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 Sense and Sensibility :: 0800141660
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| Emma Thompson scores a double bull's-eye with this marvelous adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Not only does Thompson turn in a strong (and gently humorous) performance as one of the Dashwood sisters--the one with "sense"--she also wrote the witty, wise screenplay. Austen's tale of 19th-century manners and morals provides a large cast with a feast of possibilities, notably Kate Winslet, in her pre-Titanic flowering, as Thompson's deeply romantic sister. Winslet attracts the wooing of shy Alan Rickman (a nice change of pace from his bad-guy roles) and dashing Greg Wise, while Thompson must endure an incredibly roundabout courtship with Hugh Grant, here in fine and funny form. All of this is doled out with the usual eye-filling English countryside and handsome costumes, yet the film always seems to be about the careful interior lives of its characters. The director, an inspired choice, is Taiwan-born Ang Lee, who brings the same exquisite taste and discreet touch he displayed in his previous Asian films (such as Eat Drink Man Woman). Thompson's script won an Oscar, and 1995 was a fine year for Jane Austen all around: Persuasion was made into an excellent picture, and Emma became the spritzy high school comedy Clueless. --Robert Horton Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
What a great movie! Have seen it several times before but DVD on big screen HDTV looks and sounds great.
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Author: Guest
Parts of this terrific movie were filmed at the Flete Estate inbetween Torquay & Plymouth - I was born in the "castle" that has the River Yealm in the background.
Dave Hill from Slade was born there too and I met him in the 70s - nice guy - superb movie
This is not BS!
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Author: Guest
I remember first seeing the film in the cinema and also very well remember the total enchantment I felt. The production has captivated me right from the start and still does whenever I watch it over and over again.
The chemistry between the Dashwood sisters played by Emma Thompson (sensible, rational and seemingly restraint Elinor) and Kate Winslet (passionate, oversensitive and open Marianne)works wonderfully. The family picture completed with Gemma Jones as Mrs Dashwood and Emily F. as Margaret is lovely and lively. There are some fresh family scenes where Margaret gets more attention (she is not wholly portraited in the book as a rather insignificant character)giving light touches to the film preventing it to become too gloomy at certain points.
Emma Thompson created an absolutely wonderful screenplay. Sad and funny events alternate each other increasing and relaxing tension making the film intriguing and exciting from first minute to the last.
A pity that two scenes were deleted where Elinor's character - a dialogue between her and her mother - gets highlighted even further and a pity for the deleted kiss with Hugh Grant. Fortunately they can be enjoyed as extras on the DVD.
As to male performance, I found Alan Rickman's colonel Brandon - the character is actually a bit flat in the book, not too much excitement there - totally stunning. He gave dimension to the character: he was humane, gentle and good, but very manly without a trace of boredom in him. You could feel his passion for Marianne and the past sadness still lingering over him. The scene where he gets introduced in the film (his intently watching Marianne as if spellbound) is one of the most amazing peaks of the film.
Hugh Grant was a shy, but likeable Edward Ferrars, his caring, brotherly relationship with Margaret made him more endearing. Greg Wise played a truly dashing Willoughby.
The Devon scenery - wonderful, wonderful Britain! - was photgraphed at its most advantageous, the costumes were brilliant and the sonnets gave true dramatization to plot and characters.
Do not hesitate, buy it now!!
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Author: Guest
This is a wonderful movie. I actually didn't expect it to be as good as it was. I thought it would be drawn out and overacted, like many movies from that time period tend to be. It was beautiful and beautifully acted. The characters all brought a certain "je ne sais quoi" to the role. I often felt as if I were looking at these people living their daily lives. The characters are very believable and as I mentioned je ne sais quoi, is the only phrase to describe the players--they added an indescribable something to the roles. Perhaps the only character that almost fell out of good graces with me was Colonel Brandon. I found his voice a little annoyingly coarse and stoic, but perhaps that's what the Austen book was going for anyway. Once again, Excellent movie, excellent writing, acting, directing, ergo, it makes for excellent viewing.
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Fast, reliable service. I appreciated the purchase / shipping information updates provided.
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