Persuasion (2007)

Directed by

Adrian Shergold

Genre

drama film, drama fiction

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

G

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 285 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Anne Elliot is a 27 year old woman who was talked out of marrying a naval officer named Frederick Wentworth eight years ago. Now Wentworth returns wealthy and successful, and Anne still loves him while he seems determined to marry someone else.

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What happens

Persuasion is a 2007 British historical romance television film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1817 novel Persuasion. It was directed by Adrian Shergold, and the screenplay was written by Simon Burke. Sally Hawkins stars as the protagonist Anne Elliot, while Rupert Penry-Jones plays Captain Frederick Wentworth. Eight years before the film's beginning, Anne was persuaded to reject Wentworth's proposal of marriage. Now 27 and unmarried, Anne re-encounters Wentworth, who has made his fortune in the Napoleonic Wars and is looking for a wife—anyone but Anne, whom he has not forgiven for rejecting him all those years ago. Persuasion was one of three novels adapted in 2007 for ITV's Jane Austen Season. It was the first of the three adaptations to begin development. The drama was co-produced by Clerkenwell Films and American studio WGBH Boston. Persuasion premiered on 1 April 2007 in the United Kingdom and was watched by 5.4 million viewers. Persuasion received positive reviews from television critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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