Persuasion

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Persuasion

PG,

1995,

1h 42m,

Romance

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86%

29 Reviews

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83%

10,000+ Ratings

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86%

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29 Reviews

83%

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10,000+ Ratings

As one of three daughters of the wealthy Sir Walter (Corin Redgrave), Anne (Amanda Root) is a privileged but lonely member of the English aristocracy. When her father leaves on a trip, he rents out part of his estate to relatives of Anne's ex-fiancé, Capt. Frederick Wentworth (Ciarán Hinds). Though Anne demurred over the marriage because of Wentworth's poor social standing and connections, he has since become very successful, and when he visits, Anne must confront the life she left behind.

Critics Consensus

Well-acted and absorbing, Persuasion offers a loose Jane Austen adaptation that captures the essence of the author's timeless appeal.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Mar 8, 2021

A Jane Austen movie that is never pretty and only occasionally charming; instead, it is troubled, astringent, and touched with melancholy-not unlike the novel.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Jul 7, 2010

Persuasion is proof that the most repressed love stories can have the sweetest payoff. Like Anne herself, the movie reveals its wonders slowly.

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Caryn James

New York Times

May 20, 2003

5/5

The film offers the same pleasures as an Austen novel, as the audience sinks into a comforting, orderly world where life-shattering disruptions are handled with elegant ease.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Feb 28, 2022

Captures the novel well

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Kenneth R. Morefield

1More Film Blog

May 26, 2019

3/4

For a film as esteemed as it is, it has always felt overshadowed by its proximity to BBC's beloved production of Pride and Prejudice.

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Louis Menand

The New York Review of Books

Aug 16, 2018

An extremely intelligent and textured film.

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Leia P

Feb 27, 2018

Best TV adaptation of a Jane Austen novel I have seen. Excellent screenplay, also excellent unpretentious acting from a superb cast. Most important aspect of the programme is that it is faithful to the novel, which is one of the great masterpieces of world literature.

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Hermione W

Nov 24, 2017

Best adaptation of this story. Delightful and each character breathes full life.

Hagrid S

Jul 13, 2017

loved this adaption! Beautiful!

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Roger Michell

Director

Amanda Root

Anne Elliot

Ciarán Hinds

Captain Frederick Wentworth

Susan Fleetwood

Lady Russell

Corin Redgrave

Sir Walter Elliot

Fiona Shaw

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Synopsis

As one of three daughters of the wealthy Sir Walter (Corin Redgrave), Anne (Amanda Root) is a privileged but lonely member of the English aristocracy. When her father leaves on a trip, he rents out part of his estate to relatives of Anne's ex-fiancé, Capt. Frederick Wentworth (Ciarán Hinds). Though Anne demurred over the marriage because of Wentworth's poor social standing and connections, he has since become very successful, and when he visits, Anne must confront the life she left behind.

Director: Roger Michell
Producer: Fiona Finlay
Screenwriter: Jane Austen, Nick Dear
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: WGBH
Rating: PG, TV-PG
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.7M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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