Colonel Brandon Is Mesmerized By Marianne | Sense and Sensibility | Love Love

Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman) has become mesmerized by Marianne (Kate Winslet), but she does not return his interest.
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Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant star in this captivating romantic comedy that swept the Ten Best Lists and was named the Best Picture of the Year by the Golden Globes®. Based on Jane Austen's classic novel, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY tells of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor (Thompson) and passionate Marianne (Winslet), whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. Rickman, Grant and Greg Wise co-star as the well-intentioned suitors who are trapped by the strict rules of society and the conflicting laws of desire.
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[@rommy_of_rohan]

I absolutely loved Alan Rickman in this, Colonel Brandon was the star of Sense and Sensibility as far as I was concerned. Who wouldn't swoon over him? R.I.P. Alan Rickman. The world is poorer for your passing.

[@carlotta4th]

His character is nice, but he's also ...what, at least 15 years older than her? (Maybe more if his former fiance has a child 20 years ago). I don't think much older men chasing young women is commendable.

[@cecilyerker]

@@carlotta4th his character actively didn’t pursue her for this reason because of that, he was happy just being friends with her

[@sarahbreisch4750]

@@carlotta4th not in this day perhaps. He was not being lecherous or taking advantage of her, he provided protection and loving companionship, and set her up for life.

[@oxanatarashchuk4598]

@Lyn Bee I personally think these men do exist. Just not very often. If you didn't meet them in your life doesn't mean they're non-existent. You're only telling about life according to your experience. And also chill - this is just a movie

[@oxanatarashchuk4598]

@Lyn Bee you were just unlucky. Some younger women prefer older men because if their rich experience, also they're like more father-like relationships. Not everyone wants to be equal with their partners

[@daisyviluck7932]

If I were mariann I would have been all “Willoughby, who?”

[@brt5273]

And how!

[@monmothma3358]

"Elinor can have him. I mean Emma."

[@daisyviluck7932]

@@monmothma3358 🤣🤣🤣

[@branypoo]

EXACTLY ❤️ Colonel Brandon is just… _swoon_

[@Gaby000999]

I love Colonel Brandon. He is one of my favorite characters of Jane Austen, and I just loved Alan Rickman's portrait of him. I could point several aspects of why I love him as a character, but my preferred ones are how patient and selfless he is. He genuinly wanted Marianne to be happy, and attended to her needs in the ways she needed. I believe that it was gratitude that Marianne developed towards the Colonel once she realized this, and that is when those feelings of gratitude turned to love. I just enjoy each time I read S&S how much Marianne ended up loving the Colonel, and how devoted he remained towards her. Perhaps those same feelings of gratitude developed in him as Marianne chose to love him.

[@beautifullysurprised9908]

And we are all mesmerized by Alan Rickman. RIP

[@juliawharton7836]

Cornelius Fudge giving Professor Snape marriage advice. Love it!!!

[@cheyennebrennan966]

Along with the original Fat Lady attempting to play matchmaker and Professor Trelawney discouraging, it while their poor mother Madam Pomfrey frets about the finances.

[@glauciamsq]

And lets nor forget umbridge

[@bluemoon4944]

@@glauciamsqhaha oh yes! Umbridge sending Dr. House to madness little by little 😂

[@evas9735]

Can we please take a moment for those beautifully trained doggies walking behind Colonel Brandon with their birds.

[@bethfiori4708]

Alan Rickman is exquisite.

[@christaselig6735]

Alan Rickman was a fine and dignified actor, and I had forgotten how good this movie was

[@Christian_Girl120]

I see these clips now and I feel so sad and want to cry. What a wonderful man he was as well as a talented actor. Rest in peace Alan. We miss you.

[@lightningfurystrike13]

I love Mrs. Jennings. A rich woman determined to help and for all that she's flamboyant and "improper" she genuinely cares about Brandon and Marianne and wants them to be happy.

