Sense and Sensibility 1995

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

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Emma Thompson Elinor Dashwood

Kate Winslet Marianne Dashwood

Alan Rickman Colonel Christopher Brandon

Hugh Grant Edward Ferrars

Gemma Jones Mrs. Dashwood

Greg Wise John Willoughby

Elizabeth Spriggs Mrs. Jennings

Imogen Stubbs Lucy Steele

Harriet Walter Fanny Ferrars Dashwood

James Fleet John Dashwood

Imelda Staunton Charlotte Jennings Palmer

Hugh Laurie Mr. Palmer

Emilie François Margaret Dashwood

Robert Hardy Sir John Middleton

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