Sense and Sensibility (Blu-ray)
Adapted From the Novel by Jane Austen.|Lose Your Heart and Come to Your Senses.
Features: Blu-ray DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Spanish, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Emma Thompson stars in and wrote the Oscar-winning script for this wonderful romantic comedy, adapted from Jane Austen's novel and acclaimed nationwide as one of the very best movies of 1995. The story of two high-spirited sisters looking for true love in straitlaced society, Sense & Sensibility serves up humor, romance and the happiest ending of the year!
"Poised, delicate, powerful, hovering between poignancy and pealing laughter..." Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail
"...an absorbing, delightful, and nuanced movie." Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"...a vast range of richly developed, gorgeously played characters..." Richard Schickel, Time
"Funny, expansive, and a delight to spend company with." Bruce Reed, Film.com
"...fetchingly photographed and capably acted by Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant..." David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
"A definite must-see..." Elaine Blythe, Film Advisory Board
"...an exuberant, well-crafted film that gets the audience involved on a gut level even before the opening credits are over." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
Actress Emma Thompson both wrote and stars in this adaptation of Jane Austen's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY--a novel that perceptively examines the social manners and laws of early-19th-century Britain. Set in the English countryside, the film follows the loves and heartaches of sisters Elinor (Thompson) and Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet). The two have extremely divergent approaches to life: Elinor represents "sense" and believes in behaving with propriety and thoughtfulness, while Marianne represents "sensibility" and basks in her own emotions. Both women, however, experience confusion when their lovers, seemingly on the verge of proposing marriage, spurn them.
For director Ang Lee, the film marks a break from his Father Knows Best trilogy, which examined the problems of the contemporary Taiwanese family. Many people questioned whether an Asian director could handle an English period film. Lee answered those questions with a gorgeous film that both captures the nuances of Austen's novel and proves that Lee is a first-rate director capable of tackling any material. Featuring Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman, among others, the stellar cast inspired Lee to flatteringly exclaim, "Can everyone in England act?"
Plot Summary
Director Ang Lee and screenwriter-actress Emma Thompson bring Jane Austen's 1811 novel about the romantic dalliances of two sisters in rural England to the screen in this acclaimed film.
Features Audio Commentary With Actress Emma Thompson, Producer Lindsay Doran, Director Ang Lee & Co-Producer James Schamus
Audio: English PCM 5.1
Audio: English, Spanish, Portuguese Dolby Digital Stereo
Deleted Scenes
Dubbed: Spanish, Portuguese
Emma Thompson's Golden Globe Acceptance Speech
Interactive Menus
Photo Gallery
Scene Selection
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Theatrical Trailers
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Sony Pictures
Release Date: 1/1/2037
Original Release Date: 1995
Catalog ID: 15129
UPC: 00043396151291
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 1.85:1
Cast & Crew Emma Thompson
Hugh Grant
Kate Winslet
Tom Wilkinson
Ang Lee - Director
Emma Thompson - Screenplay
Jane Austen - Based On Novel By
Lindsay Doran - Producer
Michael Coulter - Cinematographer
Patrick Doyle - Original Music By
Tim Squyres - Editor
Awards
Oscar (1996)
Emma Thompson, Winner, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Emma Thompson, Nominee, Best Actress in a Leading Role
British Academy Awards (1996)
Emma Thompson, Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Golden Globe (1996)
Emma Thompson, Winner, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild (1996)
Kate Winslet, Winner, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
British Academy Awards (1996)
Kate Winslet, Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Oscar (1996)
Kate Winslet, Nominee, Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Lindsay Doran, Nominee, Best Picture
British Academy Awards (1996)
Lindsay Doran, Ang Lee, Winner, Best Film
Oscar (1996)
Michael Coulter, Nominee, Best Cinematography
Patrick Doyle, Nominee, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
Golden Globe (1996)
Sense and Sensibility, Winner, Best Motion Picture - Drama
Memorable Quotes"Love is not love/ Which alters when it alteration finds/ Or bends with the remover to remove:/ O, no! it is an ever--fixed mark/ That looks on tempests and is never shaken."----Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet) quoting Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116"
"Piracy is our only option."----Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant) to Elinor Dashwood (Emma Thompson)
"Is love a fancy or a feeling? Or a Ferrars?"----Marianne to Elinor
Features: Blu-ray DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Spanish, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Emma Thompson stars in and wrote the Oscar-winning script for this wonderful romantic comedy, adapted from Jane Austen's novel and acclaimed nationwide as one of the very best movies of 1995. The story of two high-spirited sisters looking for true love in straitlaced society, Sense & Sensibility serves up humor, romance and the happiest ending of the year!
