Sense and Sensibility (1971)

There are some parts of this that are SO unintentionally laugh out loud funny, that this one is not to be missed. Also, it's great to see "Aunt Gardiner" from A&E's P&P in a younger role. As my husband said "She was quite a dish!", and every bit as good an actress back then, too. She is, perhaps, my favorite Elinor next to the latest Masterpiece Classics version. And I own them all. Marianne is atrocious... as she should be. And who cannot delight in Patricia Routledge as Mrs. Jennings? She is FANTASTIC in the role. I only wish the men in the story were better acted. Edward is awful, with his obvious fake stutter, and wincing ways. And John Willoughby is too old, and not as charming and likeable as he should be (prior to discovery, of course). Only Colonel Brandon does not entirely disappoint.

One thing that I really noticed about this movies is that Marianne was so dramatic and romantically unreasonable. I loved the way her sister Elinor had a way of pulling her up short when she had to and with such firm finesse. Willoughby was scandalous. The action in this movie was great and of course I really like Colonel Brandon and Edward Ferrars. I missed Margaret Dashwood in this movie but she came back in others. I found myself wondering how I would react if my father died, I had to move from my home to a faraway place and meet new friends. That is one of the things you do when you read or view this story. Very enjoyable. I loved the different view of the Dashwood family.

This adaptation holds it's place securely on dramatical merit; and my collection would be incomplete without it. As an Austen enthusiast I found it very interesting to watch, and enjoyed the refreshing contrast it brought me. I gave it an excellent score because the acting genius of Patricia Ruthledge(KEEPING UP APPEARANCES)as Mrs.Jennings added such dramatic zest to the entire movie; I also vote their Colonel Brandon in this adaptation as the handsomest and most gentlemanly of all. Get this movie and enjoy it's dramatic depth, cast and production. You will love it.

I have every adaptation of S&S available on DVD, and this one is difficult to watch. As others mention, the hair styles and the general appearance are 1960 not 1800, but what bothers me the most is the ridiculous age innacuracy for the characters. For example, Miss Lucy Steele, who is supposed to be a pretty and seductive young girl, is played by plain actress who is 35 years old in real life, while her sister (who is supposed to be a naive young girl) is a 37 year old woman. It's painful to watch two middle age women trying to act young and immature. Mrs. Jennings is played by an actress who is 42 years old ( and tries to act as an old woman), while "her daughter" is played by an actress who is 43 years old ( and looks her age). The daughter is older than the mother. What were they thinking when cast this people like that? If it wasn't so sad it would be comical. For the two sisters, we have a 17 year old MaryAnn that is played by a 29 year old actress, while her "older" sister is played by a 23 year old actress. Again, you have an older actress playing the younger sibling. Then we have the men ( with side burns that was not in style until Victorian time), who are also old actors playing young people, or same age as the ones playing mature men.Still, the worst ones to watch are the two Steele sisters, who are old, ugly, and fat, acting like naive and immature pretty young.I'm sure some of this people are talented actors that could do very well if they were given parts appropriate for their age, unfortunately when you have old women playing a young girls, or old men playing young men, and a middle age woman playing the mother of a woman older than her, it's a joke. The casting director should've been fired.What a waste of what could've been a decent, in a more theatrical style, movie.

I don't have a lot to say about this film since it is neither the best nor the least appealing of the Sense and Sensibility productions. The only problem with all of them except for the "Hugh Grant version" is the homeliness of the Edwards. Can't a clergyman of English persuasion be handsome even though he be a physical bumbler? Oh, well, the story is all there, but because it is not a BBC extravaganza, some of the perhaps minor details have been omitted. Yet, it's worth the viewing, especially for comparative purposes, and Maryanne and Elinor are lovely creatures--a bit stiff though. Their mother is lovely and Mrs. Jennings is wonderful. Since the film is several decades old, the color isn't quite up to snuff, but all in all, Mrs. Jennings makes the film work.

This version of Sense and Sensibility closely follows the book. The acting is a little exaggerated but I enjoyed watching it.

The acting was good and I liked the setting. They did remove the little sister, but other plays and movies have taken her out as well. Just let me say that I've seen many Jane Austen movies from the 1970s and 1980s and the costumes on this production are far the best I've seen. The colors and patterns are beautiful and despite the age of this movie I've realized that I knew some of the actors, which I liked.

Great to have different versions as a Christian and one who has morals and cares I look fo movies with no sex violence or rude behavior and to think in today's world people can't figure out were kids learn what they learn today

I enjoyed watching this version of Sense and Sensibility. It's very similar to modern versions though it's obvious the actors are most likely stage actors of the Shakespearean variety with very crisp diction and the capacity to be heard at the back of the theatre. Very enjoyable.

I really enjoyed it very much.

Vorweg: Wer diesen Film haben bzw. sehen möchte, sollte zum einen gut englisch können und zum anderen einen DVD-Player besitzen, der auch ausländische Formate abspielen kann.Ansonsten ist der Film zwar alt und könnte mal eine Restauration gebrauchen, aber er hat auch so seine Qualitätent.....Da ich denke, dass wir alle die Buchvorlage von „Sinn&Sinnlichkeit“ und somit die Geschichte kennen, werde ich mir die grobe Zusammenfassung sparen und mich lieber mit der Filmqualität beschäftigen:Wie gesagt, der Film ist 1971 gedreht worden und somit nicht mehr der Jüngste. Es gibt Bild- und Tonschwankungen. Manche Bilder sind sehr matschig und gelegentlich springen die Bilder auch.Die Wahl der Schauspieler ist gut. Die Aufmachung ist lebendig und sehr nett, auch wenn ich finde, dass nicht alle Kostüme wirklich zeitgemäss rüberkommen und man sich über die Frisurgestaltung nicht allzu viel wundern sollte. Es ist z.B. schon etwas merkwürdig, wenn die Dashwoodmädchen tagsüber eine Lockenfrisur haben und die Haare dann abends ausgekämmt aalglatt sind – aber das sind nur Kleinigkeiten, die den Unterhaltungswert dieser Miniserie keinen Abbruch tun....Mein Fazit:Ich finde, dass jede Verfilmung von „Sinn&Sinnlichkeit“ seinen Reiz hat und uns das Buch noch etwas näher bringt, da jede Verfilmung ihr Augenmerk auf andere Details legt. Insofern gehe ich nicht hin und vergleiche hier die einzelnen Verfilmungen und Schauspieler miteinander, sondern sage schlichtweg:Jeder, der „Sinn&Sinnlichkeit“ liebt, sollte sich auch diese Verfilmung ansehen - denn sie ist durchaus sehenswert - eigentlich schade, dass es keine deutsche Tonspur dafür gibt

Only reservation is it's not my favourite version, but I am collecting all the versions I can find of Jane Austen's books, so that's OK. Recommended.

Mein DVD-Player kann diese DVD "Sense and Sensibility" von BBC Worldwide nicht erkennen. Ich habe es mehrfach probiert. Liegt hier ein anderes Format vor?????????????