Sense and Sensibility Montolieu changes the marriage into a failure. Film and television adaptations: <br>• 1971: This adaptation for BBC television was dramatized by Denis Constanduros and directed by David Giles. <br>• 1981: This seven-episode TV serial was directed by Rodney Bennett. <br>• 1995: This theatrical release was adapted by Emma Thompson and directed by Ang Lee. <br>• 2000: A Tamil version called "Kandukondain Kandukondain" stars Ajith Kumar (Edward Ferrars), Tabu (Elinor), and Aishwarya Rai. <br>• 2008: This three-episode BBC TV series was adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by John Alexander. <br>• 2008: The film "Material Girls" is a loose adaptation of
Sense and Sensibility (film) two months later." From the beginning, Doran wanted "Sense and Sensibility" to appeal to both a core audience of Austen aficionados as well as younger viewers attracted to romantic comedy films. She felt that Lee's involvement prevented the film from becoming "just some little English movie" that appealed only to local audiences instead of to the wider world. Lee said, "I thought they were crazy: I was brought up in Taiwan, what do I know about 19th-century England? About halfway through the script it started to make sense why they chose me. In my films I've been trying to mix