Jane Austen Collection
The recipient of seven Oscar® nominations, this film version of Jane Austen's classic 1811 novel stars Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood. With her mother and sisters, Elinor struggles financially after the death of her father, who bequeathed the Dashwood estate to his oafish son by an earlier marriage. While sorting out the family's affairs, the shy, self-sacrificing Elinor secretly falls for her stepbrother-in-law, Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant), a sensitive, well-educated bachelor who cannot court her because of his foolhardy youthful engagement to the greedy Lucy Steele (Imogen Stubbs). The grateful Dashwoods are offered a modest country home by family friends, which they accept. Once relocated, Elinor's brash, spirited sister Marianne (Kate Winslet) falls for a dashing local, John Willoughby (Greg Wise), a womanizer who nevertheless seems to share her affections. A prominent neighbor, Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman), also falls in love with Marianne, but she is oblivious to the older man's affections. Eventually, Willoughby fails Marianne, breaking her heart, until she realizes Brandon's feelings. When Edward's family disowns him, Lucy marries his brother instead, leaving him free to pursue an exultant Elinor. Thompson won the film's sole Oscar® for her screenplay adaptation of Austen's novel. — Karl Williams
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James Fleet | John Dashwood |
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Tom Wilkinson | Mr. Dashwood |
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Harriet Walter | Fanny Dashwood |
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Kate Winslet | Marianne Dashwood |
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Emma Thompson | Elinor Dashwood |
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Gemma Jones | Mrs. Dashwood |
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Hugh Grant | Edward Ferrars |
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Emilie François | Margaret Dashwood |
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Elizabeth Spriggs | Mrs. Jennings |
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Robert Hardy | Sir John Middleton |
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Ian Brimble | Thomas |
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Isabelle Amyes | Betsy |
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Alan Rickman | Colonel Brandon |
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Greg Wise | John Willoughby |
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Alexander John | Curate |
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Imelda Staunton | Charlotte Palmer |
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Imogen Stubbs | Lucy Steele |
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Hugh Laurie | Mr. Palmer |
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Allan Mitchell | Pigeon |
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Josephine Gradwell | Maid to Mrs. Jennings |
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Richard Lumsden | Robert Ferrars |
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Lone Madsen | Miss Grey |
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Oliver Ford Davies | Doctor Harris |
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Eleanor McCready | Mrs. Bunting |
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Kenneth W Caravan | Socialite |
| Director | Ang Lee |
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| Writer | Jane Austen, Emma Thompson | |
| Producer | Laurie Borg, Lindsay Doran, Sydney Pollack, James Schamus, Geoff Stier | |
| Musician | Patrick Doyle | |
| Photography | Michael Coulter | |
| Packaging | HD Case |
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| Nr Discs | 3 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.0 [French] Dolby Digital 5.0 [German] Dolby Digital 5.0 [Russian] Dolby Digital 5.0 [Spanish] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] Dolby Digital 5.1 [Russian] Dolby Digital 5.1 [Spanish] Dolby Digital Surround [Spanish] Dolby Surround [Japanese] DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [English] Stereo [Japanese] Stereo [Spanish] |
| Subtitles | Dutch | English | French | German | Greek | Japanese | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Swedish |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Regions | Region B |