Persuasion (1995)
I find I like the BBC’s versions of classic literature better than nearly any other production company’s version, and this is especially true of the movie adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion.” I’ve tried other renditions and this one is the best. Amanda Root stars as Anne Elliot, the middle daughter of Sir Elliot, a man with little sense who likes to spend money, and far too much of it. Anne has tried to use her good influence to keep him from completely wasting away his fortune, but has had little success. Things have gotten so out of hand that the … Continue reading