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Persuasion (2000, DVD)

Movie Description
A lavish BBC production of Jane Austen's 1818 love story of an English officer pursuing the woman he loves through youthful rejection, long estrangement, and eventual, glorious reconciliation.

Credits
Cast:Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Corin Redgrave, Fiona Shaw, John Woodvine, Phoebe Nicholls, Susan Fleetwood

Details
Sound:Stereo Sound

Notes
DVD Special Features

Region 1 Encoding
Keep Case
Trailers: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, ORLANDO, and THE WINSLOW BOY
Production Notes
Interactive Menus
Talent Files
Theatrical Trailers
Scene Selections, Originally released on Easter Sunday in the UK by BBC for television.

A BBC Films, WGBH/Mobil Masterpiece Theatre, Millésime Productions presentation.

Editorial Reviews
"...Gorgeously directed, written and acted....A sharply witty, touching and vital romance..."
Rolling Stone - p.158 - Peter Travers

"...An engaging adaptation..."
Premiere - p.130 - Josh Rottenberg

"...Witty and suspenseful, this PERSUASION is enthralling." -- Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly - pp.48-9 - Ken Tucker

"...[The film] carries a genuinely heady adrenaline rush....Root is terrific..."
Variety - Derek Elley

"...Literate, sophisticated, bitingly funny, it's a Cinderella romance so delicious you want it never to end..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (10/06/1995)

"...Michell's direction is] like a matter-of-fact record of the events under study. In that he reflects Austen's tone. The details are right..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (10/27/1995)

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      Persuasion
    Review created: 09/02/08
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    I purchased this because of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. Time will show if this one also becomes a family favorite.


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      Persuasion (2000, DVD)
    Review created: 08/07/08
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    Jane Austen would be proud of this filming of her classic. Amanda Root becomes Anne Elliott! The cinematography is excellent. And the humor as well as romance comes through superbly.


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      Good Storyline, but a bit slow moving.
    Review created: 06/24/08
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    This version followed the books storyline more closely, but it seemed to move so slowly. I liked the cast of the 2008 version with Sally Hawkins better than this version. The casting of the principle characters for this version is too old.


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      Persuasion
    Review created: 06/06/08
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    This has always been one of my favorite Jane Austen fairy tales. The acting in the one and the portrayal of the characters is excellent. I love the back ground--the interior of the houses, the outdoor scenery and the costumes are some of the prettiest of any of the Austen stories. I find the prejudices of the era fascinating and can watch this charming film over and over. These things add up to the best of the "Persuasion" Classics.


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      a very good quality DVD. good movie!
    Review created: 03/03/08
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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

    I love Jane Austen and I especially love her book Persuasion. This is a really excellecent movie. I can't say enough about it. It's great. I've wanted it for a long time and I got it at a great price. Way below the price for Critic's Video.


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