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Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne.
John Willoughby is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel Sense and Sensibility. He is described as being a handsome young man with a small estate, but has expectations of inheriting his aunt's large estate. He is in love with Marianne Dashwood, who is also a character in the novel. John Willoughby by Chris Hammond, 1899
Winslet gained wider recognition for playing Marianne Dashwood in a 1995 film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, for which she received an Academy Award nomination and won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. [4] [5] [6] The same year, she appeared in the Royal Exchange Theatre's production of Joe Orton's farce What the Butler Saw. [7]
In 2013, author Joanna Trollope published Sense & Sensibility: A Novel [45] as a part of series called The Austen Project by the publisher, bringing the characters into the present day and providing modern satire. [46] 2016: Manga Classics: Sense and Sensibility published by UDON Entertainment's Manga Classics imprint was published in August ...
But what might otherwise seem like a tame film production, 1995’s Ang Lee-directed Jane Austen adaptation Sense and Sensibility, had its treacherous moments for the popular British actress.
[1] [2] [3] Sense and Sensibility was released to cinemas on 15 December 1995, and earned a total worldwide gross of $134,582,776. [4] Based on 67 reviews from film critics, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes has calculated Sense and Sensibility ' s approval rating to be 97%. [5]
Wise words Emma Thompson once shared with Kate Winslet have stayed with her Sense & Sensibility costar through the years.. Winslet, now 48, was relatively new to show business when she acted ...
In 1995, he was cast as Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, Ang Lee's film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. The film also starred Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Kate Winslet. Thompson noted that Rickman could express the "extraordinary sweetness [of] his nature," as he had played "Machiavellian types so effectively" in other films. [48]