Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 20, 202620 min
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A new Jane Austen adaptation is going to give you love, family and honor, repressed emotions and probably financial peril that can only be resolved through marriage. A new film version of Austen's Sense and Sensibility touches on those familiar themes with the Dashwood family, which include the two oldest sisters Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles). They are, in true Austen fashion, at the mercy of laws that deny widows and daughters financial security. But is this new film a sensible addition to Austen’s film canon? Looking for more buzzy adaptations? Check out these episodes: ...

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Keep public media going today at plus.npr.org. My bottom line is if your favorite Taylor Swift album is folklore, you will like this movie and I did. A new Jane Austen adaptation is always going to give you love.

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