9 Popcorn boxes
Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds star in this adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. Set in England in Bath and along the English coast, the film concerns the relationship between Root's Anne Elliot and Hinds' Captain Frederick Wentworth. The two originally met when Wentworth was a junior office without money and prospects. She's persuaded to reject his advances, in hopes of finding a mate with money and connections. Now, the Elliot family is beset by debts, and are forced to rent out their home in hopes of regaining their fortune. The new tenants are related to Captain Wentworth, and he's around the property. They meet again for the first time in nine years, and Anne comes to regret her previous decision to reject the Captain.
Amanda Root won plaudits for her performance, and rightly so. She plays Elliot as a plain, but intelligent and sensitive woman who has to live with her past decision. She is sympathetic as the mousy Elliot, and underplays the role, suiting her personality in the film. Hinds is somber, intelligent and somewhat dashing as the newly well-to-do Wentworth. Both are very believable in their roles. The supporting cast is very good as well. The production values are a star here. The effort was made to use clothes that looked lived in. The set design was very good as well. My favorite adaptation of Persuasion.
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