Sense and Sensibility (film) in "The Atlantic" on the 20th anniversary of its release, arguing that the film served as "a turning point" for "pro-feminist masculinity" in Austen adaptations. Sense and Sensibility (film) Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 American period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne. The story follows the Dashwood sisters, members of a wealthy English family of landed gentry, as they must deal with circumstances of sudden destitution. They are forced to
Sense and Sensibility (soundtrack) after Marianne survives a fever, the score shifts to representing "maturity and an emotional catharsis". Sony Music Entertainment released the soundtrack to "Sense and Sensibility" on 12 December 1995. For his work in the film, Doyle earned his first nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. He lost both to Luis Enríquez Bacalov's score of the Italian film "". In a review of Doyle's work in various films, Glen Chapman of the website Den of Geek wrote that "the ["Sense and Sensibility"] score itself works fine within the context of