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Persuasion

  • TV Movie
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Rupert Penry-Jones and Sally Hawkins in Persuasion (2007)
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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 capt... Read allAnne 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?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?

  • Director
    • Adrian Shergold
  • Writers
    • Jane Austen
    • Simon Burke
  • Stars
    • Sally Hawkins
    • Alice Krige
    • Anthony Head
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,376
    339
    • Director
      • Adrian Shergold
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen
      • Simon Burke
    • Stars
      • Sally Hawkins
      • Alice Krige
      • Anthony Head
    • 136User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Sally Hawkins
    Sally Hawkins
    • Anne Elliot
    Alice Krige
    Alice Krige
    • Lady Russell
    Anthony Head
    Anthony Head
    • Sir Walter Elliot
    Julia Davis
    Julia Davis
    • Elizabeth Elliot
    Michael Fenton Stevens
    • Mr Shepherd
    • (as Michael Fenton-Stevens)
    Mary Stockley
    Mary Stockley
    • Mrs Clay
    Peter Wight
    Peter Wight
    • Admiral Croft
    Marion Bailey
    Marion Bailey
    • Mrs. Croft
    Amanda Hale
    Amanda Hale
    • Mary Musgrove
    Jennifer Higham
    Jennifer Higham
    • Louisa Musgrove
    Rosamund Stephen
    • Henrietta Musgrove
    Stella Gonet
    Stella Gonet
    • Mrs Musgrove
    Sam Hazeldine
    Sam Hazeldine
    • Charles Musgrove
    Louis Shergold
    • Little Charles
    Nicholas Farrell
    Nicholas Farrell
    • Mr Musgrove
    Rupert Penry-Jones
    Rupert Penry-Jones
    • Captain Wentworth
    Joseph Mawle
    Joseph Mawle
    • Harry Harville
    Finlay Robertson
    Finlay Robertson
    • James Benwick
    • Director
      • Adrian Shergold
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen
      • Simon Burke
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    • Trivia
      Joseph Mawle (Harry Harville) and Tobias Menzies (William Elliot) would later go on to play the parts of Benjen Stark and Edmure Tully in HBO's Game of Thrones. Their respective on-screen siblings Eddard and Catelyn were married.
    • Goofs
      Captain Wensworth, Anne and Henriette all arrive in a carriage from Lymne to the house. The carriage drives off, Anne and the captain talk in front of the house. Then the captain mounts a horse that miraculously has appeared.
    • Quotes

      Captain Wentworth: Miss Elliot, I can bear this no longer. You pierce my soul. I'm half agony, half hope. Unjust I may have been. Weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it eight years ago.

    • Connections
      Featured in Masterpiece: Persuasion (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (Moonlight Sonata)
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

      (Anne plays pianoforte)

    User reviews136

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    10/10
    Incandescently Charming Adaptation Will Set Your Heart Aglow
    I was swept up by this brilliant adaptation from second one, when a young woman looked straight at me with melancholic eyes in an extreme close up. I was engaged, I was on her side and watched, utterly spellbound, as her story unravelled.

    A clever script manages, with all the cuts and changes which are invariably part of all adaptations, to distill the spirit of Jane Austen's novel unerringly. Wonderful leads (Rupert Penry-Jones is a warm-hearted, dashing Wentworth and Sally Hawkins is a delightfully sweet tempered Anne Elliot) and an outstanding supporting cast breathe life and immediacy into the plot. Creative film making ideas give the production a fresh face and make for memorable, visually gorgeous film moments. The pacing is swift but never hurried. And last but not least, I loved the musical score!

    Watching this sent me walking on cloud 9 for days. I have watched it several times since and am still discovering new marvels because there are many levels to explore in this gem. Don't miss it!
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    • Oct 27, 2007

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 勸服
    • Filming locations
      • Manor House, Great Chalfield, Wiltshire, England, UK(Lyme Coaching Inn exterior/country walk/Anne's bedroom at Uppercross)
    • Production companies
      • Clerkenwell Films
      • WGBH
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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