An Inside Look at Making ‘Sense & Sensibility’ with Daisy Edgar-Jones

“Georgia definitely is an auteur. There’s a real identity to her vision.” Focus Features revealed a lovely new featurette for the film Sense and Sensibility, a brand new cinematic version of the iconic Jane Austen story. This is a charming behind-the-scenes look at filmmaker Georgia Oakley’s vision of this tale of sisters and romance. It has been adapted plenty of times – most notably in 1996 as Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility starring Kate Winslet & Emma Thompson. From Focus Features & Working Title comes an irresistible new take Austen’s story: charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. The excellent ensemble cast includes Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, & Fiona Shaw. “It was exciting to have the chance to tell it in my way. Austen has always really appealed to me, and she seemed to really understand power, and gender dynamics,” Oakley says. I’ve seen this film and it’s truly wonderful – a surprise favorite in 2026 that might just end up on my Top 10 this year. // Continue Reading ›