Anne was in love with Frederick, who was rejected by her snobby parents 8 years ago. They've now hit hard times and rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law. He returns a Royal Navy captain. Will he remember Anne?
1h 33m available with multiple audio tracks and subtitles.
Adrian Shergold
Director
Sally Hawkins
Anne Elliot
Alice Krige
Lady Russell
Anthony Head
Sir Walter Elliot
Julia Davis
Elizabeth Elliot
Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Shepherd
Mary Stockley
Mrs Clay
Peter Wight
Admiral Croft
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May 29, 2023source: Persuasion
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👑Royal_kreesh👑
Feb 15, 2023I prefer this version of Persuasion to the 1995 Amanda Root/Ciaran Hinds one. To respond to the previous comment, I agree that the hand-held camera at the beginning was dizzying. I thoroughly enjoyed the numerous close-ups on both Sally Hawkins' and Rupert Penry-Jones' faces. Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth are characters with rich inner lives. I felt that those feelings/thoughts were amply conveyed in their faces. As far as being a consummate Jane Austen leading man, I think that Rupert Penry-Jones' Captain Wentworth should be thought to rival the Fitzwilliam Darcy of Colin Firth in 1995. I believe that Anne's cousin, Mr. Elliot, is meant to be more charismatic than Captain Wentworth. Elliot is a chameleon, whereas Wentworth is more reserved. I agree that the chemistry between Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds is better, but only just. Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones came across as younger, so perhaps the history they convey is a simpler one. I prefer Corin Redgrave's playing of Sir Walter Elliot in the 1995 version. It is delightfully foppish. I believe that 1995 is a better film, but I prefer 2007 for the depth of performance I get from the two main characters, Sally Hawkins as Anne Elliot and Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Frederick Wentworth.