Persuasion | 
 enlarge | Director: Adrian Shergold
Actors: Anthony Head, Alice Krige, Marion Bailey, Peter Wight, Rupert Penry-jones
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
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Rating:  213 reviews
Sales Rank: 1205
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.8
MPN: WARDE36150D
UPC: 883929005475
EAN: 0883929005475
ASIN: B000YIGNKE
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: January 15, 2008
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/15/2008 Run time: 93 minutes
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Jane Austen fans will delight in the sumptuous production design and first-rate acting in the 2007 Masterpiece Theatre version of Persuasion. Sally Hawkins is controlled and moving as Anne Elliot, the quietly heartbroken but sensible heroine who was "persuaded" (read: forced) to turn away her true love but still carries an unseen torch for him. Hawkins's performance is genteel yet steely, and the quiet strength of the entire production. Hawkins looks alternately quietly lovely and sadly pinched--as one might expect the long frustrated Anne to look. Other highlights include a post-Buffy Anthony Head, as Anne's clueless, blustery father, Sir Walter. Head gets to turn on his deft comic talent here in ways most American audiences have not yet seen him; he's clearly enjoying himself immensely, blustering about "my shrubberies" and other trivial affairs. The cinematography is lush (several breathtaking tracking shots are used, especially early on), as are the period costumes. The production was filmed exclusively on location, and the reality of the sets enforces the story. Some fans may prefer the 1995 Amanda Root version, for the casting of Ciaran Hinds as Capt. Wentworth, but this later effort is a worthy entry in the Austen film oeuvre--and Rupert Penry-Jones is a dreamboat in his own right. As the wistful Anne says, on behalf of all women, "We do not forget you, so soon as you forget us." --A.T. Hurley
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 Emotionally charged December 1, 2008
S. Glanzer (Florida)
No, it's not quite like the book. Is any movie as great as the book? I, too, enjoyed the earlier film version of this. The lighting and scenery are more beautiful than this one. However, I really enjoyed this version. The ordinary way it was presented made it feel more real, like I was there instead of watching a movie. I'm not an Austen expert, but having read the book I thought it captured the spirit of it. Captain Wentworth was SMOKIN', plus I identified with Anne immediately. It ended wonderfully despite the marathon Anne ran, and the kiss was worth the hour spent. The acting is good, the story is great, it's a good time to be had by all. If you are a purist go spend the time reading the novel, but if you want a relaxing hour of well written characters and a heart-wrenching story you've come to the right place.
 Hmmm... November 27, 2008
Melily (California, USA)
Well, I haven't read the book yet, so I can't say from personal experience how accurate this adaption is, but I've heard there are serious liberties taken. As an ignorant viewer, however, I thought the movie was pretty good. The only things the were irksome were: 1) Sally Hawkins. I didn't dislike her portrayal of Anne Elliot, but there were things that bothered me: for example, she seems to be constantly kind of wavering, or on the brink of panic, or something. I just got tired of her little panting, helpless moments. This leads to the second (and more serious) annoyance: 2) The Kiss. I don't want to give anything away, but seriously, that kiss made me feel slightly sick. Actually, the whole last ten minutes or so were a bit problematic.
Aside from these little issues, though, I really enjoyed the movie. Rupert Penry-Jones is smokin' as the hero and, besides her little hesitancy issues, Sally Hawkins is a very good Anne. I would say if you're a die-hard Jane fan, you might not like this adaption so much, but as an ignorant viewer like myself, you'll probably find this a pretty enjoyable film.
Good fall late night quite movie November 9, 2008
THINK (in a big city)
Though is is not like the book; I found more enjoyable then the book. I love Jane Austen, but Persuasion was a bore, until the ending chapters. The movies that are close to the book are boring, this is enjoyable.
How she gets his letter is lame, and the kiss is horrid, I have to fast forward through it, they look so unpleasant.
Austen adaptions November 9, 2008
Anthony Whitfield (London, England)
It seems a lot of JANE AUSTEN book readers buy the film adaptions, just to criticise them. Stop it. This adaption of PERSUASION is thoroughly entertaining. Only ninety minutes long, short enough to watch daily. It has a beginning, a middle and a happy ending. What more could you want?
It is as good as the BBC P & P, without having to wait for hours and hours to see what happens. Serious AUSTEN readers should not buy DVD's or go to the movies, they should stick to books. Anyone else will enjoy this version of PERSUASION. (probably)
 A mess October 30, 2008
ohprouty (Ontario)
I have enjoyed many of the new BBC Jane Austen productions (Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility), so I had high hopes for Persuasion, my favorite Austen book. It started out well, and I rather liked the choice of a younger less weather beaten Captain Wentworth. Yet by the end I was shaking my head and couldn't wait for it to end. Sally Hawkins was a mopey Anne, who never did seem to get her bloom back. And the scriptwriter--what happened? Did he/she get drunk halfway through and decide to toss Austen's book? Key bits of dialogue were shifted around, and then ending with Anne running a marathon around Bath was a disaster. And the ending scene was a bit odd, too. It's not as if Anne was longing for a house for eight years...
Luckily, we still have Amanda Root and the wonderful film from 1995.
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