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Sense and sensibility [videorecording] / by Jane Austen ; dramatised by Alexander Baron ; producer, Barry Letts ; directed by Rodney Bennett ; BBC.

Jane Austen's Sense and sensibility (other title)

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 Sense and sensibility. (Added Author). Baron, Alexander, 1917- (Added Author). Baron, Alexander, 1917-1999 (Added Author). Bennett, Rodney. (Added Author). Bland, Marjorie. (Added Author). Boxer, Amanda. (Added Author). Childs, Tracey. (Added Author). Childs, Tracy. (Added Author). Douglas, Donald. (Added Author). Fairfax, Diana, 1933- (Added Author). Gale, Peter. (Added Author). Hogan, Bosco. (Added Author). Letts, Barry. (Added Author). Richard, Irene. (Added Author). Simpson, Dudley George, 1922-2017 (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Diana Fairfax, Peter Gale, Amanda Boxer, Bosco Hogan, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Bland, Annie Leon, Robert Swann, John Owens, Gina Rowe, Peter Woodward, Pippa Sparkes, Julia Chambers, Henrieta Baynes, Christopher Brown, Philip Bowen, William Lawford, Margot Van Der Burgh, Raymond Mason, John Woodnutt, Elizabeth Benson. (Cast).

Summary:

Story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 19th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility. Attracted to a man already promised to another, Elinor suffers silently to keep scandal away from her family. Marianne enjoys a flirtation with a handsome scoundrel that could lead to her downfall. Through their experiences with men and their relationship with each other, they learn that neither sense nor sensibility alone is enough, but that one must strive for a balance of the two.

Record details

ISBN: 9780790770239
ISBN: 0790770237
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full screen
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Video, 2004.
Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video [distributor].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Also issued as part of The Jane Austen collection. Full screen presentation. Originally broadcast as a mini-series on BBC television in 1981.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	From an outline by Denis Constanduros ; music composed and conducted by Dudley Simpson ; cameramen, Don Oliver, Bob Everitt ; videotape editor, Malcolm Banthorpe ; costume designer, Dorothea Wallace ; graphic designer, Stefan Pstrowski ; designer, Paul Joel.
Participant or Performer Note:	Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Diana Fairfax, Peter Gale, Amanda Boxer, Bosco Hogan, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Bland, Annie Leon, Robert Swann, John Owens, Gina Rowe, Peter Woodward, Pippa Sparkes, Julia Chambers, Henrieta Baynes, Christopher Brown, Philip Bowen, William Lawford, Margot Van Der Burgh, Raymond Mason, John Woodnutt, Elizabeth Benson.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.