Title: Not Persuaded either!
Product review: I agree with "Eileen" who has not read the Austen stories, but knows all the films. She gave one star and so do I, only because I was able to watch it through...just.I , in contrast, have read the stories, and Persuasion is my favourite. Watching this new abridged and adapted version, I had to wonder why MT bothered at all. The feeling of the piece in no way evokes the intimacy of the story. It has a remote tableau-esque objectivity, jarringly punctuated with overwrought carryings on. The hyperventilating panic-attack characterisation of Anne is terribly distracting.I too recommend the Ciaran Hinds/Amanda Root version, which truly portrays the fine subtlety ,intimate poignancy, and reserved intensity which are so vital to the fabric and feel of Austen's original story.
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