Sense and Sensibility
“Lose your heart and come to your senses.”
1995•PG•2h 16m•7.4•Released
DramaRomance
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
Writer
Emma Thompson
Budget
$16M
Revenue
$135M
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Company
Mirage Enterprises
Producer
Lindsay Doran
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