[@hugzpls]

But damn, can she be noisy! lol

[@narnia1233]

I like her too, hopefully she really cares about others. I haven’t read the book, but I think based on the movie and the other characters reactions to her, she might actually be acting that way out of entertainment for herself instead of being kind. However, I find it difficult to dislike her because she is pretty funny. I hope she actually cares about others, but I suspect she’s maybe a bit of both-entertaining herself but also wanting others to be happy.

[@lightningfurystrike13]

@@narnia1233 in the book I believe it's described as since she has her own daughter married off she could think of nothing better to do than to see everyone around her as equally settled. That said she does quite a lot above and beyond such as sponsoring Elinor and Marianne during the Season in London. Letting them live with her at her London home. Escorting them around. Bringing them with her to her daughter's country home etc. She's loud and improper in the way only a rich, well established matron can be but she's under no obligation to shepherd the Dashwoods about and it is very kind that she does.

[@desertrose2085]

The same actress also played a char woman in Patrick Stewart’s “Christmas Carol.” Marvelous range.

[@desertrose2085]

Hmmm, tough one. Choose the dashing man who thinks you’re just another fish in the sea to meddle with and forget, or the quiet, reserved, sensitive, thoughtful, devoted, and ferociously protective Colonel Brandon? Date wisely.

[@TomoMomoDomo]

Alan Rickman...bless this man. I miss him so much

[@melissasaint3283]

Col Brandon, in the novel, is fairly flavorless. Despite being a person of stellar qualities who sincerely loves Marianne, he barely has anything to say or do.....and we might almost pity young, Romantic Marianne for settling for a dull older man she doesn't really love while on the rebound from a serious heartbreak. Alan Rickman absolutely changes all that without shifting any of the plot. He was such a talented actor!

[@sherlock7898]

That’s not accurate to say she settled for Colonel Brandon while she was on the rebound. The novel doesn’t give exact time estimates of when Marianne and Colonel Brandon married. Austen does this so it can be up to the reader to decide when an appropriate amount of time has passed to recover from heartbreak, fall in love and then be married. She did the same thing in Mansfield Park and explicitly stated why she does this. So even by your own standards, Marianne recovered from Willoughby's betrayal and genuinely grew to love Colonel Brandon. Austen would not allow one of the heroines of her books to “settle” in marriage. They may marry someone who is poorer than another suitor but they always marry someone they sincerely and wholeheartedly love. Marianne is no different.

[@Marianita195]

Everyone loves Mr. Darcy, but I'm a Brandon girl through and through

[@mariachester950]

Darcy WHO..😂

[@StrayCatOrwell]

I’m not into this kind of movie but I would watch it just to see Alan Rickman in it.

[@brt5273]

One of his few "romantic hero" style roles and he is a delight.

[@maxinezook3835]

He is great in this movie so I highly recommend it based on that 😊

[@kai-fu6pc]

That voice that voice ❤️

[@pinklove7371]

I can't imagine Snape sounding different!... Rest in peace! 🤍

[@SherryHill-k5y]

About 14 years ago in my town, there was a huge display of actor's and actress' movie clothing in a huge art center. As I walked up the stairs to see the clothing, guess what caught my eye? The red military coat that Alan Rickman wore in Sense and Sensibilty for his wedding and I wanted to touch it but hands off. This was before sadly he passed away. Still a vivid memory to this day.❤

[@kimmysue42569]

He’s so talented played a wonderful bad guy. I have to watch this to see him in another roll. He is missed.

[@aliciasaracino1233]

I truly miss this actor.

[@wbl5649]

adore him...

[@lorrilewis2178]

No one ever said "She was passed from man to man" in the book. I hate when they change dialogue.

[@Sol36900]

What happened to her? Haven't read the book but I don't mind spoilers.

