Screening of Ang Lee's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility, introduced by Eleanor Thornley, Chief Executive of QUAD.
QUAD is screening Ang Lee's Sense & Sensibility (1995) on Sunday 15 November, from 7:15pm to 9:40pm. It's part of the Autumn Derby Book Festival, and the film is introduced by Eleanor Thornley, QUAD's Chief Executive.
If you've seen it, you'll know it's widely considered one of the finest adaptations of Jane Austen's novel. Emma Thompson stars as Elinor Dashwood opposite Kate Winslet's Marianne, and she also wrote the screenplay, which won her the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay among the film's seven nominations. Alan Rickman plays Colonel Brandon. The story follows the Dashwood sisters facing destitution after their father's death and pursuing love in a society governed by status and money. The film is credited with triggering a resurgence in popularity for Austen's novels, leading to numerous productions over the following 30 years.
It's a double-bill of sorts for the festival: if you've got a ticket for 'The Book Was Better than the Film: A Panel Discussion', you get a free screening ticket with it. Seats are unallocated, and you'll need that panel ticket to get in. Otherwise, it's a standalone screening on a Sunday evening, with Thornley introducing it before the film starts.
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Tickets are £10.50 standard and £8.50 concession. The screening runs from 7:15pm to 9:40pm at QUAD, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby DE1 3AS.
