Persuasion (1995)
Persuasion (1995)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Amanda Root
Anne Elliott
Ciarán Hinds
Captain Frederick Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood
Lady Russell
Fiona Shaw
Mrs. Croft
John Woodvine
Admiral Croft
Phoebe Nicholls
Elizabeth Elliot
Samuel West
Mr. Elliot
Sophie Thompson
Mary Musgrave
Judy Cornwell
Mrs. Musgrove
Simon Russell Beale
Charles Musgrove
Felicity Dean
Mrs. Clay
Roger Hammond
Mr. Musgrove
Victoria Hamilton
Henrietta Musgrove
Emma Roberts
Louisa Musgrove
Robert Glenister
Captain Harvile
Richard McCabe
Captain Benwick
Helen Schlesinger
Mrs. Smith
Jane Wood
Nurse Rooke
David Collings
Mr. Shepherd
Darlene Johnson
Lady Dairympie
Cinnamon Faye
Miss Carteret
Isaac Maxwell-Hunt
Henry Hayter
Roger Llewellyn
Sir Henry Willoughby
Sally George
Mrs. Harville
Lonnie James
Jemima
Corin Redgrave
Sir Walter Eliot
Jane Austen
Novel
Nick Dear
Screenplay
Roger Michell
Director
Catherine Wearing
Script Editor
Fiona Finlay
Producer
Geraldine Stephenson
Choreographer
Joanna Casserly
Makeup Artist
Stephen Foote
Underwater Camera
Helen Caldwell
Stunts
Colin Gorry
Visual Effects Designer
Chris Capstick
Still Photographer
Jeremy Sams
Original Music Composer
John Daly
Director of Photography
Alexandra Byrne
Costume Design
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Persuasion is a BBC Screen Two 1995 period drama film directed by Roger Michell and based on Jane Austen's 1817 novel of the same name. In her theatrical film debut, Amanda Root stars as protagonist Anne Elliot, while Ciarán Hinds plays her romantic interest, Captain Frederick Wentworth. The film is set in 19th-century England, eight years after Anne was persuaded by others to reject Wentworth's proposal of marriage. Persuasion follows the two as they become reacquainted with each other while supporting characters threaten to interfere.
The novel was adapted by Nick Dear, who considered the story more mature than Austen's other novels, characterising it as one of realism and truthfulness, particularly in telling the story of two people separated and then reunited. As Austen's style conveys Anne's thoughts internally, Dear and Root felt compelled to express the character's emotions using less dialogue. Michell avoided what he felt was the polished, artificial feel of other 19th-century depictions, and discouraged his actors from wearing make-up or appearing too hygienic. Costume designer Alexandra Byrne produced clothing that appeared "lived-in", which won her a BAFTA. Persuasion was shot in chronological order, allowing Root to portray more easily Anne's development from being downtrodden to happy and blossoming. It was filmed during a period of popularity for Austen's works.
Originally the BBC was the sole production company of Persuasion until it partnered with the American WGBH Boston and the French Millesime. This gave the production a larger budget and allowed it to be filmed at locations featured in the novel, including Lyme Regis and Bath. Persuasion originally aired on 16 April 1995, when it was broadcast on BBC Two. Sony Pictures Classics released the film in American cinemas on 27 September 1995, as Austen's increasing popularity became apparent to Hollywood. Persuasion's cinematic release attracted the attention of film critics, and it received generally positive reviews, with many praising Root's performance. Film scholars have observed significant changes from the source material, as well as class and gender themes.