Sense And Sensibility

Sense And Sensibility

1995

When their father dies and leaves the family estate to a distant male cousin, the Dashwood sisters must navigate reduced circumstances and matters of the heart in Regency England, balancing romance with financial reality. Ang Lee's acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's novel stars Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and Hugh Grant.

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Director

  • Ang Lee

Cast

  • Emma Thompson
  • Kate Winslet
  • Alan Rickman
  • Hugh Grant
  • Robert Hardy
  • Harriet Walter

Filming Locations

  • Berry Pomeroy Church

    The wedding of Marianne Dashwood and Colonel Brandon was filmed here.

  • Flete Estate

    Barton Cottage is actually Efford House on the Flete Estate.

  • Mompesson House

    This was used as Mrs Jennings' London home.

  • Montacute House

    The scenes at the Palmer's residence where Marianne Dashwood falls ill were filmed here.

  • National Maritime Museum

    The Colonnade at the Queen's House within the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich was dressed as a busy London street, used for scenes in which Elinor, Lucy, and other characters move through the capital.

  • Saltram House

    Saltram House represented Norland Park, ancestral home of the Dashwoods.

  • Somerset House

    The courtyard and exterior of Somerset House provided the setting for the London ball scenes, standing in as the grand venue where the Dashwood sisters attend society events.

  • Trafalgar House

    The 18th-century Trafalgar House in Wiltshire was used as the grand estate of 'Barton Park', with scenes including Colonel Brandon playing bowls with the Dashwood sisters on the lawn.

  • Wilton House

    The ball scene was filmed in the Double Cube Room.