A Film I Watch to Feel Good: Sense and Sensibility

This film was my favorite for a solid decade until Pride and Prejudice came along and knocked it off its pedestal…
No, that’s not right. It was gently removed and lovingly placed on alower tier. 

I love the idea of a Chinese director tackling a beloved English story and then giving it the attention and care that it deserves. I’ve been known to turn it on just to have it playing in the background as I go about my work. Like an old friend, it instantly cheers me up and “troubles melt like lemon drops.” 

The pull between sense and sensibility is alive and well in me daily as I try and come to terms with both traits—restraint or exuberance, passion or patience. That dance plays out on screen, exploring the conflict, reaching resolution and in the process restoring me.