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Persuasion 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Sony Catalog: DVD Release date: 2000-02-01 Media: DVD released in theatres: 1995-09-27 Running time in minutes: 104 DVD aspect ratio: 1.66:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Picture format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 DVD layers: 1 DVD sides: 1 released in theatres: 1995-09-27 Ean: 9780767836630 Book Isbn: 0767836634 Upc: 043396039520  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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 Written on August 8, 2008 Summary: A charming story! Persuasion is a wonderful story. Who hasn't wanted to go back and rekindle a romance that was prematurely cut short by the wrong advice of friends? This is an excellent verion of Persuasion. The actors are well cast and very likeable. Your heart breaks for Anne who listened to bad advice and did not make her own choice in love and marry Wentworth the first time he proposed. It just shows you that you cannot take advice that is so contrary to what your heart and mind tells you - even from family. It is a charming story that pulls you in as the acting is very well done and the story line is well adapted to this film version. It is a very charming story to watch. Written on August 5, 2008 Summary: Fantastic! I bought this version of "Persuasion" because of A. Casalino's glowing review and am very glad I did. I also have the Masterpiece Theatre version as well and like it too, but this film is a must for anyone who loves Jane Austen, her novels, and her unforgettable, vibrant characters. Amanda Root epitomizes Anne Elliot in every way: appearance, way of speaking, facial expressions, humility, even in her walk. Buying this DVD just for Root's Anne Elliot is well worth the money; however, Ciaran Hinds' performance as Wentworth is right up there too. Kudos to the actress who portrays his sister, Mrs. Sophy Crofts, and to the actor who plays husband, Admiral Croft. It is as though Austen's characters have stepped right out of the novel and onto the screen. For example, Colin Redgrave's turn as Sir Walter Elliot is priceless! His flagrant self-absorption, narcissism, and puffed-up ego are most amusing at first and inevitably direct the viewer's thoughts to the origins and continuation of Anne's self-effacement. And the final scenes between Anne and Wentworth - magnificently done! Written on July 15, 2008 Summary: This is the version to watch As I watched the 2008 Masterpiece version of Persuasion I was appalled at the blithe rewriting of the story, inadequate acting and interminable unnecessary pauses that doubled the run time. I love the novel and the story came alive for me as I watched this movie - perfection in every scene. The actors fit their characters so exquisitely that I could not imagine anyone else playing the roles, and certainly there are none that could come close to Amanda Root and Ciaran Hand playing the leads. Their respective transformations from rundown to radiant, and aloof to passionate were subtle and spot on, and completely matched my personification of the characters as I read the book. I watch the final scenes every time I need a romantic "high" - Wentworth realizing Anne still loves him has he hears her say that women love the longest when there is no hope, and Anne reading his amazing letter that brings her total joy then madly trying to be alone with him to say "yes". Well done! Written on June 23, 2008 Summary: the best This is my favorite of all the Jane Austin stories. I must have watched this DVD 20 times already. Written on June 22, 2008 Summary: Even Jane herself would approve of this production The producers of this film took their jobs seriously. By that, I mean that I think they actually read the book before producing the film. And the production is so much better for it. The story is classic and familiar: Boy and girl fall in love. The girl (who is young and easily manipulated) is convinced to drop the boy since he is not "acceptable" -- not of her caste. Later, after many changes in fortune, they meet again, but this time it is the man who is initially reluctant to form any kind of alliance with her, though she still cares deeply for him. It takes some shared experiences, a change of scenery, and some realization on both of their parts of their mutual responsibilities before they are happily joined together. Sounds like the making of a soap opera, doesn't it? But in the hands of Jane Austin's incomparable skill at story telling coupled with excellent casting of the film, a fine adaptation of the story, and just a smidge of Aristotle's "willing suspension of disbelief," this film is a wonderful fresh surprise. By the way, if you saw the recent PBS Masterpiece Classics adaptation of this same book, you may find as I did that it suffered greatly when compared to this earlier production. Take a look at this film and once more escape into Jane's world of Regency England and the rise of the middle class. |
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| Our price | $9.99 | $9.99 | $11.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $19.99 |
| List price | $14.94 | $14.99 | $19.95 | $14.94 | $14.99 | $24.95 |
| Lowest used price | $7.49 | $5.75 | $10.00 | $6.60 | $6.67 | $14.62 |
| Lowest new price | $8.15 | $6.77 | $7.90 | $6.90 | $6.79 | $13.81 |
| Collectible price | - | - | - | $14.95 | $19.99 | - |
| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2000-02-01 | 2000-07-11 | 1999-10-26 | 1999-08-24 | 1999-01-05 | 2008-01-22 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 1995-09-27 | 1999-11-19 | 1997-02-16 | 1995-12-13 | 1996-08-02 | 2007 |
| Running time in minutes | 104 | 112 | 107 | 136 | 121 | 86 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 1.66:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.33:1 |
| Audience Rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | NR (Not Rated) | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | NR (Not Rated) |
| Picture format | Anamorphic Widescreen | - | Academy Ratio | Anamorphic Widescreen | - | - |
| Format | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DVD layers | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| DVD sides | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Ean | 9780767836630 | 9786305907145 | 9780767020305 | 9780800141660 | 9781558905733 | 0783421421899 |
| Book Isbn | 0767836634 | 6305907145 | 0767020308 | 0800141660 | 1558905731 | - |
| Upc | 043396039520 | 717951004901 | 733961700275 | 043396115996 | 717951000972 | 783421421899 |
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