It was time for a new Persuasion, but this isn’t it. The diverse casting is great, and there’s some good acting, but this film manages to try too hard at everything except what Jane Austen’s novel is about.
Our Classics Revisited series continues as contributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies for a look back at the 1995 film Persuasion,an essentially perfect Jane Austen adaptation starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds.
A masterpiece of intimacy, passion, and second chances that also happens to feature a great cast, the 1995 Persuasionis the best Austen movie adaptation yet.
