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.
The 1999 film adaptation of Mansfield Park doesn’t quite work, but then, for many of us, neither does the book. Why is thisJane Austen novel so problematic for us?
Lacy and Ani wallow in the trope-filled perfection of the "Sanditon" town regatta and do a deep dive into their other favorite Jane Austen adaptations.
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.
