Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)  enlarge Director: Ang Lee Actors: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: $14.99 Buy New: $5.20 as of 2/7/2012 04:34 CST details You Save: $9.79 (65%) In Stock New (60) Used (38) Collectible (1) from $4.75 Seller: inetvideo Sales Rank: 726 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Georgian (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Portuguese (Dubbed) Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Region: 1 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Running Time: 136 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 MPN: COLD11599D ISBN: 0800141660 UPC: 043396115996 EAN: 9780800141660 ASIN: 0800141660 Release Date: August 24, 1999 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Similar Items: Pride and Prejudice (Restored Edition) Pride & Prejudice Persuasion Emma Becoming Jane Editorial Reviews: Product Description Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant star in this captivating romantic comedy that swept the Ten Best Lists and was named the Best Picture of the Year by the Golden Globes(r). Based on Jane Austen's classic novel, Sense and Sensibility tells of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor (Thompson) and passionate Marianne (Winslet), whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. Rickman, Grant, and Greg Wise co-star as the well-intentioned suitors who are trapped by the strict rules of society and the conflicting laws of desire. Amazon.com Emma Thompson scores a double bull's-eye with this marvelous adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Not only does Thompson turn in a strong (and gently humorous) performance as one of the Dashwood sisters--the one with "sense"--she also wrote the witty, wise screenplay. Austen's tale of 19th-century manners and morals provides a large cast with a feast of possibilities, notably Kate Winslet, in her pre-Titanic flowering, as Thompson's deeply romantic sister. Winslet attracts the wooing of shy Alan Rickman (a nice change of pace from his bad-guy roles) and dashing Greg Wise, while Thompson must endure an incredibly roundabout courtship with Hugh Grant, here in fine and funny form. All of this is doled out with the usual eye-filling English countryside and handsome costumes, yet the film always seems to be about the careful interior lives of its characters. The director, an inspired choice, is Taiwan-born Ang Lee, who brings the same exquisite taste and discreet touch he displayed in his previous Asian films (such as Eat Drink Man Woman). Thompson's script won an Oscar, and 1995 was a fine year for Jane Austen all around: Persuasion was made into an excellent picture, and Emma became the spritzy high school comedy Clueless. --Robert Horton

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