Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Release: December 13, 1995 | Runtime: 2h 16m | Rating: 7.4
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. 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.
Lose your heart and come to your senses.
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Main cast
- Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood
- Kate Winslet as Marianne Dashwood
- Alan Rickman as Colonel Christopher Brandon
- Hugh Grant as Edward Ferrars
- Gemma Jones as Mrs. Dashwood
- Greg Wise as John Willoughby
- Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs. Jennings
- Imogen Stubbs as Lucy Steele
- Harriet Walter as Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
- James Fleet as John Dashwood
- Imelda Staunton as Charlotte Jennings Palmer
- Hugh Laurie as Mr. Palmer
- Emilie François as Margaret Dashwood
- Robert Hardy as Sir John Middleton
- Richard Lumsden as Robert Ferrars
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What is Sense and Sensibility about?
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. 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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