Emma Thompson
Elinor Dashwood
Search results
Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne.
- $135 million
- Patrick Doyle
- $16 million
Jan 26, 1996 · When Mr. Dashwood (Tom Wilkinson) dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and their three daughters Elinor (Dame Emma Thompson), Marianne (Kate Winslet), and Margaret (Emilie François), in straitened circumstances.
- Ang Lee
- 300
- 2 min
Sense and Sensibility (1995) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sense and Sensibility is an uncommonly deft, very funny Jane Austen adaptation, marked by Emma Thompson's finely tuned performance. When Elinor Dashwood's (Emma Thompson) father...
- (6.6K)
- Ang Lee
- PG
- Emma Thompson
Actress: Sense and Sensibility. Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. Her sister, Sophie Thompson, is an actor as well.
- January 1, 1
- 1.72 m
- Paddington, London, England, UK
People also ask
Is Sense & Sensibility based on a true story?
Where can I watch Sense & Sensibility?
Is Sense & Sensibility a good movie?
Who adapted Jane Austen's 'Sense & Sensibility'?
Feb 21, 2016 · Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility, which premiered in the U.K. 20 years ago, is best known for its dazzling direction and for Emma Thompson’s Oscar-winning screenplay.
Synopsis. The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny.
- 136 min
