Persuasion

"A love lost, but never forgotten"

1995 1h 47m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 154

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In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening to their hearts.

“A love lost, but never forgotten”

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Cast

Amanda Root
Anne Elliott
Ciarán Hinds
Captain Frederick Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood
Lady Russell
Corin Redgrave
Sir Walter Elliot
Fiona Shaw
Mrs. Croft
John Woodvine
Admiral Croft
Phoebe Nicholls
Elizabeth Elliot
Samuel West
Mr. Elliot

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roger Michell
Writers: Nick Dear
Languages: English
Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roger Michell, shot by John Daly. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeremy Sams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kate Evans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds and Susan Fleetwood carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Roger Michell directs. John Daly behind the camera. Jeremy Sams scores. Kate Evans cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
331 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Roger Michell, shot by John Daly. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jeremy Sams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kate Evans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds and Susan Fleetwood carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A love lost, but never forgotten".
10IMDB entry: tt0114117 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "marriage proposal", "strong woman", "based on novel or book", "love triangle".

The technical file

Cinematography: John Daly
Original score: Jeremy Sams
Editing: Kate Evans
Production design: William Dudley
Costume design: Alexandra Byrne
Makeup / hair: Kay Bilk
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,500,000
Box office: $5,269,757
Return: 351% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Persuasion (1995)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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Peter McGinn2020-08-23
★ 8/10
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 enjoy this well made production; it merely makes we wish I could take my favorite parts from all three versions to create a new whole. Failing that, I will merely say that this production, as with the others, should be acceptable to Jane Austen lovers who aren’t mortified by the least changes to her books. I don’t know how easy it might be to track down this movie. As I understand it, it was originally released on British TV, but PBS in the United States had shown an interest due to a popularity of Jane Austen adaptations at the time, so that had allowed for an increased budget to film at actual sites in the book, built up some interest, and then was released as a feature film in theaters before it appeared on PBS, complete with an introduction by Russell Baker. A lot of actresses auditioned for the lead role. Amanda Root apparently drew the directors attention by understanding that the internal nature of the book meant that the actress playing Anne would have to illustrate her state of mind his less dialogue than usual. An interesting history, that.

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