Sense & sensibility [videorecording] / a BBC/WGBH Boston co-production ; screenplay by Andrew Davies ; directed by John Alexander ; produced by Anne Pivcevic.
David Morrissey, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevens, Dominic Cooper, Mark Williams, Claire Skinner. Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2008. Special features: Cast and crew commentary; interviews with producer Anne Pivcevic and writer Andrew Davies; Radio play: remembering Jane Austen; photo gallery.
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Sense and sensibility -- Miss Austen regrets : the new BBC biopic based on the letters of Jane Austen / a BBC/WGBH Boston co-production ; written by Gwyneth Hughes ; directed by Jeremy Lovering ; co-producer, Jamie Laurenson ; produced by Anne Pivcevic (starring Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Hugh Bonneville, Phyllida Law, Jack Huston, Adrian Edmondson, Tom Hiddleston, Greta Scacchi).
Summary:
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?
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