Sense and Sensibility (1995)

This film never fails to delight, though there are several cases of confusion or mistaken identity probably because everyone is so formal and refer to each other by last name, more often than not.
Upon the death of the elder Mr. Dashwood (Tom Wilkinson), his second wife and daughters are left virtually penniless. Being left with five pounds per year for women of their statue is next to nothing, they can barely afford beef or sugar now, so they are next to the poor house.
Certainly money woes are not the only worries for the Dashwood sisters, the practical Elinor (Emma Thompson) and the romantic and passionate Marianne (Kate Winslet) also have woes in the romantic field as well. Marianne's love, John Willoughby (Greg Wise) turns out to be a cad, so she's better off without him though don't tell that to her heart and Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant), whom Elinor favors,  is secretly engaged to someone else. But through a series of various events, everyone ends up happy in the end, thank goodness. Edward's fiance ends up falling in love with his crooked toothed brother and Marianne learns to appreciate the quiet adoration of Christopher Brandon (Alan Rickman, who will forever be Professor Snape), a former colonel in the army.
The film is just gorgeous to look at, with the scenery and clothes and listening to the utter politeness and eloquence of how they speak is nothing short of miraculous, with brilliant performances especially from Thompson (despite being far too old for her role) and Winslet (who basically steals the film). It is also nice seeing Rickman portraying a character you can genuinely root for. Grade: A
Side Notes:
-Interesting fact: Thompson and Wise would get married and have a child. They are still married to this day.
-What happened to the woman Willoughby knocked up, other than going back to the country and also wouldn't someone like that ruin Willboughby's good name and reputation?
-Margaret Dashwood (Emilie Francois) is a young explorer.
-My favorite character (other than Marianne) is Mrs. Jennings (Elizabeth Briggs) who is a matchmaker like no other, probably because she has nothing better to do.
-Imelda Staunton shines as Mrs. Jenning's surviving daughter, a carbon copy of her mother, belittling her husband (Hugh Laurie) to death though he does show kindness to Elinor.