I’m glad you found it informative! Quiz Answers: 1.) It also fleshes out Margaret’s character. Marianne Dashwood sat stiffly at the window, never letting her eyes avert from the road ahead. So in the movie, Brandon is much nearer in age to Elinor, and he's extremely different in age from Marianne. The age difference is perhaps unfortunate but Colonel Brandon is by far the better match.
Marianne and Willoughby’s unchaperoned visit to his aunt’s estate while she is gone is replaced by a wild, speeding chariot ride. The colonel's behavior is always honorable. The movie stays true to the book in that, for whatever unknown reason, Lucy develops genuine feelings for Robert.
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Movie Brandon adds his certainty that Willoughby did intend to marry Marianne before his aunt disowned him. In the novel, Colonel Brandon is 16 years older than Marianne, which is the same age gap we see between Charity Wakefield and David Morrissey. This scene gives Edward more agency than in the book, where he made no attempt to explain his situation so early. I don’t think being a widower would really allow Sir John the cheery social disposition he had in the book, but Robert Hardy maintains book-accurate personality.
[3] His very name links him to the rake in Richardson's Pamela – Mr B. of Brandon Hall – and his experiences are in many ways a benign retelling (rescuer, not seducer) of the latter's life. With that Colonel Brandon knelt down on one knee, his hands still in Marianne's.
Then along comes Marianne and he worries that she's far too young for him. When making Sense and Sensibility in 2008, Andrew Davies knew the bar of excellence was high.
The scene depicted below was proposed by Mark Williams, a historical gun enthusiast, who plays Sir John Middleton.
Unlike the traditional romantic suitor, the Colonel is melancholy, taciturn, he cancels expeditions, intrudes at inconvenient moments, speaks only to Elinor and not to Marianne. What’s up with Henry Dashwood? The movie kept Willougby’s criticism and mockery of Colonel Brandon and Mrs. Jennings, which amused Marianne and Margaret but annoyed me in both the book and movie. Andrew Davies decided to model young Henry Dashwood after the Southpark character of Cartman.
Greg Wise’s Mr. Willoughby has an almost ominous introduction through the movie’s framing, but he swiftly becomes the hero. What was the Jane Austen Society’s position on this adaptation? Diana, Thank you for the informative post! Poor Edward. Most of these benefited the story’s transition to screen and compatibility with modern audiences. "Marianne Dashwood," said Colonel Brandon, "I love you dearly and I will love you until the day I die. Much effort went into coming up with a Georgian equivalent of Cheesy Puffs. Miss Morton, the wealthy lady in the book whom Edward’s family expects him to marry, is now simply the name of an off-screen friend of Mrs. Jennings. It gives better evidence with some added moments establishing the couple. Fast forward to Sense and Sensibility and the original screenplay was written with Edward bare-chested as he chopped wood.
Lucy’s motives for befriending Elinor are portrayed differently in this movie. had been rumoured to be the biological father of Eliza de Feuillide, who was Jane Austen's cousin. Andrew Davies’ obsession with wet-shirts. One can wonder. I giggled at the scene in which Marianne tries to correct Edward’s reading of poetry. I read numerous reviews that were appalled at the “fat-shaming” of Henry Dashwood, so I think that in some respects, using an animated stereotype as inspiration might have been something of a “miss”. Being unwell comes across believably in these scenes as personal anguish. Mrs. Dashwood points out their tragic endings. Most of his scenes during his bout were characterized by his character, Edward Ferrars’, emotional suffering over his secret engagement. I love trivia although I didn’t know many answers.lol I think Charity was very confident to do her own stunts too! When the day came to film the scene, however, it was raining, eliminating the reason a man would chop wood sans shirt. Your reaction to the scenes was exactly what the director was hoping for. I didn’t know she was a screenwriter. Those of us familiar with the story know the engagement has been long established between the two characters by this point. It’s always an adventure tracking these little insights down.
The conversations of men. She thought it would be great fun, which shows a bit of spunk and seems a very Marianne-like approach! Their relationship is a completely new addition to the adaptation not in the book; it humanizes and romanticizes Edward, making him in viewers’ eyes the romantic male lead whom Austen, in the book, simply tells us he is. [4], In social life and in courtship, the Colonel may be considered an uninteresting character. Hugh Grant’s Edward does a commendable job trying to respect Mrs. Dashwood and temper his sister’s selfishness. Readers will recognize that he is attempting to tell Elinor about his secret engagement to Lucy, but he is interrupted by Fanny. This does make Marianne’s offense seem less inappropriate and more simply youthful, which casts Elinor in a more stern light for scolding her. I can’t say I prefer one over the other. After objections were made to the nudity, they dialed it back, and the famous “wet-shirt” scene was born. Her sister is completely cut from this adaptation. It added to my angst as I thought history was going to repeat itself with another seduction. To contact administrators for copyright queries, email at: To read the Austen Authors Privacy Policy and GDPR Compliance, click. For instance, in the novel, Elinor was 19 at the beginning of the novel and Marianne was 16, but in the movie they are both portrayed in what seems to be in their twenties the entire movie. (More on his character in the adaptational changes section.). ... yet in her opinion he appeared several years below his actual age. 9.) [6] Despite this, critical dissatisfaction with the starkness of the typology, and with the book's outcome, is pervasive.
