Sense and Sensibility
“Lose your heart and come to your senses.”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Emma Thompson·Elinor Dashwood
Kate Winslet·Marianne Dashwood
Alan Rickman·Colonel Christopher Brandon
Hugh Grant·Edward Ferrars
Gemma Jones·Mrs. Dashwood
Greg Wise·John Willoughby
Elizabeth Spriggs·Mrs. Jennings
Imogen Stubbs·Lucy Steele
Harriet Walter·Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
James Fleet·John Dashwood
Average shot length
6.8s per shot
Ang Lee's career average is 7.4s across 13 measured films —see the full picture.