Sense and Sensibility

     

Sense and Sensibility1995

Stars: James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Kate Winslet
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: PG
Runtime: 136 minutes

Emma Thompson scores a double bull's-eye with this marvelous adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Not only does Thompson turn in a strong (and gently humorous) performance as one of the Dashwood sisters--the one with "sense"--she also wrote … more »


Marianne:
When is a man to be free from such wit if age and infirmity do not protect him?

Elinor Dashwood:
Infirmity?

Mrs. Dashwood:
If Colonel Brandon is infirm then I am at death's door.

Elinor Dashwood:
It is a miracle your life has extended this far.

Marianne:
Did you not hear him complain of a rheumatism in his shoulder?

Elinor Dashwood:
A slight ache was I believe his phrase.

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