Donated by Emma Thompson

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Donated by Emma Thompson
Sense And Sensibility, 1995
A presentation script, dated 2nd April, 1995, the 191pp. of mimeographed typescript bound in red morocco by Asprey, g.e., the spine stamped in gilt Sense And Sensibility, Jane Austen, Adapted For The Screen By Emma Thompson, the front free end paper signed and inscribed in black ink London 2000, With great thanks for supporting new talent (I was new once...sigh), Warmest good wishes from yr. humble servt., Emma Thompson, P.S. this bound script was a gift from Ang, I think, after the shoot. It's 191 pages! We must've cut some.

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Ang Lee directed the 1995 Columbia Pictures production of Jane Austen's classic novel Sense And Sensibility adapted for the screen by Emma Thompson, for which she won an Academy Award, and in which she starred as Elinor Dashwood alongside Kate Winslet as her sister, Marianne Dashwood.

Sense And Sensibility was nominated for six Academy Awards and ten BAFTAs winning three for Best Film, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, Ang Lee also won the David Lean Award for Best Direction

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