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Persuasion

  • Episode aired Apr 6, 1997
  • PGPG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Ciarán Hinds and Amanda Root in Persuasion (1995)
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Eight years ago, Anne Elliot rejected Frederick Wentworth, the man she loved, out of a sense of duty and obedience. Now an ignored and faded spinster, she follows her financially stricken fa... Read allEight years ago, Anne Elliot rejected Frederick Wentworth, the man she loved, out of a sense of duty and obedience. Now an ignored and faded spinster, she follows her financially stricken family from their home, only to be reintroduced to the now successful and wealthy Captain Fr... Read allEight years ago, Anne Elliot rejected Frederick Wentworth, the man she loved, out of a sense of duty and obedience. Now an ignored and faded spinster, she follows her financially stricken family from their home, only to be reintroduced to the now successful and wealthy Captain Frederick Wentworth. With their roles reversed and Captain Wentworth the eligible and wealth... Read all
IMDb RATING
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11K
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    • Roger Michell
    • Jane Austen(novel)
    • Nick Dear(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amanda Root
    • Ciarán Hinds
    • Susan Fleetwood
    • Roger Michell
    • Jane Austen(novel)
    • Nick Dear(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amanda Root
    • Ciarán Hinds
    • Susan Fleetwood
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 106User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 5 BAFTA Awards

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    Trailer 1:29
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    Phoebe Nicholls in Persuasion (1995)
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    Ciarán Hinds, Richard McCabe, and Amanda Root in Persuasion (1995)
    Ciarán Hinds and Amanda Root in Persuasion (1995)
    Amanda Root in Persuasion (1995)
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    Ciarán Hinds and Amanda Root in Persuasion (1995)
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    Ciarán Hinds and Amanda Root in Persuasion (1995)
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    Amanda Root
    Amanda Root
    • Anne Elliot
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Captain Wentworth
    • (as Ciaran Hinds)
    Susan Fleetwood
    Susan Fleetwood
    • Lady Russell
    Corin Redgrave
    Corin Redgrave
    • Sir Walter Elliot
    Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
    • Mrs. Croft
    John Woodvine
    John Woodvine
    • Admiral Croft
    Phoebe Nicholls
    Phoebe Nicholls
    • Elizabeth Elliot
    Samuel West
    Samuel West
    • Mr. Elliot
    Sophie Thompson
    Sophie Thompson
    • Mary Musgrove
    Judy Cornwell
    Judy Cornwell
    • Mrs. Musgrove
    Simon Russell Beale
    Simon Russell Beale
    • Charles Musgrove
    Felicity Dean
    Felicity Dean
    • Mrs. Clay
    Roger Hammond
    Roger Hammond
    • Mr. Musgrove
    Emma Roberts
    • Louisa Musgrove
    Victoria Hamilton
    Victoria Hamilton
    • Henrietta Musgrove
    Robert Glenister
    Robert Glenister
    • Captain Harville
    Richard McCabe
    Richard McCabe
    • Captain Benwick
    Helen Schlesinger
    • Mrs. Smith
      • Roger Michell
      • Jane Austen(novel)
      • Nick Dear(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Filmed completely on location, using all natural light.
    • Goofs
      While clearing out her things at Kellynch near the beginning of the film, Anne finds a paper boat tucked inside a navy list. If you look closely, you can see that the words written on it come from the letter Captain Wentworth writes to her at the end of the film. It says: "You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again..."
    • Quotes

      Captain Harvile: Poor Phoebe, she would not have forgotten him so soon. It was not in her nature.

      Anne Elliot: It would not be in the nature of any woman who truly loved.

      Captain Harvile: Do you claim that for your sex?

      Anne Elliot: We do not forget you as soon as you forget us. We cannot help ourselves. We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us. You always have business of some sort or other to take you back into the world.

      Captain Harvile: I won't allow it to be any more man's nature than women's to be inconstant or to forget those they love or have loved. I believe the reverse. I believe... Let me just observe that all histories are against you, all stories, prose, and verse. I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which did not have something to say on women's fickleness.

      Anne Elliot: But they were all written by men.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Assassins/Dead Presidents/How to Make an American Quilt/Strange Days/Persuasion (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Prelude in B
      Composed by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)

      Performed by Susan Tomes

    User reviews106

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    8/10
    Extraordinary
    I enjoy Jane Austin best of all when it is free of the Hollywood temptation to populate her cast with handsome men and beautiful woman. Anne Elliot is attractive not because she is some buxom blonde, but because her character is intelligent, quiet, and generously caring.

    The photography in this film is extraordinary as are all the performances. Colin Redgrave is fabulous as Anne's father, a sniveling social climber, and Samuel West as the seedy relative who tries to get back in the families good graces to make sure that his fortunes are preserved. The actresses playing Anne's two sisters also do a praise worthy job.

    I recommend this film highly even if you aren't an Austin fan.
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    • Aug 31, 1999

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    • Release date
      • April 6, 1997 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • France
      • Sony Pictures Classics
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Bath Street, Bath, Somerset, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • Millésime Productions
      • WGBH
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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