Sense and Sensibility (BBC, 1981)
starring: Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Diana Fairfax, Peter Woodward, Bosco Hogan
directed by: Rodney Bennett
directed by: Rodney Bennett
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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: 41536
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/22/2005 Starring: Irene Richard Run time: 174 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Rodney Bennett
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
Average Rating: 
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- DisappointingIn general, I avoid movie adaptations of novels I enjoy, because often they're too Hollywood-ised ... Read More
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- Difficult to enjoyI found this version listless and uninteresting overall. Tracy Childs overacted badly as a hysterical ... Read More
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- "Undervalued, in Some Respects"Many commentators have duly chastised this 1981 BBC production for being less a film than merely a filmed ... Read More
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- Elegant adaptation of the classicThis adaptation would be beloved of those people who loved the book. Both Marianne and Elinor are younger ... Read More
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- Sense and SensibillitiesProbably the best production of Jane Austen's novels. Thoroghly enjoyable and absorbing. Just a great presentation!
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