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Persuasion
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| Part No: | B000YIGNKE |
| Manufacturer: | BBC Warner |
| MFG Part: | WARDE36150D |
| Customer Rating: | 3.5 / 5.0 |
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/15/2008 Run time: 93 minutes
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
| Good fall late night quite movie | 2008-11-09 | 5 / 5 |
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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.
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| Austen adaptions | 2008-11-09 | 5 / 5 |
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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) |
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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. |
| beautiful love story | 2008-10-29 | 5 / 5 |
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| I agree with some on the reviews that yes Anne running around at the end was kind of odd. But the kiss was tender with the tear. Rupert is sex on legs as Captain Wentworth. I would watch the movie 100 times again just to look at him. Sally as Anne was a amazing role. I felt like I understood how torn she was watching her love court someone else. The anticipated climax of their reunion was beautiful. It was what it was and it did not follow the book but the purpose was to make it so it appealed to wider audience. If you want a beautiful love story I would highly recommend watching. |
| Loved it!! | 2008-10-28 | 5 / 5 |
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I LOVED this movie! I confess I love all of Miss Austen's books and love to see any adaptation. I don't care if things are put in or left out so much, because I like to see the adaptation style. I thought the leads were wonderfully cast, I could look at the captain all day:)
The only part of the entire movie I didn't like was (spoiler) after Anne ran back to her home to find the captain, when they finally go to kiss, she had this thick, ropy saliva that was strung out between her lips and teeth and was just so yuck and obvious to me that I couldn't help thinking that he was "acting" here. But then again, I am in the dental field, so I perhaps noticed that a lot more than some. But otherwise, I loved the cinematography, lovedddd her wacky sisters (Mary was an amazing actress and just a joy to giggle at) and the captain, just wow. The music was incredile, I would be the first in line to buy this soundtrack. My sister borrowed this DVD from me, and is in Australia right now with it, and I cannot WAIT to get it back!! Happy Austen trails to you all. |
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