Sense and Sensibility(1995)- Production Details

Poster of Sense and Sensibility

Synopsis

When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. Though John and Fanny inherit the family's vast estate, it is Fanny's shy, charming brother Edward who captures Elinor's heart. But before Elinor and Edward have a chance to express their tentative feelings for each other, Fanny contrives an excuse to send Edward off to London. Marianne, meanwhile, becomes swept up in a passionate affair with the dashing Willoughby, a very public romance conducted with so little prudence by Marianne that it earns her sister's disapproval. 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.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • December 13, 1995

MPAA Rating

PG

Genres

Adaptation, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Period, Romance, Comedy

Run Time

2 hours 15 minutes

Distributors

Sony Pictures Releasing

Box Office

$42,012,568

Also Known As

  • Sense & Sensibility

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Yeovil, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
  • Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Produced In

United States

Director

Ang Lee

Director

CAST

Emma Thompson

Elinor Dashwood

Alan Rickman

Colonel Brandon

Kate Winslet

Marianne Dashwood

Hugh Grant

Edward Frears

James Fleet

John Dashwood

Tom Wilkinson

Mr Dashwood