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Persuasion

  • TV Movie
  • 20072007
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
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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?
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,736
584
  • Director
    • Adrian Shergold
  • Writers
    • Jane Austen(novel)
    • Simon Burke(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sally Hawkins
    • Alice Krige
    • Anthony Head
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  • Director
    • Adrian Shergold
  • Writers
    • Jane Austen(novel)
    • Simon Burke(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sally Hawkins
    • Alice Krige
    • Anthony Head
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    • 133User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Sally Hawkins
    Sally Hawkins
    • Anne Elliotas Anne Elliot
    Alice Krige
    Alice Krige
    • Lady Russellas Lady Russell
    Anthony Head
    Anthony Head
    • Sir Walter Elliotas Sir Walter Elliot
    Julia Davis
    Julia Davis
    • Elizabeth Elliotas Elizabeth Elliot
    Michael Fenton Stevens
    • Mr Shepherdas Mr Shepherd
    • (as Michael Fenton-Stevens)
    Mary Stockley
    Mary Stockley
    • Mrs Clayas Mrs Clay
    Peter Wight
    Peter Wight
    • Admiral Croftas Admiral Croft
    Marion Bailey
    Marion Bailey
    • Mrs. Croftas Mrs. Croft
    Amanda Hale
    Amanda Hale
    • Mary Musgroveas Mary Musgrove
    Jennifer Higham
    Jennifer Higham
    • Louisa Musgroveas Louisa Musgrove
    Rosamund Stephen
    • Henrietta Musgroveas Henrietta Musgrove
    Stella Gonet
    Stella Gonet
    • Mrs Musgroveas Mrs Musgrove
    Sam Hazeldine
    Sam Hazeldine
    • Charles Musgroveas Charles Musgrove
    Louis Shergold
    • Little Charlesas Little Charles
    Nicholas Farrell
    Nicholas Farrell
    • Mr Musgroveas Mr Musgrove
    Rupert Penry-Jones
    Rupert Penry-Jones
    • Captain Wentworthas Captain Wentworth
    Joseph Mawle
    Joseph Mawle
    • Harry Harvilleas Harry Harville
    Finlay Robertson
    Finlay Robertson
    • James Benwickas James Benwick
    • Director
      • Adrian Shergold
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen(novel)
      • Simon Burke(screenplay)
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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
      On the walk to Winthrop, as the camera focuses on Ann overhearing Frederick and Louisa's conversation, a crew member with a red jacket is seen in the background (at around 38 mins) behind her.
    • 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 Classic: Persuasion (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (Moonlight Sonata)
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

      (Anne plays pianoforte)

    User reviews133

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Sombre in tone
    Adrian Shergold's adaptation of Persuasion was the last in the ITV Jane Austen Season, and it ended on a high note. Very different style from the previous two, and is rather sombre in tone, as befits the story and characters in the novel. There is a voice over so as to enable the audience to get closer to the character of Anne Elliot played very well by Sally Hawkins. Rupert Penry-Jones is very good as Captain Wentworth, whose interaction with Anne is concise and to the point. They are not strangers, but they are estranged. Adrian Shergold employs a lot of hand held camera, and uses a lot of close ups in order for the audience to recognise the relationships between characters and their feelings. Quite often Sally Hawkins looks at the camera, and I felt this worked very well. My only slight annoyance with this adaptation was the director's unwillingness to have two people who are talking in the shot at the same time. Preferring to move from a close up of one to a close up of the other (shot reverse shot as it were) continuously. This works well occasionally, but when it is as often as it is in this adaption you become very aware of the camera and its movements, which detracts from the story and the conversation itself. This is my only slight problem with this adaptation. The supporting cast was brilliant, with Amanda Hale brilliantly playing Anne moronic younger sister. Alice Krige was great as Lady Russell, and Anthony Head as Sir Walter Elliot. This is to mention only a few. To say that ITV's Austen Season did not start well would be an understatement. However, with last weeks brilliant Northanger Abbey and this weeks Persuasion they have finished on a high. Each had its own tone and style, and forgetting Mansfield Park, they worked rather well. I would recommend this film to both fans of the book and newcomers to Austen's work. I have deliberately refrained from comparisons between this and the 1995 version, both are very good and this one has some very inventive camera work.
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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
    • 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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