Persuasion

1995 Starring Ciaran Hinds, Amanda Root, and Sophie Thompson, 107 minutes

In 1806 England, Anne Eliot was persuaded, by family and friend, to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a naval officer with no fortune. Eight years later, Anne, at age 27 destined for spinsterhood, again encounters Wentworth, now a wealthy captain, when his sister and brother-in-law, Admiral & Mrs. Croft, lease the Eliot estate from Anne's father, Sir Walter. Captain Wentworth, still bitter about Anne's refusal, befriends her brother-in-law, Charles Musgrove, and is soon assumed to be contemplating marriage to one of Charles' sisters. The financial problems of Sir Walter; Mrs. Clay, Anne's sister Elizabeth's widowed friend, scheming to marry Sir Walter; and the arrival of Mr. Eliot, Sir Walter's estranged heir, make up the important subplots. Can Anne and Wentworth overcome the past, or is it too late?

Originally broadcast by the BBC before its theatrical release for the rest of the world, this is by far the best version of the three I've seen of Jane Austen's last finished novel. While it leaves out some important parts from the book, these characters are the most memorable.

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