Sense And SensibilityU

Directed by Ang Lee | UK | 1995 | 2h 16m | Starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Imelda Staunton

After their father’s sudden death, sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are left with no inheritance and forced to move to a modest cottage in the English countryside. As they adjust to their new life, the sisters navigate heartbreak, societal expectations, and the search for love. Directed with elegance by Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) and adapted by Emma Thompson in an Oscar-winning screenplay, this Jane Austen classic is brought to life with deft wit and a subtly powerful feminist perspective.

Our screening on Sunday 17th August will be introduced by Thomas Robertson (English Faculty, University of Oxford), and our screening on Wednesday 20th August will be introduced by Dr Chloe Fairbanks (Lecturer in English, University of Oxford).

Reviews

‘A beautifully-crafted, witty, moving film likely to overcome even the stiffest Austen prejudice.’
★★★★
Deborah Brown, Empire Magazine

‘Ang Lee’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s first novel respects the timeless material while bringing a contemporary energy and humour to the tale.’
Wendy Ide, The Times

2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the beloved novelist Jane Austen. The Oxford University Press are celebrating this anniversary throughout the year. Click here to find out more.

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What else is on?

Today (Wednesday 19th August)

15:15

The Summer Book PG
1h 35m
Eight-year-old Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on their family island in Finland's Gulf, all three grieving her mother's recent death. Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Glenn Close, this quiet drama adapts Tove Jansson's novel.

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17:30

Daughters of the Dust 12A
1h 52m
At the dawn of the 20th century, a Gullah family on South Carolina's Sea Islands faces a difficult choice between preserving their cultural heritage and embracing an uncertain future. Julie Dash's groundbreaking film is a visually stunning, deeply moving landmark of American cinema.

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20:00

The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

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Tomorrow (Thursday 20th August)

11:45

The Summer Book PG
Parent + Baby Screening
1h 35m
Eight-year-old Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on their family island in Finland's Gulf, all three grieving her mother's recent death. Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Glenn Close, this quiet drama adapts Tove Jansson's novel.

Book here

14:00

The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

Book here

17:30

The Summer Book PG
1h 35m
Eight-year-old Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on their family island in Finland's Gulf, all three grieving her mother's recent death. Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Glenn Close, this quiet drama adapts Tove Jansson's novel.

Book here

19:45

The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

Book here


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Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!