Persuasion

Despite knowing her own heart, Anne Elliot allows herself to be “persuaded” into rejecting the proposal of Captain Wentworth. After an eight year separation, they meet again. Although still eligible and now prosperous, Wentworth is still bitter and courts the attention of Louisa Musgrove. As is typical of all Austen novels, as Anne and Wentworth undertake the road to matrimony, a small section of a long ago society, with its social mores is exposed. Adapted by Julian Mitchell, this BBC production has the flavour of authenticity and features Ann Firbank and Bryan Marshall as the two lovers.

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Credits

producer/director

Howard Baker

production company

BBC

Duration

03:45:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304434

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Literature → Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

People → Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1971

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