Storyline
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
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100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Poised, delicate, powerful, hovering between poignancy and pealing laughter, it is a feast formed by skill and serendipity.
100
Time
[It presents] us with a vast range of richly developed, gorgeously played characters ... and mov[es] them gracefully through time and a lot of very pretty spaces without ever losing its conviction, its concentration or our bedazzled attention. [18 Dec 1995]
90
Variety
Crucially for such an elaborately dressed production, the characters all come thoroughly alive with their ready wits and pulsing emotions, overcoming the two-century gap with seeming effortlessness.
90
The New York Times
Grandly entertaining...matches the Austen-based "Clueless" for sheer run. [13 Dec 1995]
88
USA Today
Thompson has had the good sense and sensitivity to get Austen right, while letting Winslet steal the show.