[@lorrilewis2178]

@@Sol36900 Well, it's the wording that was wrong. Colonel Brandon was all set to elope with her, when they were betrayed by her maid. His father sent him away because he wanted Eliza to marry Colonel Brandon's older brother because she had a large fortune and the family was in a bad financial situation. Colonel Brandon left for the military and Eliza was married to his brother who not only didn't care about her, but was also mean to her. Eliza was very young and she tried to put up with him for a couple of years, but someone else came along and seduced her. She was so miserable in her marriage that she was an easy mark. She and his brother were divorced and she went off with her lover, and Colonel Brandon didn't know until he returned three years after her marriage to his brother. He had a hard time finding her because she had parted from her lover and he thought she had sunk even further in "sin". She had somehow given the rights to her fortune to someone in exchange for cash to live on, and she didn't have enough money to support herself. He found her by accident in a poor house and she was dying of consumption, and unrecognizable. He got her out of there and placed her in a comfortable house for her last days and was with her when she died. She had a daughter left behind after she died and he took over her care.

[@Sol36900]

@@lorrilewis2178 Thank you for the explanation!

[@lorrilewis2178]

@@Sol36900 You're welcome! She went willingly - not "passed around".

[@alyu1129]

There were lots of changes from the book as is common in film adaptations. You won't enjoy the movie if you're constantly doing that critical difference spotting. I suggest you don't spoil it for yourself.

[@trintrella8302]

All the men in Sense and Sensibility are dusty except Col. Brandon

[@SG-1-GRC]

He wasn't overb20 years older in the book but closer to 17/18 years older. Its still a large gap but one he respected. He was attracted to and respected Marianne but without encouragement from her his feelings would have not led to him pursuing her. She grew up a great deal during the two years he knew her. By the end if them she was toi mature xbd sensible for Willoughby who was closer to her age. Even had Willoughby somehow become eligible again he was not mature enough for the woman Marianne became. A woman the Colonel did not court until after she had time to recover from Willoughby.

[@ryanamari2233]

Colonel Brandon and Prof Snipe I think … anywho I wanted to be Miss Marianne with him

[@dittohead7044]

Father knows best The English do these movies just superbly.

[@lilypudd]

I always wondered when Marianne says she doesn't know any duets if she was saying that because she was trying to protect herself, didn't want romantic relationships because they hurt too much and was just trying to be polite.

[@queentee2806]

Can you imagine a man like that being completely smitten with you. I really can’t imagine it. Because I have never experienced it 😂

[@mommas2470]

Would that I could have met such a man when I was young. I can only hope that there are such men for deserving young ladies today.

[@Durgabondopadhay]

Always ♥️

[@LilacDaisy2]

I never understood why "he and John are very thick." Such dissimilar sensibilities! Just like Mr Woodhouse and Mr Knightly.

[@shilpykumari6419]

He is 30yrs older than her. A huge age gap

[@hannahmetzger4880]

I'd imagine that, being in the army, he has to have PTSD, as some or even most soldiers do.

[@blancamoreno-wc7ls]

Love❤

[@kygkyg8971]

If I were Marianne would not be such a stuck up towards him 😖

[@lasalleman6792]

She's 17; he's 37. Yeah, I can see him getting mesmerized. A lot of guys would be. She's sweet. A man doesn't want to try that kind of thing in this day and age.

[@themermaidstale5008]

It still happens now.

[@falconeshield]

At least he waited and expected her to choose someone else.

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

Honestly age gaps are too demonized. He was sweet, a gentleman and never would have done anything to hurt her. I would rather have a man that much older than me but such a great man than a young man my age who's more a boy than a man.

[@lasalleman6792]

@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 Not going to happen. No man I know would ever try something like that.

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

@@lasalleman6792 in my country thankfully we haven't demonized age gaps this much. It's normal for there to be 10 years+ gaps. It's not bad, it's a very okay thing.

[@grindupBaker]

I went to school with that bloke for 6 years 1958-64. I never met him though.

[@Girl-rj3qe]

I only hear Snape 😂

[@avebernardelli9247]

E la lingua italiana ?

[@jnak974]

Thank goodness for arranged marriages back then. If it weren’t for that, NO ONE a would be getting busy making the next generation.

[@themermaidstale5008]

Marianne was Sensibility, to her sister’s Sense. The Jenkins could be sooo annoying, such busybodies.

