Persuasion( 1995)

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A love lost, but never forgotten in this new BBC dramatization

Overview

Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne.

Top Billed Cast

Amanda Root
Anne Elliott
Ciarán Hinds
Captain Frederick Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood
Lady Russell
Fiona Shaw
Mrs. Croft
John Woodvine
Admiral Croft
Phoebe Nicholls
Elizabeth Elliot
Samuel West
Mr. Elliot
Sophie Thompson
Mary Musgrave
Judy Cornwell
Mrs. Musgrove
Simon Russell Beale
Charles Musgrove
Felicity Dean
Mrs. Clay
Roger Hammond
Mr. Musgrove
Victoria Hamilton
Henrietta Musgrove
Emma Roberts
Louisa Musgrove
Robert Glenister
Captain Harvile
Richard McCabe
Captain Benwick
Helen Schlesinger
Mrs. Smith
Jane Wood
Nurse Rooke
David Collings
Mr. Shepherd
Darlene Johnson
Lady Dairympie
Cinnamon Faye
Miss Carteret
Isaac Maxwell-Hunt
Henry Hayter
Roger Llewellyn
Sir Henry Willoughby
Sally George
Mrs. Harville
Lonnie James
Jemima
Corin Redgrave
Sir Walter Eliot

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A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on Sun Aug 23 2020

I recently watched this production of Jane Austen’s Persuasion after not seeing it for many years. It is not the best version in my opinion, but it was well worth watching. Like most British productions of this sort, it depends upon a talented ensemble cast rather than a few superstars as top billing. It has also been a long time since I have read Jane Austen’s that this movie is based upon, and after seeing how this and two other versions stray from each other’s, in small ways that is, I would be curious to know how often each one remains true to the original. But that is not necessary to ...