The first thing that the viewer of Georgia Oakley’s new adaptation of Sensation and feeling sees from his cinema seat is the face of Esmé Creed-Miles devoid of makeup, his blue eyes — maternal heritage — and his long dark hair brushed over the meadow. It’s not uncommon for him to star in the first scene, since Marianne Dashwood — one of Jane Austen’s most memorable characters — is half of one of the most iconic brotherhoods in film and literatur…
The first thing that the viewer of Georgia Oakley’s new adaptation of Sensation and feeling sees from his cinema seat is the face of Esmé Creed-Miles devoid of makeup, his blue eyes — maternal heritage — and his long dark hair brushed over the meadow. It’s not uncommon for him to star in the first scene, since Marianne Dashwood — one of Jane Austen’s most memorable characters — is half of one of the most iconic brotherhoods in film and literatur…