"Poised, delicate, powerful, hovering between poignancy and pealing laughter..." Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail
"...an absorbing, delightful, and nuanced movie." Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"...a vast range of richly developed, gorgeously played characters..." Richard Schickel, Time
"Funny, expansive, and a delight to spend company with." Bruce Reed, Film.com
"...fetchingly photographed and capably acted by Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant..." David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
"A definite must-see..." Elaine Blythe, Film Advisory Board
"...an exuberant, well-crafted film that gets the audience involved on a gut level even before the opening credits are over." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
Actress Emma Thompson both wrote and stars in this adaptation of Jane Austen's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY--a novel that perceptively examines the social manners and laws of early-19th-century Britain. Set in the English countryside, the film follows the loves and heartaches of sisters Elinor (Thompson) and Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet). The two have extremely divergent approaches to life: Elinor represents "sense" and believes in behaving with propriety and thoughtfulness, while Marianne represents "sensibility" and basks in her own emotions. Both women, however, experience confusion when their lovers, seemingly on the verge of proposing marriage, spurn them.
For director Ang Lee, the film marks a break from his Father Knows Best trilogy, which examined the problems of the contemporary Taiwanese family. Many people questioned whether an Asian director could handle an English period film. Lee answered those questions with a gorgeous film that both captures the nuances of Austen's novel and proves that Lee is a first-rate director capable of tackling any material. Featuring Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman, among others, the stellar cast inspired Lee to flatteringly exclaim, "Can everyone in England act?"
Plot Summary
Director Ang Lee and screenwriter-actress Emma Thompson bring Jane Austen's 1811 novel about the romantic dalliances of two sisters in rural England to the screen in this acclaimed film.
Features Audio Commentary With Actress Emma Thompson, Producer Lindsay Doran, Director Ang Lee & Co-Producer James Schamus
Audio: English PCM 5.1
Audio: English, Spanish, Portuguese Dolby Digital Stereo
Deleted Scenes
Dubbed: Spanish, Portuguese
Emma Thompson's Golden Globe Acceptance Speech
Interactive Menus
Photo Gallery
Scene Selection
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Theatrical Trailers
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Sony Pictures
Release Date: 1/1/2037
Original Release Date: 1995
Catalog ID: 15129
UPC: 00043396151291
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 1.85:1
Cast & Crew Emma Thompson
Hugh Grant
Kate Winslet
Tom Wilkinson
Ang Lee - Director
Emma Thompson - Screenplay
Jane Austen - Based On Novel By
Lindsay Doran - Producer
Michael Coulter - Cinematographer
Patrick Doyle - Original Music By
Tim Squyres - Editor
Awards
Oscar (1996)
Emma Thompson, Winner, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Emma Thompson, Nominee, Best Actress in a Leading Role
British Academy Awards (1996)
Emma Thompson, Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Golden Globe (1996)
Emma Thompson, Winner, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild (1996)
Kate Winslet, Winner, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
British Academy Awards (1996)
Kate Winslet, Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Oscar (1996)
Kate Winslet, Nominee, Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Lindsay Doran, Nominee, Best Picture
British Academy Awards (1996)
Lindsay Doran, Ang Lee, Winner, Best Film
Oscar (1996)
Michael Coulter, Nominee, Best Cinematography
Patrick Doyle, Nominee, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
Golden Globe (1996)
Sense and Sensibility, Winner, Best Motion Picture - Drama
Memorable Quotes"Love is not love/ Which alters when it alteration finds/ Or bends with the remover to remove:/ O, no! it is an ever--fixed mark/ That looks on tempests and is never shaken."----Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet) quoting Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116"
"Piracy is our only option."----Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant) to Elinor Dashwood (Emma Thompson)
"Is love a fancy or a feeling? Or a Ferrars?"----Marianne to Elinor
Sony Pictures
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Review
ReelViews 9 of 10
ReelViews 9 of 10
It's a curious thing that the best 1995 adaptation of a Jane Austen book happens to be of her worst novel. Sense and Sensibility was the author's first published work and, as is often the case with early writing efforts, displays an undeniable shallowness: themes are half-developed, characterization is uneven, and plotting follows a predictable straight-forwardness. Austen's later books, including Persuasion, which was developed into a wonderfully sumptuous film earlier this year, and Emma, which received unusual treatment in Clueless, plumb the human soul far more deeply, creating characters and situations of greater versatility and vitality...The novel's flaws guarantee that Sense and Sensibility cannot be a perfect motion picture, but it would be difficult, I think, to do much better with the material than Emma Thompson and director Ang Lee (Eat Drink Man Woman) have here. With more Jane Austen on the way (versions of Pride and Prejudice and Emma), it's still too early to say which adaptation will stand out as the best, but Sense and Sensibility makes a strong case. - James Berardinelli
It's a curious thing that the best 1995 adaptation of a Jane Austen book happens to be of her worst novel. Sense and Sensibility was the author's first published work and, as is often the case with early writing efforts, displays an undeniable shallowness: themes are half-developed, characterization is uneven, and plotting follows a predictable straight-forwardness. Austen's later books, including Persuasion, which was developed into a wonderfully sumptuous film earlier this year, and Emma, which received unusual treatment in Clueless, plumb the human soul far more deeply, creating characters and situations of greater versatility and vitality...The novel's flaws guarantee that Sense and Sensibility cannot be a perfect motion picture, but it would be difficult, I think, to do much better with the material than Emma Thompson and director Ang Lee (Eat Drink Man Woman) have here. With more Jane Austen on the way (versions of Pride and Prejudice and Emma), it's still too early to say which adaptation will stand out as the best, but Sense and Sensibility makes a strong case. - James Berardinelli
