Sense and Sensibility
Drama Romance English
A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood.
| Cast: | Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, George MacKay, Fiona Shaw, Stacy Martin, Tom Brooke, Turlough Convery |
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| Director: | Georgia Oakley |
| Editor: | Izabella Curry |
| Camera: | Arnaud Potier |
All Guild Reviews of "Sense and Sensibility"
Georgia Oakley's Austen Riff Is a Winsome Celebration of Sisterhood
More than two centuries after Jane Austen’s novel appeared, the Dashwood sisters, now essayed by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles, remain the quintessential play of opposites—passion and reason
Jane Austen continues to speak vividly to our times. Her 1811 novel Sense and Sensibility met a brilliant, beloved match in Ang Lee’s 1995 benchmark adaptation with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. The challenge Georgia Oakley must have experienced while mounting her new adaptation is immense. But, for the most part, she conjures a drama of such freshness, buoyancy and emotional churn you can overlook the minor bumps, few jarring choices.
Austen Makes Yearning Romantic in Times of Situationships
Georgia Oakley's Sense and Sensibility follows Elinor and Marianne Dashwood through love and loss. The adaptation finds fresh warmth in patient romance, familial bonds and Austen's humour.
In a world where dating apps, situationships and the dreaded “what are we?” conversation have become part of the romantic vocabulary, Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility feels like a gentle reminder that love can be beautiful when it takes its time. But this Jane Austen adaptation is not just about making yearning romantic again. It is also about sisterhood, the absurdities of society, the courage to feel deeply and the sheer joy of getting lost in a beautifully told story. Based on Austen’s beloved novel, the film follows Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esm Creed-Miles, two sisters who approach life and love rather differently. While Elinor keeps her emotions firmly in check, Marianne wears her heart on her sleeve. Their differences make for some amusing exchanges, but it is their bond that gives the story its warmth.
A Melancholic Reimagining of Austen’s Classic
Director Georgia Oakley refuses to romanticise Regency era in this grounded, subdued take on Austen.
The new adaptation of Sense & Sensibility offers a gloomier, grimmer take on Jane Austen’s classic tale of two sisters, their contrasting perspectives on love and heartbreak, and their struggle to navigate life, financial uncertainty and rigid social hierarchies in 19th-century England. It is fascinating to see how two sisters perceive love in their own distinct ways. One believes in restraint, the other in revelation. “We have neither of us anything to tell; you, because you do not communicate, and I, because I conceal nothing.” The older Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and younger Marianne Dashwood (Esmé Creed-Miles) embody the central philosophical conflict between Sense (rationality and restraint) and Sensibility (emotion and openness). Their contrasting attitudes towards emotional reserve, understanding and the expression of love shape their individual journeys, their sisterly bond and Austen’s larger commentary on women’s survival in a society that leaves them with little agency.
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