[@kibblenbits]

The mother and daughter's would have had to live in a hovel, with very little food, if not for these kind "busybodies". In that era, having daughter's was a liability, and getting them married off, especially to the landed gentry, was considered quite the score. What I never understood was why, being the second wife, and there was an older stepson, who would inherit everything, she didn't hoard some of the household, and clothing allowances, throughout the marriage (along with jewelry). Seem's shortsighted, since the women of that time were very practical, and knew that would be the case.

[@shafaquenarayan4933]

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[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Brandon would have been wise to move on from Marianne. His actions are quite pathetic. The thing the fans don’t realize is that he’s after her because she reminds him of an ex love of his Eliza, whom he intended to marry.

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

Why? I think their love is beautiful.

[@SmallFaerie]

Which fans exactly do you suppose don't realise this? It's made quite clear in the movie that Brandon sees similarities between Marianne and Eliza. But why would that be something bad? Like no one who has certain preferences could therefor be true in their devotion to someone? That's a depressing thought, considering most people actually have preferences when it comes to what they are attracted to.

[@Girl-rj3qe]

I think he wasn’t courting her (though he’s in love with her) but was just being nice and helpful to her. What I dislike are people hating Marianne just because she didn’t return Colonel Brandon’s affections at first. She’s a 17 year old girl with limited life experiences so people should give her a break. Plus even though she’s very thankful to him, she never herself asked for Colonel Brandon’s help. I do think in the end she fell in love with him back that’s why she married him.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

@@SmallFaerieSo you would be okay if your boyfriend or husband only wanted to be with you because you remind him of his lost love or ex? Not all secure and mature women are okay with that. In fact, quite the opposite. Ironically Colonel Brandon had the right idea to say accurately that Marianne Dashwood would no more think of him than any other. Moreover, he added “All the better for her [not to].” He knows that he needs to move on from Marianne, and yet he falls back into his lust and bad habits. In fact, I have known of people who got seduced or “loved” only because they found out they were a reminder for their suitors of an ex. Needlessly to say, those types of things ended, and honestly, I can’t blame them.

[@codename495]

He isn’t allowed to have a type?

[@PeePoo-jj9vg]

I had a dream about him and ever since I've felt more personally close to him and just thinking about how nice he is just makes me cry everytime

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

Dreams do that sometimes! It happened to me that I'd see someone in my dream and wake up feeling closer to them.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Captain Wentworth and Colonel Brandon will forever be my absolute favorite Jane Austen men. I know 90% of Jane Austen fans adore Mr. Darcy but I would much rather have Brandon than Darcy. Colonel Brandon clearly loves and cares for Marianne but he never forces his love onto her or makes her feel like she needs to return his feelings. He’s gentle and kind….he respects her boundaries…and even when it seems like Marianne will never truly love him or even care for him at all he still goes out of his way to care for her and help her. And he does all this expecting nothing in return.

[@jenster29]

I married my 'Colonel Brandon' in real life. A genuine gentleman that still treats me like royalty a quarter of a century later.

[@9Tailsfan]

Congratulations 🎊 🎊

[@jo_00240]

Aww wish I find some one like him too ☺️🤍

[@zzzendyaz4208]

Happy fr u! ❤❤❤

[@trinaq]

Rest in peace, Alan Rickman. You brought us so many iconic, memorable characters, and you'll never be forgotten.

[@carlyg1969]

Agreed Rip Alan Rickman Never forgotten

[@loulie1997]

Hi Trina! Beautifully said

[@megofiachra3247]

This is a perfect movie. Brilliant screenplay that keeps the heart of Austen’s characters. Perfect casting, too.

[@terezazurkova1602]

Best Austen adaptation.

[@zilkill09]

I just melt when I hear his voice

[@mariachester950]

He could read the back of a serial box ..and it would be wonderful....❤AR....❤❤❤

[@5809AUJG]

Colonel Brandon...loved Marianne the moment he first saw her. Alan Rickman performed this to perfection...completely transfixed. In the end, Marianne got the best man around in Brandon!

