Sense and Sensibility
- Drama
- Romance
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.
- Directed by
- Ang Lee
- Written by
- Emma Thompson
- Based on
- Jane Austen
Cast
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- period drama
- 19th century
- london, england
- widow
- secret love
- servant
- military officer
- countryside
- country life
- pneumonia
- inheritance
- rainstorm
- decorum
- horse carriage
- young love
- dowry
- social class
- penniless
- social elite
- bloodletting
- free spirited
- sussex
- sisters love
- marry for money
- secret engagement
- devonshire, england
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