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'Sense and Sensibility' stars champion sisterhood in new Austen adaptation

Global Published 16 September 2026, 13:10 · archived 16 Sep 2026

LONDON: Daisy Edgar-Jones said the latest film adaptation of ​Jane Austen’s classic novel celebrates sisterhood and self-discovery, rather than simply defining its two protagonists by “sense” ‌and “sensibility”. Director Georgia Oakley echoed this sentiment at the world premiere on Tuesday. “In the book … Elinor’s character is a sense character, Marianne is a sensibility, and Marianne kind of gets judged by the society and she has to learn from Elinor,” she said. “Whereas in our version ​it’s so much more symbiotic and it’s about the two sisters learning from each other.” Oakley’s latest adapt...

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