Title: Watch the Amanda Root Version
Product review: "Persuasion" is my favorite Jane Austen novel and I was excited to see a Masterpiece adaptation on PBS. Unfortunately, I found this version dull and dismal. I didn't feel that the film makers adaquately portrayed why these two characters were in love or why he would wait to be married all of these years. In the lovely 1995 version, you see the underlying humor, will, and strength of character in Anne. Frederick and Anne also have exchanges that reveal their passion for one another. While it also takes liberty with some of the original story - I've always wanted to see the drama with her widow friend included more - it is definitely more moving and better developed. I would recommend bypassing this Masterpiece version.
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