Persuasion( 2007)

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Royal Navy Captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous baronet Sir Walter Elliot's daughter Anne, despite true love. Now he visits their former seaside country estate, rented by his brother-in-law, Admiral Croft, so the financially stressed baronet can afford a fashionable, cheaper residence in trendy Bath. The former lovers meet again on the estate, where they feel vibes again, but neither dares admit them until it seems too late.

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Sally Hawkins
Anne Elliot
Rupert Penry-Jones
Captain Wentworth
Alice Krige
Lady Russell
Tobias Menzies
William Elliot
Anthony Stewart Head
Sir Walter Elliot
Julia Davis
Elizabeth Elliot
Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr. Shepherd
Mary Stockley
Mrs. Clay
Peter Wight
Admiral Croft
Marion Bailey
Mrs. Croft
Amanda Hale
Mary Musgrove
Jennifer Higham
Louisa Musgrove
Rosamund Stephen
Henrietta Musgrove
Stella Gonet
Mrs. Musgrove
Sam Hazeldine
Charles Musgrove
Nicholas Farrell
Mr. Musgrove
Joseph Mawle
Harry Harville
Finlay Robertson
James Benwick
Brian Knight
Maisie Dimbleby
Sarah Buckland
Tilly Tremayne
Cara Bamford
Timothy Hallett
Alexander Hathaway
Chris Wilson

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A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on Sun Apr 05 2020

You may well ask, why should you watch this particular version of Jane Austen's Persuasion? well, settle in and let me tell you. I think I own almost every filmed version of every Austen novel. I find different strengths and weaknesses in all of them, but I would not trash any of them the way people do some versions because they don't stay true enough to the books. I write novels myself in my spare time and - were I lucky enough (or good enough) to have any made into a film - I would not be offended if they were changed. Books and movies have different needs and ways of telling a story. Tha...