Daisy Edgar-Jones is Down Under to promote the latest film adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen classic, Sense and Sensibility.
The British actress, who plays Elinor Dashwood in the period romance, was on the red carpet at the Hoyts Entertainment Quarter for the Sydney premiere on Thursday.
Joined by co-star Esmé Creed-Miles and screenwriter Diana Reid, the 28-year-old turned heads in a sheer gown that ensured her underwear was on display.
Constructed from a see-through, nude fabric, the dress featured silver sequins scattered throughout and a corseted bodice.
The Normal People star opted for white underwear, which peeked through the frock, and added a pair of white high heels to her look.
Daisy chose a soft makeup look with a pink lip stain worn under gloss and softly smoky eyes, while her auburn locks were worn straightened.
Daisy Edgar-Jones (pictured) is Down Under to promote the latest film adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen classic, Sense and Sensibility
Joined by co-star Esmé Creed-Miles (right) and screenwriter Diana Reid (centre), the 28-year-old turned heads in a sheer gown that ensured her underwear was on display
The British actress, who plays Elinor Dashwood in the period romance, was on the red carpet at the Hoyts Entertainment Quarter for the Sydney premiere on Thursday
Esmé, 26, who plays Daisy’s on-screen sister Marianne Dashwood, cut an edgy figure in a pale blue dress shirt worn with a tie and trousers.
Based on Austen’s debut novel, Sense and Sensibility is a timeless story of two sisters navigating love and heartbreak among the strict social rules of 18th-century Britain.
Overall, the ‘flat’ Gen-Z friendly reboot has received lukewarm reviews and low ratings, with critics arguing the adaptation ‘doesn’t compare’ to Ang Lee’s 1995 classic.
The first trailer faithfully follows Austen’s story of the three Dashwood sisters and their mother as they are forced to leave Norland Park, the family estate in Sussex, and move to a modest cottage in distant Devon after the death of their father.
There, they experience a new life on the fringes of the society they once basked in as well as becoming acquainted with new suitors.
In Sense and Sensibility, the siblings’ opposing inner sensibilities see them approach courting like chalk and cheese, with elder sister Elinor guided by her practical ‘head’, while Marianne is driven by her passionate ‘heart’.
Our film critic Brian Viner gave the movie a low two stars, reviewing: ‘This modern love story has lost Austen’s 18th Century charms’.
Constructed from a see-through, nude fabric, the dress featured silver sequins scattered throughout and a corseted bodice
The Normal People star opted for white underwear, which peeked through the frock, and added a pair of white high heels to her look
Daisy chose a soft makeup look with a pink lip stain worn under gloss and softly smoky eyes, while her auburn locks were worn straightened. She posed for selfies with waiting fans
The Telegraph‘s Robbie Collin’s thoughts were a stark contrast to most critics as he awarded the movie with five stars.
He wrote: ‘The performances have historically appropriate poise, but also feel fresh and unrehearsed.
‘This is Austen with the bonnets blown off – and all the better for it,’ he added.
‘If you are a Jane Austen purist hoping for something that’s similar to the sisters Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet brought us, this one does not compare’, said The Sun’s Dulcie Pearce.
The Times‘ Kevin Maher swiped: ‘This is Austen by numbers, emotionally flat, dramatically uneven and bizarrely, bafflingly, conventional.’
The Independent‘s Clarisse Loughrey awarded the movie a positive four stars, writing in her review: ‘New adaptation isn’t meant for Jane Austen purists.
‘Still, Esmé Creed-Miles and Daisy Edgar-Jones make for a winning Marianne and Elinor, in this very modern take that ramps up the yearning and earthiness of its source material.’
The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw penned: ‘The mood is cooler, but interestingly austere, sober and thoughtful. There are also some strange casting decisions.’