[@ReAnnRing]

Forget, Willoughby, I would've gone for Colonel Brandon to begin with. What a stud!

[@shriganeshshree6665]

Always loved him in the role of Professor Snape in Harry Potter as well as colonel Brandon in my favorite Sense And sensibility.

[@bethkrager6529]

Gosh he pulled our heartstrings in this and his version of The Princes' Tale section of HP. Im glad we got to see his range and not typecast as only villains.

[@researchfutures9482]

Sigh. He looked so Austen dreamy.....

[@cherylcouch-thomas8250]

I don't even need to watch this clip because Alan Rickman's Colonel Brandon is perfect. 15/10 performance.

[@juliaalexander5788]

Seriously Alan Rickman over Willoughby any day every time Always 🎉😢

[@kwickeb99]

I love robert hardy. I met him on several occasions and shared a bottle of wine with him..he was a lovely man..so full of life..x

[@mariahcarey9470]

Did you meet Alan Rickman?

[@eagillum]

Who is Robert Hardy?

[@rhyfeddu]

@@eagillum The older gentleman cleaning rifles w Rickman: "don't think of yourself so meanly". A fixture of '70s+ British TV. I knew him first from All Creatures Great and Small...

[@SummerofKittyLove]

Saw this in a theater yrs ago but I was too drunk to follow it so I’ll have to watch it again sober.

[@Helen-zl7sr]

Alan Rickman is the man! He dominates the screen with his subtlety and superb acting! R.I.P , you are sorely missed!❤

[@cidianedominguez6131]

Eu amo o Alan Rickman, sou apaixonada no coronel Brandon ❤

[@saraa_ochiroo81]

Love this movie

[@joydarling314]

I thought Willoughby was handsome

[@queen-estherobasi4086]

What is the name of the music being played?

[@pjheath5]

Yes he was

[@oliviarogers2808]

I'm sorry, but I just didn't buy the ending with these two. I mean yeah, Brandon always had a thing for her and he was there for her after Willoughby left, but I never once got the impression until the very end that it was mutual. It's kind of like in a lot of kids movies when one of the main characters (usually a guy) has a huge crush on a random side character (usually a girl) for no reason and they're clearly not interested. Then by the end they like them all of a sudden, cause they saved the day or something. I know this wasn't the intent but I always just got the impression that she married him more out of gratitude than love. Also the age difference has always felt a bit weird to me.

[@annehancock6734]

I felt the same thing. I know it is probably not popular either, but I think that he was interested in her only because he was attracted to her because she was a beautiful young lady. With her, it was more as you say her being grateful for his kindness to her after being destroyed by her former lover, but I think her heart always belonged to Willoughby.

[@themermaidstale5008]

The age difference wasn’t odd at that time. Men were expected to be well able to support a wife and future family. Colonel B. has his own estate and a good reputation. Willoughby had no money, therefore, he needed to marry an heiress.

[@gabriellacardosopaiva417]

Yeah, but anyway the true love story of this book is about her older sister romance.

[@oliviarogers2808]

@UCw1W8hTDhLAW_PeCir8mZNg We didn't SEE that in this movie is the thing. He shows up with flowers after she hurt her ankle and she's grateful (but clearly liked Willoughby's more). Then he brings her in when she's depressed in the storm, and she thanks him once she regains consciousness. But tbf, most people would have that reaction. Next thing we know, they're getting married. That's it. I realize several Disney couples are more rushed than that, but that's the Fairytale effect and the films don't act like they're anything else. This movie seems to think that Marianne and Brandon were developed as a couple a lot more than they actually are. You can't spend the majority of the film on her and Willoughby, then pull a bait and switch in the last act and say it's a beautiful romance.

[@di3486]

You didn’t get it AT ALL. Marianne realized Brandon was real love and Willoughby was only infatuation. They shared many interests and had very close mindsets. Maybe you should read the book.