility contributed to a resurgence in popularity for Austen's works, and has led to many more productions in similar genres. It continues to be recognised as one of the best Austen adaptations of all time.