As the story opens, Anne has never gotten over her love for Wentworth and has come to deeply regret that decision. In Persuasion, Anne Elliot, a baronet’s daughter, is a 27-year-old spinster (gasp!) who 8 years ago was persuaded by a family friend to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a Royal Navy sailor who had nothing but charm to recommend him (ie. I’m going to compare the last three movie versions of Persuasion and reveal my favorite at the end of this post … where you can also enter my Persuasion giveaway! The story of Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth’s second chance at love is a heart-melting romance that epitomizes Jane Austen’s gift for storytelling. Persuasion, Jane Austen’s last completed work, is one of my favorite novels. There have been a number of movie adaptations of Jane Austen’s Persuasion including a new one from Netflix, and it’s always a thrill to see Austen’s work adapted for the screen. Which film version of Jane Austen’s Persuasion is best? Photo credits: 1995 Persuasion/Sony Pictures, 2007 Persuasion/BBC, 2022 Persuasion/Netflix
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