"Another 5-star adaptation from the BBC"
"Every actor is the very embodiment of his or her character"
"Lost love refound"
"It's
Jane Austen! It's a pure joy to watch!"
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Persuasion by Jane Austen
A young woman who rejects a young man's proposal
meets him again years later on both are still single, but can their
relationship begin again...? Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Regency
drama. Starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds and directed by
Roger Michell.
After a slow beginning, this BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's
last novel, Persuasion, develops into an elegant romantic comedy.
Austin combines a subtle dissection of the folly of class with a
slow-burning, intensely passionate love story. Anne Elliot (Amanda Root)
has loved Captain Wentworth (Ciarán
Hinds) ever since she was persuaded to
reject him years before. Now he has returned from the Napoleonic wars, but
will love be allowed to blossom? Especially when Anne is surrounded by the
selfish, petty-minded Mary, misguided by Lady Russell, and burdened by a
father obsessed with fairness of countenance above all other
considerations.
Excepting a basic booklet, on-screen character biographies
and a Dolby Digital soundtrack, there is nothing to distinguish the DVD
from the video version. In any format, what makes this adaptation work is the
sharp screenplay by Nick Dear and the naturalistic style of director Roger
Mitchell, together
eliciting fine performances from the ensemble cast.
Reviewers "The scene where Ann and Captain Wentworth get back together is the
most romantic moment I've ever seen"
"a 'woman's delight' from start to finish"
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