黛西·埃德加-琼斯化身《理智与情感》中的埃莉诺·达什伍德

Edgar-Jones had read Jane Austen’s story of the Dashwood sisters, but saw it anew after reading this screenplay. “I was so blown away by what Diana [Reid, screenwriter] had done; it was such a fun, heartfelt adaptation. Then I dived back into the book.” She waves an annotated copy as proof. She also copied favourite lines onto Post-its for her trailer on set. “A quote that really stuck with me, which I talked a lot about with Georgia [Oakley, director], was the first real description of Elinor: ‘Her disposition was affectionate, and her feelings were strong. But she knew how to govern them.’ It made clear how full of sensibility Elinor is; she’s very well practised in keeping it contained.” …