I have been in love with this movie ever since the first time I saw it. Now I watch it whenever it's on. Ciaran Hinds is thoroughly likable, albeit a bit stiff, as the captain, and Amanda Root is ...

I think Jane Austen's characters are not supposed to be devoid of feeling, as much as they are to be concealing them. I find Sally Hawkins a much better Anne than Amanda Root. Her face depicts emotion ...

I was very impatient to see this adaptation because I had seen adaptations of Jane Austen's Persuasion from 1971 and 1995. I had read this novel and I can say that it belongs to my favourite. I love ...

I have been in love with this movie ever since the first time I saw it. Now I watch it whenever it's on. Ciaran Hinds is thoroughly likable, albeit a bit stiff, as the captain, and Amanda Root is ...

It's difficult to overstate just how bad this movie is. It may well be a form of entertainment, but Jane Austin's 'Persuasion' it ain't. Check out the 1995 or 2007 versions if you want to see ...

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This is the quintessential adaptation of Jane Austen's "Persuasion". The story of second chances for a young attachment to be re-kindled after 8 years separation. The novel is beautifully rendered ...

It is annoying to read the comment describing this movie as Victorian since Austen died before Queen Victoria was born. It is remarkable that all her novels describe rural English life almost ...

I think Jane Austen's characters are not supposed to be devoid of feeling, as much as they are to be concealing them. I find Sally Hawkins a much better Anne than Amanda Root. Her face depicts emotion ...

A real pleasure to watch and by far superior to the later version with Sally Hawkins. (Sally Hawkins was fine but the whole later production looks like a cartoon version compared with this elaborate ...

Jane Austen's novels lend themselves to cinematic adaptations. This production, directed by Roger Michell, and with a screen treatment by Nick Dear, comes close to be what Ms. Austen wanted us to see, ...