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Sisterhood is front and center in new 'Sense and Sensibility' adaptation

Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Elinor Dashwood and Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne Dashwood in "Sense and Sensibility." (Courtesy of Focus Features)
Courtesy of Focus Features
Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Elinor Dashwood and Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne Dashwood in "Sense and Sensibility." (Courtesy of Focus Features)

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshman speaks with screenwriter Diana Reid and director Georgia Oakley about their new film version of Jane Austen’s beloved novel “Sense and Sensibility.”

The pair discusses making the film their own, despite numerous earlier versions, and the continuing appeal of Austen’s writing.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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