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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790770239
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 0790770237
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 24, 2004
Running Time: 174 minutes
Sales Rank: 16367
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Hailed as 'wonderfully 18th century' and offering equal measures of humor and drama this magnificent BBC production tells the story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England.Running Time: 226 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051168320
Amazon.com:
Don't look for Margaret Dashwood in this BBC version of Sense and Sensibility, because you won't find her. For some inexplicable reason, they opted to write her out of this 1985 adaptation of Jane Austen's first published novel. Still, despite the absence of the youngest Dashwood sister, this is an otherwise faithful adaptation of Austen's original. Sense and Sensibility concerns the unfortunate Dashwood family, who, at the death of the patriarch, are forced to move out of their home and into a cottage on the property of relatives. Sensible Elinor falls quietly in love with Edward, her sister-in-law's brother, while impetuous Marianne (Tracey Childs) rejects the respectable courtship of Colonel Brandon (Robert Swann) for the flashy (and ultimately destructive) Willoughby (Peter Woodward).
Those wowed by Emma Thompson's more sumptuous 1995 version may complain that Bosco Hogan (yes, that's his real name) isn't nearly as yummy as Hugh Grant. But they may fail to remember that Edward Ferrars, was, from Jane Austen's plume, a nondescript guy, and yet Elinor (here, Irene Richards) still found something wonderful about him.
Childs is a beautiful, passionate Marianne and her performance, as well as Richards's, and the rest of the cast, is topnotch. Accurate detail is given to settings and costumes (if not the existence of Margaret) and it's easy to get swept away in this BBC version. --N.F. Mendoza
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Disappointing
In general, I avoid movie adaptations of novels I enjoy, because often they're too Hollywood-ised (the most recent version of P&P with Knightley, or Lord of the Rings), though I make exceptions for Austen adaptations and others I feel I perhaps can count on. After reading reviews on this version about how it was vastly superior to all the others, and it was so much more faithful, I was very excited. But this BBC version is just difficult to sit through.
As others have said, Tracy ... Read More
Rating:  - Difficult to enjoy
I found this version listless and uninteresting overall. Tracy Childs overacted badly as a hysterical Marianne. Bosco Hogan was depressed and lackluster as Edward. Robert Swann had nothing to offer in looks, demeanor, or chemistry that could ultimately win over a damsel of 17, in spite of his righteousness. Donald Douglas was a ridiculous caricature as Sir John Middleton. Tracy Child's performance as Elinor Dashwood was uneven, varying from good to overwrought. The direction was poor, and the ... Read More
Rating:  - "Undervalued, in Some Respects"
Many commentators have duly chastised this 1981 BBC production for being less a film than merely a filmed book, and consequently clumsy in chosen images, while also dull in pacing and rhythm. What works on the written page clearly does not always transfer successfully unless suitable adjustments have been made to the requirements of a different medium. I'd agree that this version of Austen's novel is ultimately one better listened to than watched. At the same time, it has merits lacking in both the ... Read More
Rating: - Elegant adaptation of the classic
This adaptation would be beloved of those people who loved the book. Both Marianne and Elinor are younger and look more the parts than the movie version (Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet both too old in my opinion). Because there is more time, this adaptation gives more room to many of the circumstances that help define the characters' characters. Yet it is not entirely faithful to the book. The little sister is not even included, but her absence does not detract from the story.
I like this version ... Read More
Rating:  - Sense and Sensibillities
Probably the best production of Jane Austen's novels. Thoroghly enjoyable and absorbing. Just a great presentation!
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