The Remains of the Day / Sense & Sensibility

Stellar adaptations of two compelling works
I found this DVD at a discount in a chain store and promptly purchased it. The DVD is a double feature containing two of of my favorite period dramas - Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day and Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

DVD Info -
The Remains of The Day
Running Time: 134 mins (PG)
Languages: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), English, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Dolby Surround)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Mastered in High Def, aspect ratio 2.35:1, anamorphic widescreen

Sense and Sensibility
Running Time: 136 mins (PG)
Languages: English, Spanish (Dolby Surround), English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), Portuguese
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Mastered in High Def, aspect ratio 1.85:1, anamorphic widescreen

The picture quality is good, though not as crisp as I would have liked. However, if you're looking for a value buy of two great movies, then...

THERE WAS ONLY ONE DVD IN MY ORDER!!!!!
This "double feature" had only one DVD!! Remains of the Day was not in the factory sealed package--there was only one place for one DVD and it was the sense and sensibility only. I ordered this several months ago but just now opened it. I'm very upset--this has never happened before with Amazon. Word to the wise--even if you're not planning to watch it for awhile, open it as soon as you get it because it is too late for me to return.

Review from Amazon.co.uk
Sense And Sensibility
Emma Thompson scores a double bull's-eye with this marvellous adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Not only does Thompson turn in a strong (and gently humorous) performance as one of the Dashwood sisters--the one with "sense"--she also wrote the witty and wise screenplay. Austen's tale of 19th-century manners and morals provides a large cast with a feast of possibilities, notably Kate Winslet, in her pre-Titanic incarnation, as Thompson's deeply romantic sister. Winslet attracts the wooing of shy Alan Rickman (a nice change of pace from his bad-guy roles) and dashing Greg Wise, while Thompson must endure an incredibly roundabout courtship with Hugh Grant, here in fine and funny form. All of this is doled out with the usual eye-filling English countryside and handsome costumes, yet the film always seems to be about the careful interior lives of its characters. The director, an inspired choice, is Taiwan-born Ang Lee, who brings the same exquisite taste and...

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