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Sorry Mr Darcy. Persuasion is Jane Austen’s best book. Here’s why
2 years, 5 months ago

Sorry Mr Darcy. Persuasion is Jane Austen’s best book. Here’s why

Hindustan Times  

Fans of Jane Austen tend to be smug. Austen’s books — she only wrote six — were published more than 200 years ago. Austen’s plot is not about discovery, but about whether there can be second chances among changed people. Where Austen’s other heroines produce flying comebacks, Anne offers a resigned shrug. As they move towards love, Austen’s genius social …

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Netflix Persuasion adaptation starring Dakota Johnson jettisons Jane Austen’s class concerns in favour of contemporary appeal
2 years, 5 months ago

Netflix Persuasion adaptation starring Dakota Johnson jettisons Jane Austen’s class concerns in favour of contemporary appeal

ABC  

When Netflix announced its adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion, fans of the novel were "half agony, half hope". Directed by leading theatre director Carrie Cracknell and starring Dakota Johnson, Netflix's Persuasion tells the story of 27-year-old 'spinster' Anne Elliot, a woman with "claims of birth, beauty, and mind", as she reconnects with Captain Wentworth, the suitor she was persuaded to …

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Dakota Johnson’s Persuasion is an all-time disaster – how did Netflix get Jane Austen so terribly wrong?
2 years, 5 months ago

Dakota Johnson’s Persuasion is an all-time disaster – how did Netflix get Jane Austen so terribly wrong?

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At first, everything seemed basically OK. As …

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Why the creators of ‘Persuasion’ put a contemporary spin on Jane Austen’s classic
2 years, 5 months ago

Why the creators of ‘Persuasion’ put a contemporary spin on Jane Austen’s classic

LA Times  

In “Persuasion,” a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel made for Netflix, protagonist Anne Elliot speaks directly to the camera, addressing the audience like an old friend. “I’ve loved Jane Austen my whole life, and ‘Persuasion’ has always been my favorite novel,” Winslow says. “Her words do speak to contemporary audience in many, many ways, just not necessarily every …

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Henry Golding to work alongside Dakota Johnson in Netflix remake of Jane Austen's Persuasion
3 years, 7 months ago

Henry Golding to work alongside Dakota Johnson in Netflix remake of Jane Austen's Persuasion

Hindustan Times  

Malaysian-British actor Henry Golding is all set to star in Netflix's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Persuasion starring American actor Dakota Johnson in lead. Persuasion was the last novel written by Austen, the author of literary classics like Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Emma, prior to her death in 1817. Star Dakota Johnson, famous for her role …

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