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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 288 reviews)
Sales Rank: 156
Category: DVD
Actors: James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Gemma Jones, Hugh Grant, Emilie Francois, Elizabeth Spriggs, Robert Hardy, Ian Brimble, Isabelle Amyes, Alan Rickman, Greg Wise, Alexander John, Imelda Staunton, Imogen Stubbs, Hugh Laurie, Allan Mitchell, Josephine Gradwell
Director: Ang Lee
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Label: Sony Pictures
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 136 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0800141660
UPC: 043396115996
EAN: 0043396115996
ASIN: 0800141660
Release Date: August 24, 1999
Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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Customer Reviews: Read 283 more reviews...
 Too Old? July 21, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
S&S was the first adaptation of an Austen novel I saw, and I liked it immensely - still do.
Several other critics have found fault with Emma Thompson's age, stating that she was too old for the part; allow me to comment on this:
Thompson is not the only actor who is accused of being too old to play one of Austen's heroines. To me, it often seems to be the other way around: Elinor is surprisingly young for such a sensible young woman.
We don't have to look very far for the reason, however: Compared to us people had very shortened life spans in the ages before the invention of modern medicine. Just think of Mrs. Bennet (in Pride & Prejudice) who is permanently afraid of her husband's death of old age, although he is in his late forties or early fifties at most.
As people's lives were shorter and their world much smaller than ours it is not to be wondered at that characters in Austen's novels who are some twenty years old, appear surprisingly adult to us.
One way to compensate for this is to cast actors who are quite a bit older. If not, trouble often results; just look at Keira Knightley who *is* in the right age bracket and decidedly too immature to play Elizabeth Bennet (Pride & Prejudice again).
Emma Thompson on the other hand is completely convincing as Elinor.
 Good, but overrated July 5, 2006
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sense and Sensibility may be my least favorite Jane Austen novel, but that doesn't mean I don't love it. This movie was a pretty good adaptation, but I think it is overrated. Maybe it is to do with the fact that I think the book is slightly weak in comparison to her others. Or maybe it's just the film. I liked some of the changes Emma Thompson made, such as enhancing the character of Margaret, showing Elinor and Edward falling in love, etc. Most of the actors were great, including Alan Rickman (though his character was definitely made sexier than his boring book self), Greg Wise, and Kate Winslet. But I didn't really like Emma as Elinor. At 36, she was way too old for the role (Elinor is only 19) and while I know that can be seen to enhance her "sense" and show how she is mature and everything, I think it took away from the character. For Elinor to have those qualities at such a young age, really says more about her, I think. I also didn't like how she wrote that it was illegal for women to inherit in her screenplay. Why did she have to deliberately give the audience the wrong idea about inheritance in those days? Hugh Grant's Edward is also changed from the book, stuttering all the time. In spite of this, I think he is a more sympathetic character than he was in the book. I was not a fan of his at all. However, this is still a good adaptation and I dont want to discourage anyone from seeing it.
Loved it! June 30, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie is from a classic and is well done on screen. For those who like romantic movies or stories in the old English era, this is for you!
Sense and Sensibility June 30, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another wonderful adaptation of a Jane Austen novel--this time with bigger "stars!" Totally safe for kids middle-school on up! Well done overall with great scenery and good acting. If you want a break from the usual idiocy that attempts to pass for "art" on TV or in the movie theaters, be sure to rent or purchase this film! It is also a film that can be watched repeatedly, over the years, and doesn't get stale--even though you know the story.
Absolutely my favorite movie of all time! June 20, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
A beautiful adaptation. I have read this book three times and am amazed by how wonderfully the story is told in only two hours. All of the actors are absolutely perfect for their parts, save that Emma Thompson may have been a bit old to be playing Elinor. However, her acting was so poignant and exquisite and perfectly subtle that it more than made up for it. Kate Winslet's Mary Anne is passionate and heartbreaking, and radiantly beautiful. I can't say enough about this movie and about those who wrote, directed, and starred in it. You'll love it!
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