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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jane Austen adaptation branded 'subtle masterpiece' is available to watch now
The film was a success when it was released in 1995 A quintessential adaptation of a timeless Jane Austen novel is now available to watch, reports the Daily Express. Initially released in 1995, the film garnered widespread critical acclaim, with numerous critics hailing it as one of the finest Austen adaptations ever made. One IMDb reviewer titled their post: "A classic for all time." They continued: "Whoever says they just don't make the quality of pictures today that they used to hasn't seen or is ignoring this film." A second reviewer described the film as "a subtle masterpiece", stating: "I saw this movie in a cinema back in 1996 and since that June I have seen it about a dozen times." "It is true, that being an ardent lover of the so-called Romantic (as if the 13th century couldn't be Romantic or 17th, but these things are academic nonsense) period I can enjoy even minor pieces of period cinema, however this is most probably the best film set in the early 19th century." A third review, titled "Faithful, beautiful, enjoyable, one of the best film adaptations of period novels.", read: "Normally period adaptations need at least a few hours to do proper justice. And so it is usually the television versions that are better for those who like things faithful to text. Film versions usually truncate and romanticise/Hollywoodise which can be frustrating. "However, films have bigger budgets and better production values so are easier on the eye. However, this is a shining example of 2.5 hour film which packed so much detail in for a real complete sense of the novel, but also with great faithful performances, at the same time as being great to watch with all the production values and cinematography or a big budget movie. One of the better film adaptations of period pieces ever." Released amid a flurry of Jane Austen adaptations, the Hollywood hit Sense and Sensibility shared its release year with the BBC's heralded Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, as well as Persuasion featuring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds – not to mention the contemporary spin on Emma, Clueless, which became an instant hit. Based on the classic 1811 novel by Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (played by Emma Thompson) and Marianne (Kate Winslet), who manifest two opposing approaches to love after facing sudden financial ruin. With their fortune gone, the Dashwood sisters are forced to navigate society in search of suitable husbands to secure their futures, encountering numerous unexpected developments along the way. The film boasted an impressive ensemble cast including the likes of Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Greg Wise, Gemma Jones, Dame Harriet Walter, James Fleet, Hugh Laurie, and Imelda Staunton. The esteemed British actress, Thompson, not only starred in the film but also penned the screenplay, earning her an Oscar for Best Writing. Both Thompson and Winslet bagged BAFTA Film Awards for their stellar performances in Sense and Sensibility. Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee was brought on board to direct the movie, marking his international breakthrough. He later won Oscars for Brokeback Mountain and The Life of Pi. Despite subsequent adaptations of Sense and Sensibility, including the BBC's 2008 miniseries, this version is widely regarded as the pinnacle among Austen adaptations.
Perth Now
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Daisy Edgar-Jones starring in new Sense and Sensibility adaptation
Daisy Edgar-Jones has been cast in a new film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. The 27-year-old actress will play one of the Dashwood sisters in the latest take on Austen's classic 18th century novel that is being directed by Georgia Oakley from a script penned by author Diana Reid. Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the impoverished Dashwood family and centres on the romantic experiences of sisters Elinor and Marianne as they and their widowed mother attempt to navigate life following the death of their father and husband respectively. Edgar-Jones will portray the character of Elinor. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films are producing the picture together with India Flint of November Pictures and Jo Wallett. Sense and Sensibility was previously adapted for the big screen in 1995, with the movie being directed by Ang Lee and starring Dame Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as the Dashwood sisters. Daisy has starred in movies such as Twisters and On Swift Horses in recent times and explained that she wants every part that she plays to have "layers" within it. She told ELLE: "You want to find characters with agency. It's great that more and more stories are being made with women front and center. It's also an interesting thing, being a woman in your 20s, wanting to find characters who are not always ingenues. "I want every character I play to be complicated and deep and have layers to them, because that's what it is to be human. Like with Kate in Twisters, I know there was a big uproar that there wasn't a kiss at the end. But she went on a journey in that film that was bigger than a romantic journey." Daisy came to prominence with her role opposite Paul Mescal in the acclaimed TV drama Normal People in 2020 but admits that she is keen to discuss other projects now. She said: "It isn't that I'm bored of talking about it, because I am so proud of it, I want to find something that connects like that again. I still can't comprehend how widely it reached. Five years on, I'm older now, and I'm keen to talk about other things, too." Daisy has worked with actors like Jacob Elordi and Glen Powell so far during her Hollywood career but is concerned about having to perform with someone who has an "ego". The Where the Crawdads Sing star said: "I have worked with basically all of the internet's boyfriends. And I'm lucky that every actor has been incredibly supportive of me being the lead. I'm nervous for the point that it comes to working with someone who might not be so chill with it! Because there's so much ego that can exist in this industry."
