Persuasion (1995)
First screened in February 1996 / Most recently screened in December 2024
Director: Roger Michell. Cast: Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Corin Redgrave, Phoebe Nicholls, Felicity Dean, Susan Fleetwood, John Woodvine, Fiona Shaw, Sophie Thompson, Emma Roberts, Victoria Hamilton, Simon Russell Beale, Judy Cornwell, Roger Hammond, Samuel West, Richard McCabe, Robert Glenister, Sally George, David Collings, Darlene Johnson, Cinnamon Faye, Roger Llewellyn, Helen Schlesinger. Screenplay: Nick Dear (based on the novel by Jane Austen).
In Brief:
Occasional foibles of pacing and production design, but the right balance of soulful and sprightly. Root, Hinds ideal.
VOR:④
More period films should stick to natural lighting. More directors and casting agents should work so well. Clear why this got bumped up from BBC.
