She left behind six major novels, some unfinished works, and notebooks of stories she wrote in her youth, and has long inspired scholars, writers, filmmakers, playwrights, and hordes of undying fans.Įvery Austen devotee has their favorite film adaptation, the one they will defend against all others.
Jane Austen died 200 years ago, on July 18, 1817. The movie of the week for July 16 t hrough 22 is Sense and Sensibility (1995), which is available to digitally rent on YouTube, Amazon, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play. What you can count on is a weekend watch that sheds new light on the week that was. Old, new, blockbuster, arthouse: They’re all fair game. Collins was entirely Thompson’s work.Every weekend, we pick a movie you can stream that dovetails with current events. In fact, the dialogue in the pivotal scene where Charlotte tells Elizabeth she’s engaged to Mr. With Thompson having established her writing chops by bringing one of Austen’s other novels to the big screen, it made sense to turn to her for help.Īccording to Mental Floss, Wright recalls, “I turned up nervously on her doorstep with my briefcase, and she had her walking boots on.” The pair headed to a bench where “I asked her questions, and she acted bits out for me and explained things to me.” Calling Thompson’s help “brilliant,” Wright leaned heavily on the actor’s help - especially for dialogue. Wright, knowing that his work would need to stand up against previous adaptations of the famous novel, wanted some help refining the script. The film, which premiered in 2005, starred Keira Knightley as the famous Elizabeth Bennet, and she performed alongside Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Director Joe Wright wanted help on ‘Pride and Prejudice’ĭirector Joe Wright was working on his adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. She earned herself an Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay or Material Previously Published or Produced. Thompson not only starred in the film, but she also adapted the novel to a screenplay. While neither woman ended up winning those particular honors, Thompson did walk away with an Oscar for her work - the work behind the scenes, that is. There, it racked up an impressive seven nominations including a Best Actress in a Lead Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role nod to Thompson and Winslet’s talents at bringing the sisters’ dramatic story to life.
The critically-acclaimed film performed well in the 1996 Oscars. Her younger sister, Marianne (Kate Winslet), is trying to navigate life and love in a new locale while Elinor pines after a man who is already promised to another.
She portrayed the oldest daughter in a family thrown into upheaval when her father dies. Back in 1995, another Jane Austen novel was adapted for the big screen, and Thompson played the lead role of Elinor Dashwood.
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