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A review by amibunk
The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film by Emma Thompson
4.0
I never knew that Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay to the movie version of Sense and Sensibility until I saw this book pop up on someone's GoodReads timeline. Is it any wonder I love Ms. Thompson? (It surprised me how full of self doubt the journal portion of this book is- doesn't Emma know she's fabulous?)
While it is impossible to truly capture the brilliance of Jane Austen in a two hour movie, I think that this film production of Sense and Sensibility does a respectable and lovely job of it. Of all the Jane Austen movies, this is my favorite. (Probably because I love the book more than I love Pride and Prejudice, but the film is stunningly cast and directed.)
The best part of this book, however, is the spot-on, perfectly written, and delightfully biting letter that Imogen Stubbs wrote as Lucy Ferrars to Elinor Ferrars. Such pettiness, such self absorption, such cheek. I loved every venomous and frivolous sentence of it.
While it is impossible to truly capture the brilliance of Jane Austen in a two hour movie, I think that this film production of Sense and Sensibility does a respectable and lovely job of it. Of all the Jane Austen movies, this is my favorite. (Probably because I love the book more than I love Pride and Prejudice, but the film is stunningly cast and directed.)
The best part of this book, however, is the spot-on, perfectly written, and delightfully biting letter that Imogen Stubbs wrote as Lucy Ferrars to Elinor Ferrars. Such pettiness, such self absorption, such cheek. I loved every venomous and frivolous sentence of it.