Sense & sensibility (Television program : 2008)
Title:
Sense & sensibility [videorecording (DVD)] / by Jane Austen ; screenplay by Andrew Davies ; produced by Anne Pivcevic ; directed by John Alexander ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production.
Sense & sensibility: David Morrissey, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevens, Dominic Cooper, Mark Williams, Claire Skinner. Miss Austen regrets: Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Hugh Bonneville, Phyllida Law, Jack Huston, Adrian Edmondson, Tom Hiddleston, Greta Scacchi. Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Originally broadcast in 2008. Special features: disc 1: cast and crew commentary; interviews with producer Anne Pivcevic and writer Andrew Davies; photo gallery. disc 2: radio play: Remembering Jane Austen.
Contents:
Disc 1. Sense and sensibility -- disc 2. Miss Austen regrets / written by Gwyneth Hughes ; produced by Anne Pivcevic and Jamie Laurenson ; directed by Jeremy Lovering ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production (90 min. ; 2008).
Summary:
Sense and sensibility: Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love? Miss Austen regrets: Approaching her fortieth birthday, Jane Austen appears happily unmarried. When asked by her young niece Fanny to help her vet potential husbands, Jane's confident composure is threatened as she finds herself looking back on her own potential suitors and the choices she has made. Based on the life and letters of Jane Austen.
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