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Sense and Sensibility 1995 – Revisited

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Reading Challenges, Sense & Sensibility Movies, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 22 June 2011 | 27 Comments »

Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, the 1995 movie Sense and Sensibility remains one of my most cherished interpretations of a Jane Austen novel. Everything about this film project seems to be touched with gold; from the award winning screenplay by actress Emma Thompson; to the incredible depth of British acting talent: Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, [...]

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Giveaway Winner Announced for The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Reading Challenges, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on 12 May 2011 | 3 Comments »

45 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win a paperback copy of The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries, by Emma Thompson. The winner drawn at random is CJ who left a comment on May 2nd. Congratulations CJ! To claim your prize, please contact me with your full name and address [...]

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The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries, by Emma Thompson – A Review

Posted in Blog Events, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Novels & Letters Book Reviews, Sense & Sensibility Movies, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011 on 27 April 2011 | 47 Comments »

Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, the 1995 movie Sense and Sensibility remains one of my most cherished interpretations of a Jane Austen novel. Everything about this film project seems to be touched with gold; from the award winning screenplay by actress Emma Thompson; to the incredible depth of British acting talent: Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, [...]

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Sense and Sensibility 1981 – A Review

Posted in Blog Events, Jane Austen Adaptations, Reading Challenges, Sense & Sensibility Movies, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, tagged , , on 24 February 2011 | 24 Comments »

This is my second review for the Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011. *throws confetti* It is my year-long homage to Jane Austen’s first published novel, Sense and Sensibility. This 1981 BBC seven-part miniseries of Sense and Sensibility is a solid but flawed adaptation of Jane Austen’s masterpiece. In my mind, the character of Marianne [...]

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Austen Film Locations: Barton Cottage – Sense and Sensibility 1995

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen Film Locations, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , , , , on 6 June 2010 | 7 Comments »

Guest blog by Helen Wilkinson of P and P Tours Actress Emma Thompson recalls her time filming Sense & Sensibility for the 1995 movie directed by Ang Lee, “The house representing Barton Cottage is one of the most beautiful spots we’ve ever seen. It took the curse off a six-day week.” The film location researchers [...]

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Sense and Sensibility (1971) – Movie Review

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's Works, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , on 29 December 2009 | 13 Comments »

I was quite excited when the news hit the blogosphere that the elusive 1971 mini-series of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility was being resurrected from the vaults and reissued by the BBC. It originally aired in the UK, but had never jumped the pond until this re-issue. Now, I think I know why.  If you [...]

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