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| Sense & Sensibility Collector's Set (Sense & Sensibility 2008 / Miss Austen Regrets / Persuasion 2007) | 
| Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 945
Format: Box Set, Collector's Edition, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 267 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.7
MPN: WARDE37335D
UPC: 883929011476
EAN: 0883929011476
ASIN: B0012Q3T6I
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/08/2008 Run time: 269 minutes Rating: Nr
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Lush, dramatic, and beautifully acted, the BBC's three-part miniseries Sense & Sensibility captures the languid urgency that resonates throughout the Jane Austen novel on which it is based. The miniseries begins with a seduction scene: As a young girl cautiously gives herself to a man, she asks, "But when will you come back?" He answers ominously, "Soon... very soon," and gallops off into the night. We know what she does not--that he will not return for her. But viewers do not learn until the end who the couple are, and how their actions set off a chain of events. It is inevitable that this period piece will be compared to the 1995 big screen adaptation that starred Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant, and won Thompson an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. To its credit, this later version stands up incredibly well, with actors whose looks match Austen's written description. And due to a longer running time than the film version, there is more attention paid to detail and minor characters. Sense & Sensibility focuses on the longings of the Dashwood sisters Elinor (Hattie Morahan) and Marianne (Charity Wakefield). After their wealthy father dies, leaving his entire estate to their milquetoast half brother John (Mark Gatiss), Elinor, Marianne, their younger sister Margaret (Lucy Boynton), and their mother are left penniless. John and his shrew-like wife Fanny move into the manor, making the Dashwoods feel like unwanted guests. It is only after Fanny's handsome and kind brother Edward Ferrars (Dan Stevens) arrives for a visit that Elinor feels happy again. Marianne, too, has attracted the attention of two suitors: serious and shy Colonel Brandon (David Morrissey) and dashing Willoughby (Dominic Cooper). Learning that the 35-year-old colonel is interested in her, a stunned Marianne says, "You do realize that it will be impossible for me to speak to him again." Her actions are that of a little girl, running away and hiding when he comes to call on her. But her feelings for Willoughby are real: the kind of love a girl feels for the first time. The differences in the sisters' choices, actions, and secrets set the tone for an era when a perceived impropriety could ruin a woman's reputation and her family's standing in a community. Filmed in England with good use of aerial shots, the production has a sweeping feel that adds a distinct flavor to the drama. As with many Austen novels, the heroines in Sense & Sensibility go through many misunderstandings before their happily-ever-after ending. But that ending leaves viewers satisfied that things turned out just the way that they should. Austen fans will be delighted with the second disc in this set: Miss Austen Regrets is a perfect companion to the miniseries, starring Olivia Williams stars as the author, and Greta Scacchi--who could easily pass as Williams' real-life sibling--as Austen's sister Cassandra. The film takes a bittersweet look at Austen's life and hints at what could have been had she married one of her suitors. Smart and headstrong, Austen refuses to cave into society's notions of what a proper woman should do. While her famous heroines all paired up with dashing gentlemen, Austen found that the loves of her life were her written creations. --Jae-Ha Kim On the third disc of this set is the sumptuous production design and first-rate acting in the 2007 Masterpiece Theatre version of Persuasion. Sally Hawkins is controlled and moving as Anne Elliot, the quietly heartbroken but sensible heroine who was "persuaded" (read: forced) to turn away her true love but still carries an unseen torch for him. Hawkins's performance is genteel yet steely, and the quiet strength of the entire production. Hawkins looks alternately quietly lovely and sadly pinched--as one might expect the long frustrated Anne to look. Other highlights include a post-Buffy Anthony Head, as Anne's clueless, blustery father, Sir Walter. Head gets to turn on his deft comic talent here in ways most American audiences have not yet seen him; he's clearly enjoying himself immensely, blustering about "my shrubberies" and other trivial affairs. The cinematography is lush (several breathtaking tracking shots are used, especially early on), as are the period costumes. The production was filmed exclusively on location, and the reality of the sets enforces the story. Some fans may prefer the 1995 Amanda Root version, for the casting of Ciaran Hinds as Capt. Wentworth, but this later effort is a worthy entry in the Austen film oeuvre--and Rupert Penry-Jones is a dreamboat in his own right. As the wistful Anne says, on behalf of all women, "We do not forget you, so soon as you forget us." --A.T. Hurley
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 Best of both worlds October 25, 2008
If you liked the BBC/A&E Pride and Prejudice, you will love these versions of Sense and Sensibility & Persuasion. AND if you liked the Kira Knightly Pride and Prejudice, you will love this version of S&S. Sense and Sensibility was particularly amazing. It has the beautiful scenery, fantastic filming, and dramatic music of the Kira Knightly version of P&P but the well written script and good acting you'd expect from the BBC. Persuasion was also well done, but slightly less remarkable.
Lessons in character-building October 4, 2008
A synopsis of "Sense & Sensibility" by one of your reviewers influenced me into purchasing this particular version even though I already owned the one with Kate Winslett. Their review was RIGHT ON! The scenery is breath-taking, and the acting is superb. Such a wonderful love story that one doesn't want it to end. This offers many hours of low-cost entertainment that also influences me to be a better person.
BEST ADAPTATION! BETTER THAN ANY I'VE SEEN...RANKS WITH PRIDE & PREJUDICE!!! September 30, 2008
This was absolutely the best two adaptations of Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion out there, and this is coming from someone who LOVES Jane Austen and the earlier Persuasion and S&S movies before. I was in love with Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon, but Colonel Brandon in this was even better. I was almost reluctant to watch them, but when my sister brought them up, I first watched Persuasion and was so enthusiastic I stayed up until 2:30 a.m. watching S&S. They are so fresh, and any liberties they took with the book were completely wonderful. The cinematography and vision of the movie were breathtaking, beautiful, fresh, and very Austen. I loved it. Loved, loved, loved it. And i'm kindof a skeptic when it comes to Sense and Sensibility and remakes of movies I already like, but this is so completely worth every penny you may spend on it. Fantastic, utterly Austen. I just can't stop gushing, I want to buy a t-shirt with a Colonel Brandon slogo now, it was that good. If you buy one dvd set for the next 5 years, buy this one...or the A&E Pride and Prejudice (same screenwriter). Incomparable.
Sense & Sensibility Collection September 24, 2008
I'm a huge fan of Jane Austen and this set is a MUST HAVE for any other fans. Great job on updates of the classics. I still won't part with my others (e.g., Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow, Sense and Sensibility with Emma Thompson), but really enjoy the new ones. Miss Austen Regrets is a fantastic bonus, really makes you see a more personal side of Jane.
Sense & Sensibility Collector's Set (Sense & Sensibility 2008 / Miss Austen Regrets / Persuasion 2007)
 Great addition September 9, 2008
A wonderful collection to our growing collection. Well acted and a bit of the unexpected in the story.
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