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Comparison of Ang Lee’s 1995 movie adaptation and Rodney Bennett’s made for TV 1981 version of Sense and Sensibility.
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Heather Romine English R1A March 8, 2006 Extra Credit: Comparison of Ang Lee's 1995 movie adaptation and Rodney Bennett's made for TV 1981 version Ang Lee's version of Sense and Sensibility and Rodney Bennett's TV series adaptation of Sense and Sensibility both capture the spirit of Jane Austen's novel; however, there are discrepancies which enhance and detract from each adaptation. Differences arise due to variations in the directors' nationalities and intended audience, events and characters. The American version is much more dramatic than the British version. Bennett takes the viewer back in historical time in an entertaining, smooth, and touching fashion. It is more true to Austen's time period; whereas Lee's movie is much more dramatic. Whenever there is tension in the novel, it is pouring outside even when it is not raining in the novel. It is raining when Willoughby finds Marianne with a twisted ankle, whereas the British version and novel have sunny...
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