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.
Sense and Sensibility
“Lose your heart and come to your senses.”
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.
Director
Ang Lee
Budget
16.0M
Revenue
134.6M
Status
Released
Production
Columbia Pictures, Mirage Enterprises, Good Machine
Cast
Emma Thompson
Elinor Dashwood
Kate Winslet
Marianne Dashwood
Alan Rickman
Colonel Christopher Brandon
Hugh Grant
Edward Ferrars
Gemma Jones
Mrs. Dashwood
Greg Wise
John Willoughby
Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs. Jennings
Imogen Stubbs
Lucy Steele
Harriet Walter
Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
James Fleet
John Dashwood
Imelda Staunton
Charlotte Jennings Palmer
Hugh Laurie
Mr. Palmer
Emilie François
Margaret Dashwood
Robert Hardy
Sir John Middleton
Richard Lumsden
Robert Ferrars
Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Dashwood
Ian Brimble
Thomas
Isabelle Amyes
Betsy
Alexander John
Curate
Allan Mitchell
Pigeon
Josephine Gradwell
Maid to Mrs. Jennings
Lone Madsen
Miss Grey
Oliver Ford Davies
Doctor Harris
Eleanor McCready
Mrs. Bunting
Lindsay Doran
Maid Admitting Col. Brandon (uncredited)
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