Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Regisseur:

Ang Lee

Drehbuchautoren:

Jane Austen (novel)
Emma Thompson (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

13. Dezember 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

Plot:

Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.

Plot Keywords:

Devonshire | Reflection | Horse Riding | Baby | Letters

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 27 wins & 28 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A subtle masterpiece

Besetzung

James Fleet	...	John Dashwood
Tom Wilkinson	...	Mr. Dashwood
Harriet Walter	...	Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
Kate Winslet	...	Marianne Dashwood
Emma Thompson	...	Elinor Dashwood
Gemma Jones	...	Mrs. Dashwood
Hugh Grant	...	Edward Ferrars
Emilie François	...	Margaret Dashwood
Elizabeth Spriggs	...	Mrs. Jennings
Robert Hardy	...	Sir John Middleton
Ian Brimble	...	Thomas
Isabelle Amyes	...	Betsy
Alan Rickman	...	Col. Christopher Brandon
Greg Wise	...	John Willoughby
Alexander John	...	Curate

Alternativ:

Sinn und Sinnlichkeit (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements.

Länge:

136 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | UK

Sprache:

Englisch | Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Taiwan:GP | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Denmark:A | Finland:S | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:PG

Drehorte:

Berry Pomeroy Church, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England, UK

Firma:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Dies und das:

In her book "The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film", Emma Thompson writes that after a particularly difficult day filming a sequence that involved a flock of sheep, Ang Lee swore that he would never again use the animals on a movie set. Ten years later, however, Ang Lee went on to direct (and win a directing Oscar for) Brokeback Mountain (2005), which is about two men who meet while sheep herding.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: The story takes place in the early 1810s. However, when Margaret is hiding under the table in the library, Edward Ferrars refers to Belgium and Vladivostok. At this time, the region now known as Belgium was under Dutch rule and only became a separate country in 1830. The city of Vladivostok was founded in 1860.

Dialogzitate:

Charlotte Palmer: She'll be wet through when she returns.
Mr. Palmer: Thank you for pointing that out, my dear.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "The Vicar of Dibley: The Handsome Stranger (#5.1)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Dreame

A subtle masterpiece

I saw this movie in a cinema back in 1996 and since that June I have seen it about a dozen times. It is true, that being an ardent lover of the so-called Romantic (as if the 13th century couldn't be Romantic or 17th, but these things are academic nonsense) period I can enjoy even minor pieces of period cinema, however this is most probably the best film set in the early 19th century. Although it centers on the relationship of the two sisters and their respective romantic relationships, it also seems to be a salute to the period itself in its precise description of the English country society. It is truthful to Jane Austen's novel, but Emma Thompson's script is fine in its own right, with many omissions and additions to the novel. The acting is superb, Kate Winslet as the typical Romantic dreamer (sensibility) is breathtaking (try not to be moved when her character wanders in the rain to see the house of her beloved and when she whispers half-deranged: 'Willoughby, Willoughby, Willoughby.') is perfect as is Emma Thompson as the rational but equally tormented older sister(sense). Greg Wise is perfect as the dashing semi-Byronic hero Willoughby and Allan Rickman as the mellow Brandon. To say nothing of the art direction, the music or the fantastic image composition. I would recommend everyone with some sort of emotional subtlety to see this film, for the story, the wit, the period and the imagery.