In this version of the story, Mrs. Dashwood receives the invitation to Barton Cottage earlier but keeps it hidden from Elinor in hopes of pushing her and Edward together.
You’re welcome. Austen tells us herself that Marianne loved her husband so I don’t understand when people say they wouldn’t have had a happy marriage. We first meet Margaret’s goldfish in the carriage as the Dashwoods are in transit from Norland to Barton Cottage. It was “too raunchy.” 5.) Charity Wakefield, however, had other ideas and insisted that she wanted to do it herself, and so she did. Colonel Christopher Brandon - Sense and Sensibility Colonel Christopher Brandon is a great character. If you’re still reading, thanks for that. Colonel Brandon and Elinor’s friendship was carried well from book to screen in this movie. I did find him awkward at first, and not endearing. [8] For a figure closer to Jane Austen's time like Henry Austin Dobson, however, the marriage was a mark of her realism: “Every one does not get a Bingley or a Darcy (with a park); but...not a few enthusiasts like Marianne decline at last upon middle-aged colonels with flannel waistcoats”. The Jane Austen Society called the adaptation “too raunchy,” and accused Andrew Davies of degrading fine English literature. To Elinor, the colonel is a faithful and helpful friend; to Mrs. Jennings, he is an eligible bachelor for whom she must find a wife; to Mrs. Dashwood, he is "a noble man" who would make an excellent husband for her daughter.
3.) Having now watched both screen adaptations, it seems clear the 2008 miniseries borrowed heavily from the changes made in the 1995 movie. Yes Greg Wise was better as Willoughby. 10.) What instrumental anachronisms are found in the soundtrack? Learn how your comment data is processed. How to get water from a stone. In his sudden, unexpected goodbye the next day, he seems much more upset to be leaving and aware of the impact it will have on the family than the 2008 screen character. He also has at least one sister – whether she is older or younger is unknown – as the estate of Whitwell, the site of an aborted group picnic, was said to belong to his brother-in-law, who was unnamed. Thank goodness! “Or a Ferrars?” she adds. Marianne and Colonel Brandon’s personalities would bring a balance to the relationship. Also loved this exchange between the sisters after Willoughby has rescued Marianne; after he leaves, she’s still in her rain-drenched clothes: Elinor: “Marianne, you must change. In Sense and Sensibility, several scenes between just men were incorporated to inform the viewers of their characters and establish them as worthy men. He aimed to make viewers forget Ang Lee’s production. Perhaps Kate Winslet’s Marianne laid the path for her role as Rose two years later?
5.) Goldfish in a bowl. Austen Authors is hosted, funded, and managed by Sharon Lathan, Novelist. The is presumably due to Willoughby’s seduction of Colonel Brandon’s ward in the opening scene of the series.
Not everyone loved it. Marianne and Colonel Brandon’s personalities would bring a balance to the relationship. Sense and Sensibility Movie Review (1995), Sense and Sensibility Miniseries Review (2008), Giveaway!
from Kathryn Holeman Illustration.
Marianne continued to mend, and on the following day Mrs. Dashwood confided to Elinor that Colonel Brandon was in love with Marianne; he had told her his feelings during their journey from Barton. What real-life hobby of Mark Williams, who played Sir John Middleton, factors in a scene with Colonel Brandon? She does establish her jealousy with time. While I don’t love Edward as Elinor does, his scenes talking and playing with Margaret did make me smile.
… What could be more glorious?” Cut to me picturing Rose and Jack from Titanic and snorting at the irony. Tears. Linda Robinson Walker argues that Hastings "haunts Sense and Sensibility in the character of Colonel Brandon": both left for India at age seventeen; both may have had illegitimate daughters named Eliza; both participated in a duel. Scenes such as when Brandon confronts Willoughby regarding his intentions toward Marianne as well as the duel between them are there to show Brandon’s sense of honor and reflect his status as a man of action. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! When talking to her mother, Marianne holds up Juliet and Guinevere as romantic role models. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). How did the screenwriter, Andrew Davies, glean fresh material for scenes in this adaptation? Unlike Davies’ production of Pride and Prejudice, which featured era-appropriate music, modern elements were incorporated into the musical soundtrack of Sense and Sensibility. He infused the film with overt sexual tension and physicality that enhanced the romantic dimension of the already epic journeys of the Dashwood sisters. I did’t get any answers correct although should have guessed about it being too raunchy as I too was shocked by that opening scene.
In the commentary, it was clear that they wanted to show the contrast of an indulged child of abundance, even as references were made to “poor Henry” losing even a penny of his future inheritance to his half-aunts, even though they had been reduced to near poverty. Dan Stevens’ performance was an involuntary demonstration of the effectiveness of method acting. She’s portrayed as a forward-thinking girl seeking adventure and casting off manners, clearly intended to relate more to modern, feminist audiences.
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