Sense and Sensibility

Bringing Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility to the screen was a labor of love for writer/actress Emma Thompson. Featuring the complete award-winning script, Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay & Diaries also showcases Thompson’s unreserved, often hilarious diaries that capture the unique experience of making this film. Her rare and personal perspective makes this an irresistible book for students of film and Austen devotees, as well as for everyone who loved this extraordinary movie.

This Newmarket Shooting Script® Book includes:

• The complete screenplay
• Emma Thompson’s diaries written during the film’s production
• Introduction by producer Lindsay Doran
• More than 50 photos, including stills, cast photos, and behind-the-scenes shots
• Full cast and crew credits

Emma Thompson won her second Oscar® for her screenplay adaptation of Sense and Sensibility (she won the Academy Award® for Best Actress for Howard's End). Named by Time magazine as one of its 2004 "European Heroes," she was recently appointed to the United Nations Global Coalition on Women and AIDS.

Now in the acclaimed Newmarket Shooting Script(R) series, the Oscar(R)-winning screenplay by Emma Thompson based on the beloved classic by Jane Austen, with Thompson's candid and detailed behind-the-scenes diaries. Bringing Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" to the screen was a labor of love for writer/actress Emma Thompson. The highly acclaimed film, nominated for seven Academy Awards(R) (winning Best Adapted Screenplay), appeared on more than 100 Top 10 lists across the country. Featuring the complete award-winning script, "Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay and Diaries" also showcases Thompson's unreserved, often hilarious diaries that capture the unique experience of making this landmark film. In addition, the book includes an introduction by producer Lindsay Doran; over fifty photos; cast and crew credits; and Thompson's sparkling Austen-like acceptance speech at the Golden Globe awards ceremony. Thompson's rare and personal perspective makes Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay and Diaries an irresistible book for students of film and Austen devotees, as well as for everyone who loved this extraordinary movie. More than 50 black-and-white photos.

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