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Sense and Sensibility (1995)
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Ang Lee's 1995 adaptation gives two sisters' different ways of managing feeling equal room. Household economies, family conversation and Emma Thompson's controlled wit make it rewarding company across an unhurried afternoon. At over two hours it asks for time, but its reassurance feels connected to patience rather than a quick romantic fix.
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About Sense and Sensibility
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.