Sense And Sensibility (1995)


Emma Thompson           Elinor Dashwood
Alan Rickman            Colonel Brandon
Kate Winslet            Marianne Dashwood
Hugh Grant              Edward Frears
James Fleet             John Dashwood
Tom Wilkinson           Mr Dashwood
Harriet Walker          Fanny Dashwood
Gemma Jones             Mrs Dashwood
Emile Francoise         Margaret Dashwood
Elizabeth Spriggs       Mrs Jennings
Bob Hardy               Sir John Middleton
Ian Brimble             Thomas
Isabelle Amyes (II)     Betsy
Greg Wise               Willoughby
Alexander John          Curate
Imelda Staunton         Charlotte Palmer
Imogen Stubbs           Lucy Steele
Hugh Laurie             Mr Palmer
Allan Mitchell          Pigeon
Josephine Gradwell      Maid to Mrs Jennings
Richard Lumsden (II)    Robert Ferrars
Lone Vidahl             Miss Grey
Oliver Ford Davies      Doctor Harris
Eleanor McCready        Mrs Bunting

Directed by:            Ang Lee
Produced by:            Sydney Pollack, Lindsay Doran, James Schamus


When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his 
first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, 
and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live 
on. Though John and Fanny inherit the family's vast estate, it is Fanny's shy, charming brother 
Edward who captures Elinor's heart. But before Elinor and Edward have a chance to express their 
tentative feelings for each other, Fanny contrives an excuse to send Edward off to London. Marianne, 
meanwhile, becomes swept up in a passionate affair with the dashing Willoughby, a very public 
romance conducted with so little prudence by Marianne that it earns her sister's disapproval. As 
Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial 
and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money 
and men.

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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.