Sense and Sensibility is Jane Austen's first published novel, under the pseudonym A Lady. The book tells about the love lives of Elinor and Marianne, a pair of sisters with different personalities in the Dashwood family. With the title of "Reason and Emotion", it can be seen that the author deliberately discusses the two attitudes of rationality and emotion in the face of love. Sister Elinor is reserved and forbearing, her joy and anger are invisible, and her love is buried deep in her heart; sister Marianne is enthusiastic and unrestrained, expresses her love and hate directly, and likes sweet words. The results of it? The elder sister almost missed the lover (Edward had already made a private life-long relationship with someone), but luckily they were married; the younger sister mistrusted the unwholesome person (Willoughby encountered financial difficulties on the day of his proposal, so he turned to climb the wealthy daughter), but luckily, he found his way back. . It can be seen that it is not good to be too emotional or too rational. In the end, I am afraid that no one can tell what to do.
If the younger sister in the novel finally matures and moves closer to rationality, the film is almost noncommittal about the two attitudes. Although the stormy love between Marianne and Willoughby did not come to fruition, it was the hottest and most shocking of the three relationships; the always restrained and restrained sister burst into tears in front of her sister's sick bed and finally cried with joy. In addition, the plump portrayal of the three male characters, the wonderful contributions of several supporting roles, the overall style of the British small and fresh, the soothing and melodious piano soundtrack, and the witty and sometimes acerbic lines are all the highlights of the film.
Contrary to the mediocre response to the novel's publication that year, the film was widely acclaimed. Movies, scripts, leading actresses, supporting actresses, and soundtracks have all been nominated for the Oscars, Golden Globes, and BAFTA Grand Slams. In the end, the film, produced by Jane Austen's fan Lindsay Doran, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Feature Film and BAFTA Best Film, and only lost to "Braveheart" at the Oscar; Doran's discerning eye found the same It was Emma Thompson, an Austen fan, who wrote the script. The latter worked hard for four years and changed the script several times, and won both the Oscar and the Golden Globe. In 2008, she won the Best Actress for "Howard Manor") and also won the screenplay award. Thompson's performance in the film is also commendable. She played her 19-year-old sister Elinor in the novel as a 36-year-old "old age" and won the BAFTA Best Actress. Kate Winslet, who played her sister, was 20 years old. She won the first heavyweight award in her life with this film - BAFTA Best Supporting Actress, and has since embarked on the road of superstar. In addition, Alan Rickman, who plays the introverted, stable and infatuated Colonel Brandon, and Elizabeth Spriggs, who plays the wealthy and leisurely Mrs. Jennings who resembles a prostitute, were also nominated for BAFTA Best Supporting Actor and Actress. Gossip about it, Greg Wise, who plays Willoughby as a treacherous playboy in the film, really wanted to pursue Winslet at first, but was introduced by Winslet to Thompson, who had just divorced; the two hit it off, and later married and had children, and adopted a Rwandan orphan— —It turns out that life is as exciting as fiction.
Ang Lee, who was already famous internationally for his "Father Trilogy", has officially entered Hollywood this time. This is his first big-budget film, his first costume film, he did not participate in the screenwriting for the first time, he had not read the original book and encountered cultural differences, so the discomfort at the beginning can be imagined. But with the running-in with the crew, he gradually found his own position, and skillfully integrated the oriental aesthetics and heritage into the film. This film continues his high-acclaimed film record, making his work nominated for the Oscar and Golden Globe Award for Best Picture or Foreign Language Film for three consecutive years, and also makes him the only director so far to win the Berlin Golden Bear Award twice. (The last one was "The Wedding Banquet" 3 years ago). In addition, he himself was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Best Director.
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