Sense & sensibility / by Jane Austen ; screenplay by Andrew Davies ; produced by Anne Pivcevic ; directed by John Alexander ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production.

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Sense and sensibility: Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Sense & sensibility (Television program : 2008)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
BBC Video (Firm)
2 Entertain Video (Firm)
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Davies, Andrew, 1936- (Screenwriter)
Alexander, John (Television director) (Director)
Pivcevic, Anne (Producer)
Morrissey, David (Actor)
McTeer, Janet (Actor)
Morahan, Hattie, 1978- (Actor)
Wakefield, Charity, 1981- (Actor)
Stevens, Dan, 1982- (Actor)
Cooper, Dominic, 1978- (Actor)
Williams, Mark, 1959- (Actor)
Skinner, Claire (Actor)
Madeley, Anna, 1977- (Actor)
Hughes, Gwyneth (Screenwriter)
Williams, Olivia, 1968- (Actor)
Lovering, Jeremy (Actor)
Laurenson, Jamie (Producer, Actor)
Poots, Imogen, 1989- (Actor)
Bonneville, Hugh (Actor)
Law, Phyllida, 1932- (Actor)
Huston, Jack, 1982- (Actor)
Edmondson, Adrian, 1957- (Actor)
Hiddleston, Tom (Actor)
Scacchi, Greta (Actor)
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Published: [London] : Burbank, CA : BBC Video : 2 Entertain Video Ltd. : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Film adaptations.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Inheritance and succession > England > Drama.
Social classes > England > 19th century > Drama.
Young women > England > 19th century > Drama.
Sisters > England > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > England > 19th century > Drama.
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Drama.
Authors > 19th century > Biography > Drama.
Melodrama > Television mini-series.
Romance > Television mini-series.
Adaptation > Television mini-series.
Television series.
Melodrama.
Romance television programs.
Television mini-series.
Made-for-TV movies.
Foreign television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television adaptations.
Romance films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Biography
Melodrama
Romance
Adaptation
Television series.
Melodrama.
Romance television programs.
Television mini-series.
Made-for-TV movies.
Foreign television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television adaptations.
Romance films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Additional materials on BBC Web site
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Sense and sensibility.
Jane Austen's Sense & sensibility.
Jane Austen's sense and sensibility.
Format: Video DVD

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