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 to Lucy by his sense of honour. Elinor and Marianne accompany Mrs Jennings to London. On arriving, Marianne rashly writes several personal letters to Willoughby, which go unanswered. When they meet by chance at a dance, Willoughby is standing with another woman. He greets Marianne reluctantly and coldly, to her extreme distress. She shows him how shocked she is that he barely acknowledges her, and she leaves the party completely distraught. Soon Marianne receives a curt letter enclosing their former correspondence and love tokens, including a lock of her hair. Willoughby informs her of his engagement to a young lady,