Emma thompson jane austen5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In classic story of two sisters with two very different conceptions of romantic conduct and true love, Winslet plays the younger, more easily inflamed of the two. Personally I prefer other Austen adaptations qua adaptations, but as a movie that stands on its own, Sense and Sensibility will always be the pinnacle of Austen goes to Hollywood for me.Īnd it’s mostly because of the script, particularly Thompson’s treatment of Marianne, who was played by newcomer Kate Winslet (I still remember seeing “…and introducing Kate Winslet” in the trailer). Thompson created her own sub-canon, an adaptation that is different from the novel’s vision but holds its own as a work of art. ![]() Let us chase it!” Ask your average Jane Austen fan about this line, uttered by Marianne Dashwood in Emma Thompson and Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility adaptation, and they’ll admit it’s as memorable, and quotable as anything in the original novel.Ĭomparing anyone else’s writing to Austen’s is often considered a grave disservice by devotees of the author, but Thompson accomplished something quite remarkable with her Oscar-winning screenplay for Lee’s film, released 20 years ago this month. “Is there any felicity in the world superior to this? … There’s some blue sky. ![]()
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