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Persuasion

1995, Movie, PG, 103 mins

PERSUASION
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This surprisingly gritty adaptation of Jane Austen's novel tracks a little welcome mud through the pristine drawing rooms of Merchant-Ivory Land. Director Roger Michell's (Notting Hill) film is Brit Lit on the cheap, with no big stars and understated art direction. Amanda Root is superb as Anne Elliott, the archetypal Austen heroine; no great beauty, she challenges and charms with a keen mind and a constant heart. Read the complete review for Persuasion
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Eight years after her wealthy family forced her to break up with the man she loves, a mousy woman follows her heart when she gets a second chance with her true love. Based on a novel by Jane Austen.
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Length: 01:23
Posted: 3/17/2008
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A young couple's stormy romance scandalizes English society in this acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story. Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds of the Royal Shakespeare Company are the star-crossed lovers, Anne and Wentworth, whose passion is thwarted by a scheming socialite. Eight yearslater, when Anne is considered an old maid and her once-rich family is on the verge of bankruptcy, Wentworth returns. Will their second chance at love be ruined by the social conventions that destroyed it once? Or will the heart be persuaded by rules of its own? Adding flirtatious fun to Austen's irresistible romance, Persuasion takes your breathe away! A dazzling five-star feast.
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Length: 01:47:02
Posted: 9/4/2008
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A young couple's stormy romance scandalizes English society in this acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story. Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds of the Royal Shakespeare Company are the star-crossed lovers, Anne and Wentworth, whose passion is thwarted by a scheming socialite. Eight yearslater, when Anne is considered an old maid and her once-rich family is on the verge of bankruptcy, Wentworth returns. Will their second chance at love be ruined by the social conventions that destroyed it once? Or will the heart be persuaded by rules of its own? Adding flirtatious fun to Austen's irresistible romance, PERSUASION takes your breathe away! A dazzling five-star feast.
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Length: 01:48:00
Posted: 8/23/2008
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Seven years after their breakup, a spinster and an impoverished sailor attempt to rekindle their aborted romance.
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Posted: 8/20/2008
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Year: 1995
Rated PG

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Cast
Amanda Root: Anne Elliot
Ciaran Hinds: Captain Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood: Lady Russell
Corin Redgrave: Sir Walter Elliot
Fiona Shaw: Mrs. Croft
John Woodvine: Admiral Croft

 

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