Friday, April 10, 2009
Persuasion
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: none
- Commentary: I picked this up because Mom and I so enjoyed the video versions of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility that we own. A friend told me that I'd probably like this version of the Jane Austen novel, too. I'm usually wary of friends recommending movies to me, but she was right. Mom and I both enjoyed this one. Film adaptations of Jane Austen and others' works can be disappointing; Mom and I have been disappointed before. This one isn't. I still prefer the books, but this movie and the other two JA adaptations we own bring the characters and environments to life.
You'll notice I've sorted this movie into my "20th-century-chick-flicks1" category. Yes, I know, it's based on an 1817 novel, which indicates that the peculiar type of romance depicted here is, in essence century-less. All I can say in my defense it, they didn't make movies in 1817.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Amanda Root Anne Elliot Ciarán Hinds Frank Wentworth Susan Fleetwood Lady Russell Corin Redgrave Sir Walter Scott Fiona Shaw Mrs. Croft John Woodvine Admiral Croft Phoebe Nicholls Elizabeth Elliot Samuel West Mr. Elliot Sophie Thompson Mary Musgrove Judy Cornwell Mrs. Musgrove Roger Hammond Mr. Musgrove Simon Russell Beale Charles Musgrove
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1995
Directed by Roger Michell.
Labels: 20th-century-chick-flicks1, dramedy1, period3, romance2
