"I think that everybody involved in the making of this film knows that we owe all our pride and all our joy to the genius of Jane Austen. And, um, it occurred to me to wonder how she would react to an evening like this... This is what I came up with."
Introduction to the letter, which could have been written by Jane Austen, had she been there.
(c) Emma Thompson at the 1995 Golden Globes
Winner of the Best Motion Screenplay
for "Sense and Sensibility"
Letter transcription :
for "Sense and Sensibility"
Letter transcription :
Four a.m., having just returned from an evening at the Golden Spheres, which despite the inconveniences of heat, noise and overcrowding was not without its pleasures.
Thankfully, there were no dogs and no children. The gowns were middling. There was a good deal of shouting and behaviour verging on the profligate, however, people were very free with their compliments and I made several new acquaintances.
Here is Lindsay Doran of Mirage, wherever that might be, who's largely responsible for my presence here, an enchanting companion about whom too much good cannot be said.
Mr Ang Lee, of foreign extraction, who most unexpectedly appeared to understand me better than I understand myself.
Mr James Shamis, a most copiously erudit person and Miss Kate Winslet, beautiful in both countenance and spirit.
Mr Pat Doyle, a composer and a Scot, who displayed the kind of wild behaviour one has learnt to expect from that race.
Mr Mark Kenton, an energetic person with a ready smile who, as I understand it, owes me a great deal of money.
TRUE !!
Miss Lisa Henson of Columbia, a lovely girl, and Mr Garrett Wiggin, a lovely boy.
I attempted to converse with Mr Sydney Pollack, but his charms and wisdom are so generally pleasing, that it proved impossible to get within ten feet of him. The room was full of intresting activity until 11 p.m. when it emptied rather suddenly. The lateness of the hour is due, therefore, not to the dance, but to the waiting in a long line for horseless carriage of unconscionable size. The modern world has clearly done nothing for transport.
PS : Manage to avoid the hoyden Emily Thompkinson, who has purloined my creation and added things of her own. Nefarious Creature ! Thank You.
Thankfully, there were no dogs and no children. The gowns were middling. There was a good deal of shouting and behaviour verging on the profligate, however, people were very free with their compliments and I made several new acquaintances.
Here is Lindsay Doran of Mirage, wherever that might be, who's largely responsible for my presence here, an enchanting companion about whom too much good cannot be said.
Mr Ang Lee, of foreign extraction, who most unexpectedly appeared to understand me better than I understand myself.
Mr James Shamis, a most copiously erudit person and Miss Kate Winslet, beautiful in both countenance and spirit.
Mr Pat Doyle, a composer and a Scot, who displayed the kind of wild behaviour one has learnt to expect from that race.
Mr Mark Kenton, an energetic person with a ready smile who, as I understand it, owes me a great deal of money.
TRUE !!
Miss Lisa Henson of Columbia, a lovely girl, and Mr Garrett Wiggin, a lovely boy.
I attempted to converse with Mr Sydney Pollack, but his charms and wisdom are so generally pleasing, that it proved impossible to get within ten feet of him. The room was full of intresting activity until 11 p.m. when it emptied rather suddenly. The lateness of the hour is due, therefore, not to the dance, but to the waiting in a long line for horseless carriage of unconscionable size. The modern world has clearly done nothing for transport.
PS : Manage to avoid the hoyden Emily Thompkinson, who has purloined my creation and added things of her own. Nefarious Creature ! Thank You.
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