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Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Drama Romance

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

Release Date: 1995, December 13
Directors: Ang Lee
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures, Mirage Enterprises, Good Machine
Cast: Kate Winslet, Harriet Walter, Alan Rickman, Elizabeth Spriggs, James Fleet, Robert Hardy, Gemma Jones, Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton, Tom Wilkinson, Hugh Grant, Oliver Ford Davies

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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