Persuasion Adrian Shergold Digital Life DVD

Persuasion
starring: Anthony Head, Alice Krige, Marion Bailey, Peter Wight, Rupert Penry-Jones
directed by: Adrian Shergold

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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0883929005475
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 1246
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 2007

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Jane Austenâ€™s romantic masterpiece comes to DVD in a thrilling new production from the BBC and Masterpiece Theatre. Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with a fortune and rank, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet.

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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
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.

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- Hmmm...
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 ... Read More

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- Good fall late night quite movie
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
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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