Stars: Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Corin Redgrave, Sophie Thompson

Director: Roger Michell

Summary: A young woman who rejects a young man's proposal meets him again years later; both are still single, but can their relationship begin again...? Based on the novel by Jane Austen.

A lavish BBC production of Jane Austen's 1818 love story of an English officer pursuing the woman he loves through youthful rejection, long estrangement, and eventual, glorious reconciliation.

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After a slow beginning, in which the complex tangle of relationships is initially confusing, this BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's last novel, Persuasion, develops into an elegant romantic comedy. Austin combines a subtle dissection of the folly of class with a slow-burning, intensely passionate love story. Anne Elliot (Amanda Root) has loved Captain Wentworth (Ciaran Hinds) ever since she was persuaded to reject him years before. Now he has returned from the Napoleonic wars, but will love be allowed to blossom? Especially when Anne is surrounded by the selfish, petty-minded Mary, misguided by Lady Russell, and burdened by a father obsessed with fairness of countenance above all other considerations. Excepting a basic booklet, on-screen character biographies and a Dolby Digital soundtrack, there is nothing to distinguish this DVD from the video version. The picture is very good, but showing some grain, not exceptional, so unless you have a large television there is little advantage over tape. In any format, what makes this adaptation work is the sharp screenplay by Nick Dear and the naturalistic style of director Roger Mitchell (who joined the A-list with Notting Hill, 1999), together eliciting fine performances from the ensemble cast. Less flamboyant than Pride and Prejudice(1995), this is a civilised treat. --Gary S Dalkin

Aspect Ratio:	14:9
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Scene Access
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1995
Release Date:	November 1, 1999
Runtime:	102 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 1004
Keywords:	Classic, Book, General, Jane, Tv, Drama, Period, Austen, Persuasion, Based
Genre:	Drama