Persuasion (2007)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Jane Austen's persuasion |
| Original title | Persuasion |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Adrian Shergold |
| script | Simon Burke |
| production |
Rebecca Eaton , Murray Ferguson , Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo , David Snodin |
| music | Martin Phipps |
| camera | David Odd |
| cut | Kristina Hetherington |
| occupation | |
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Persuasion is a television film based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen from 1818.
Adrian Shergold directed the film. Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones can be seen in the leading roles .
The film was produced in 2007 by Clerkenwell Films and WGBH , a PBS station, and aired in the same year by the British television station Independent Television (ITV). In the US , it was shown on PBS in 2008 as part of a Jane Austen series on the Masterpiece Theater broadcast.
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19-year-old Anne Elliot, from a good family, is engaged to the destitute officer Frederick Wentworth. On the advice of Lady Russell, a good friend of the family, she breaks the engagement, as she, like her father Sir Walter Elliot, does not consider the social and financial situation of Wentworth to be appropriate.
Eight years later, Anne is now 27 years old, still unmarried and lives with her father, Sir Walter Elliot, and her older sister Elizabeth, who is also unmarried, on the family estate of Kellynch Hall in Somersetshire . Anne has to watch as her sister Elizabeth and her father Sir Walter drive the family property through their extravaganzas almost bankrupt over the years. Due to the thoughtless behavior of Sir Walter and his daughter Elizabeth, the Elliots are forced to rent out the family property as a result of their financial situation.
This property is leased by Frederick Wentworth's sister, Mrs. Croft, and her husband, Admiral Croft. Sir Walter and Anne's sister Elizabeth leave the property for Bath before the arrival of the new tenants and leave all other matters to Anne. Anne also has to look after her hypochondriac younger sister, Mary Musgrove, who lives with her husband and two children in a neighboring village in Somersetshire .
When his sister visits Kellynch Hall, Anne Elliot and Wentworth meet again. He has now been appointed captain and has become wealthy through his success in the Royal Navy . It turns out that Anne has not forgotten Frederick and Frederick is still deeply hurt by Anne's rejection at the time. When they meet again, all hope of Frederick's forgiveness seems hopeless. Especially when Captain Wentworth expresses the desire to marry and has an eye on the lively Musgrove daughters, especially Louisa, all hope is forgiven for Anne. When his Royal Navy friends visit Lyme, Captain Wentworth is accompanied by the Musgroves and Anne. An accident in which Louisa is injured changes a lot and Captain Wentworth realizes his feelings - almost too late. But Louisa suddenly and unexpectedly becomes engaged to his friend Benwick.
In the meantime there has been a rapprochement between Sir Walter and William Elliot, a relative of the family who, due to the lack of a son, will inherit Sir Walter's title and house Kellynch Hall upon his death. After Anne moves to Bath to live with her father, it becomes clear that William Elliot is expressly interested in his cousin Anne. Lady Russell in particular is very fond of Anne and Mr Elliot's wedding. Captain Wentworth also travels to Bath to see Anne again and to understand her feelings. His sister and Admiral Croft are also in Bath. But when Captain Wentworth arrives in Bath, he is confronted with rumors of an impending marriage between Anne and Mr Elliot.
After some emotional confusion, however, it turns out that both Anne and Frederick still have feelings for each other, and ultimately a rapprochement and marriage takes place. And the beloved Kellynch Hall is again home for Anne after the wedding to Captain Wentworth, as he presents this to her as a wedding present.
Reviews
“[...] The director Adrian Shergold tells the story so quickly that it is probably quite difficult for newcomers to the Austen story to recognize the relationship between the individual characters. But this is still the slightest problem with his film adaptation, the loss of nuances, character development and emotional complexity is much worse. [...] "
Awards
Sally Hawkins was awarded the Golden Nymph of the Monte Carlo TV Festival in 2007 for her interpretation of Anne Elliot . A year later she also won the British Royal Television Society's Acting Award . A year earlier, Kevin Horsewood had received the British award for his visual effects.
Web links
- Persuasion in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official PBS page on Persuasion
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Persuasion . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 902 DVD).
- ↑ David Wiegand: Madcap PBS 'Persuasion' sacrifices nuance in the San Francisco Chronicle of January 11, 2008 (accessed August 10, 2009)