Persuasion - 1995
Persuasion : A Drame Film Based On Jane Austen's Novel
The character -
- Ciarán Hinds as captain Frederick Wentworth
- Susan Fleetwood as Lady Russell
- Corin Redgrave as Sir Walter Elliot
- Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Croft
- John Woodvine as Admiral Croft
- Phoebe Nicholls as Elizabeth Elliot
- Samuel West as Mr. Elliot
- Sophie Thompson as Mary Musgrove
- Simon Russell Beale as Charles Musgrove
- Felicity Dean as Mrs. Clay
- Emma Roberts as Louisa Musgrove
- Victoria Hamilton as Henrietta Musgrove
- Richard McCabe as Captain Benwick
- Helen Schlesinger as Mrs. Smith
- Robert Glenister as Captain Harville
- Roger Hammond as Mr. Musgrove
- Judy Cornwell as Mrs. Musgrove
- Jane Wood as Nurse Rooke
- David Collings as Mr. Shepherd
- Darlene Johnson as Lady Dalrymple
- Cinnamon Faye as Miss Carteret
- Isaac Maxwell-Hunt as Henry Hayter
- Roger Llewellyn as Sir Henry Willoughby
- Sally George as Mrs. Harville
- Rhys Alexander Brown as Baby of Anne and Frederick
Summary -
Persuasion is a 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, the British actress Amanda Root stars as protagonist Anne Elliot, while Ciaran Hinds plays her romantic interest, captain Frederick Wentworth. The film is set in 19th century England ,9 years after Anna was persuaded by other England, 9 years after Anna was persuadeded by other 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 film was adapted by the writer Nick Dear, who considered the story more nature than Austen's other novels. He characterised it as one of realism and truthfulness particularly in telling the story of two people separated and then reunited. As Austen's naprative style conveys. Anne's thoughts internally, Dear and Root felt compelled to express the character's emotions using comparatively little dialogue. Persuasion was shot in chronological order, allowing the actress to portray Anne's from being downtrodden to development from being downtrodden to happy and blossoming.
The novels of Jane Austen are filled with conversation with chatter, gossip speculation and homily But in Persuasion. the central character Scarcely speaks during Some of the most important scenes Anne Elliot, having important scenes Anne Elliot having arrived at the advanced age of 27 still a spinster is more or less denied a role in the rigid social hierarehy of her time. She is the most intelligent of women and the only one in her family with common. sense, but in her circle, marriage conveys a license to talk in society and she has not the license.
Anne (Amanda Root) is almost severe. Her face is often drawn up into serious. expressions, as if she is meditating on the Stupidity of those around her and the likelihood that she will have to spend the rest of her life attending to them. Once, eight years ago, she was in love but the man, frederick wentworth was a naval officer with of furture faced with such a dilemma a girl turns to her mother, but Anne's mother was dead and her father a fool. so, she heeded Lady Russell. A neighbour, who advised her that such a man was not the right match.
Now there has been no match at all and Anne sits patiently at tea. Her father and older sister have lived so extravagantly that they will be forced to hert the family house. They will have to "retrench," says sir walter Elliot (corin Redgrave), with a bitter taste in his mouth The house will be let to Adminal croft. The admiral comes to call, bringing with him his wife's brother who is of course.Fredertck wentworth, now grown wealthy so discreet was Anne's relationship with him. So subdued their courtship so quiet his proposal ,so confidential her rejection that the other fail to notice that her heart skips a beat when he enters the room.
Wentworth ( Ciaran Hinds) is as quiet as Anne, by choice. He does not mix easily in drawing rooms and is happier on the bridge of this ship, from which (although the Royal Navy Permits captains to bring along their wives) women are benned ,along with their chatter.
He is the Sont of man who stands. stiffly in a conner, wishing desperately to be at sea.
There are so many talkative characters in "persuasion" that unles you have beed the novel, it may take you same time to realize that the story is about Anne and Frederick After the breakup of the household.. Anne goes to visit her Married sister mary (Sophie Thompson ), Whose Convalescences has not curtailed her appetite.
Then there is an excursion toly me Regis in the company of fiederick and other friends and company relatives. The group visits wentworth's old friend, who is heart broken after the death of the woman he loves, and Anne speaks tenderly and sensiblu with him. While wentworth observes During all of this time. there has Scarcely been a meaningful word between the Frederick and Anne; each thinks the other is, in one way or another, engaged.
We know what we want to happen - what must happen, given the conventions of the time and the inclinations of Jane Austen. We know they great wrong of eight years before But everything conspires to prevent that Anne's Silly cousin william ( samuel west )also seems to be a suitor for her hand, and to frederick not easy in the ways of bromance. it seems of course that he must win it one of the best Scenes in the movie takes place in a tea shop in Bath, where Anne and Frederick at last meet by chance and it appears he will have his chance to walk her home , before william appears and Frederick with draws without a fight.
"Persuasion "has been directed by Roger Michell not so much like a "Masterpiece Theater" -production, which is what we might have expected as like a matter- of - fact record of the events under study.
In that he reflects Austen's tone. The details are right (in particular, we notice how dark the houses are ), but this is not a costume piece; it is a film about two people who are shy and proud and about a process of mutual persuasion that takes place between them almost without a word being spoken on the real subject.
Everything depends on Amanda and ciaran Hinds in the key roles and they are well cast as people who might not be everybody's idea of perfection but are each of her's .All of society seems arrayed again them not throught prejudice not through ill- will ,but through inhibition and hateful ground rules that prohibit them from speaking easily about the only subject that interests them their future together. Much of the movie's, emotional work has to be done by theirs faces and eyes ,while other people speak of other things, and to see that happening is frustrating because it happens so slowly and romantic because it happens at all."
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