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Persuasion

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Persuasion
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PG,1hr 42min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Released:
September 29, 1995
Directors:
Roger Michell, Roger Mitchell
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Susan Fleetwood  ...more
Synopsis: Adapted from what is arguably Jane Austen's most mature and subtlest novel, Persuasion is somewhat more nuanced and restrained than the more frequently adapted Emma and Pride and Prejudice. The protagonist, Anne (Amanda Root), is, by the conventions of society, considered an old maid when she remains unmarried at 27. However, a second chance arrives when her former love, Captain Wentworth (Ciaran Hinds), returns from the Napoleonic Wars. The pair, who hardly speak throughout, are surrounded by the ... Full Synopsis
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Genevieve Williams, AMG Review
Restricted to under two hours in which to communicate the nuances of familial and social connections, and how they impact one's major life choices, in the 18th century world described by Jane Austen, Persuasion does an admirable job. Ordinarily, the only way to do her novels justice is to resort to the miniseries, or else cut away large portions of character interaction (to call it plot suggests a ... Full Review
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Amanda Root
Anne
Ciarán Hinds
Capt. Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood
Lady Russell
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