Persuasion (1995)

Director:

Roger Michell

Writers:

Jane Austen (novel)
Nick Dear (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Plot:

Eight years earlier, Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, was persuaded...

Plot Keywords:

Captain | England | Old Flame | Unmarried | British Navy

Awards:

6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Amanda Root	...	Anne Elliot
Ciarán Hinds	...	Captain Frederick Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood	...	Lady Russell
Corin Redgrave	...	Sir Walter Elliot
Fiona Shaw	...	Mrs. Croft
John Woodvine	...	Admiral Croft
Phoebe Nicholls	...	Elizabeth Elliot
Samuel West	...	Mr. Elliot
Sophie Thompson	...	Mary Musgrove
Judy Cornwell	...	Mrs. Musgrove
Simon Russell Beale	...	Charles Musgrove
Felicity Dean	...	Mrs. Clay
Roger Hammond	...	Mr. Musgrove
Emma Roberts	...	Louisa Musgrove
Victoria Hamilton	...	Henrietta Musgrove
Robert Glenister	...	Captain Harvile
Richard McCabe	...	Captain Benwick
Helen Schlesinger	...	Mrs. Smith
Jane Wood	...	Nurse Rooke
David Collings	...	Mr. Shepherd
Darlene Johnson	...	Lady Dalrymple
Cinnamon Faye	...	Miss Carteret
Isaac Maxwell-Hunt	...	Henry Hayter
Roger Llewellyn	...	Sir Henry Willoughby
Sally George	...	Mrs. Harville
David Acton	...	Naval Officer
Justin Avoth	...	Naval Officer
Lonnie James	...	Jemima
Roger Watkins	...	Landlord
David Plummer	...	Apothecary
Richard Brenner	...	Coachman
Bill McGuirk	...	Tradesman
Niall Refoy	...	Tradesman
Ken Shorter	...	Lady Dalrymple's Butler
Dermot Kerrigan	...	Footman
Tom Rigby	...	Little Charles
Alex Wilman	...	Little Walter
Rosa Mannion	...	Concert Opera Singer

Directed by
Roger Michell

Writing credits
Jane Austen		(novel)
Nick Dear		(screenplay)

Produced by
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer: WGBH
George Faber	....	executive producer
George Faber	....	producer: BBC
Fiona Finlay	....	producer
Margot Hayhoe	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jeremy Sams

Cinematography by
John Daly

Film Editing by
Kate Evans

Production Design by
William Dudley

Art Direction by
Linda Ward

Costume Design by
Alexandra Byrne

Makeup Department
Kay Bilk	....	makeup artist
Joanna Casserly	....	makeup artist
Sally Collins	....	makeup artist
Jean Speak	....	makeup designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicki Ballantyne	....	second assistant director
Julie Edwards	....	first assistant director
Roger Goldby	....	third assistant director
Jo Harden	....	second assistant director
Donald Taylor	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Graham Bishop	....	set dresser
Dave Channon	....	construction manager
John Durrant	....	graphic designer
Laurie Griffiths	....	stand-by carpenter
Laurie Miller	....	property master
Denise Slattery	....	scenic artist
Brian Sykes	....	assistant production designer

Sound Department
Lee Crichlow	....	dubbing editor
Terry Elms	....	sound
Mik Gough	....	boom operator
Michael Narduzzo	....	dubbing mixer
Ben Norrington	....	dubbing editor

Special Effects by
Chris Reynolds	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Colin Gorry	....	visual effects designer
Paul McGuinness	....	visual effects assistant

Stunts
Helen Caldwell	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Hugh Adams	....	second assistant camera
John Arnold	....	grip
Chris Capstick	....	still photographer
Carlo Chinca	....	still photographer
Stephen Foote	....	underwater camera operator
Bob Hunt	....	electrician
Jan Pester	....	Steadicam operator
Dick Reed	....	gaffer
Andrew Taylor	....	electrician
Mark Taylor	....	electrician
Steve Wallace	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Siobhan Bracke	....	casting advisor

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maggie Bone	....	dresser
George Brent	....	dresser
Sharon Long	....	dresser
Debbie Scott	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Sally Brocklehurst	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Nicholas Bucknall	....	musician (as Nick Bucknall)
Michael Haslam	....	piano tutor
Howard Jones	....	music recordist
Rebecca Jones	....	harp tutor
Pierre Jubert	....	musician
Neil McLaren	....	musician: Assembly Room Music
Danielle Perrett	....	musician: Assembly Rooms Music
Tony Philpot	....	music recordist
Jeremy Sams	....	composer: Assembly Rooms Music
Jeremy Sams	....	conductor
Susan Tomes	....	musician: Pianist for Chopin music

Other crew
Paul Almond	....	unit publicist
Charlotte Blair	....	script advisor
Debbie Brodie	....	food stylist
Margaret Confoy	....	production secretary
Jane Hawley	....	production executive
Julian Holmes	....	location manager
Alf Potter	....	design rigger
Monica Rodger	....	production associate
Jayne Selwyn-Roberts	....	location manager
Geraldine Stephenson	....	choreographer
Catherine Wearing	....	script editor

Production Companies

• BBC Films (present)
• Millésime Productions (present)
• WGBH (co-production) (as WGBH Boston)
• France 2 (FR2) (co-production)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1995) (UK) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Classics (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• BBC Video (1999) (UK) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1996) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• Krause & Schneider Multimedia (KSM) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1997) (USA) (TV)
• RCV Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Video (1997) (Japan) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)

Other Companies

• The Music Studio  music recorded at
• Wood Hall Catering  casting
• Cine-Europe  camera equipment supplied by
• ARRI Lighting Rental  light equipment (as Arri Bell Lighting)
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Exxon Mobil  thanks: Masterpiece Theatre is made possible on PBS by a grant from (as Mobil Corporation)

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild language.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

UK | USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Finland:S | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Abbey Green, Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Trivia:

Made for British television and originally screened by the BBC in April 1995, the film was released theatrically around the rest of the world.

Goofs:

Continuity: Anne finds a letter folded into a boat when she is tidying the junk room early in the picture. The letter is actually the one the the captain writes to her much latter in the movie.

Quotes:

Anne Elliot: If I may, so long as the woman you love lives, and lives for you, all the privilege I claim for my own sex, and it is not a very enviable one - you need not covet it, is that of loving longest when all hope is gone.

Movie Connections:

Features The Bounty (1984)

Soundtrack:

The Minstrel Boy

Best Jane Austen adaptation of late!

This has got to be the most watchable Jane Austen adaptation since the recent influx. Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds are simply the best at conveying unrequited love. One is not blindsided by the big names and distracting beauty of those that have filled the roles of more recent Austen films, and that's how it should be. The performances by Sophie Thompson (Emma's sister), Phoebe Nicholls (remember "Brideshead Revisited"?), and Corin Redgrave is enough to make this movie recommendable, but the 2 main characters are absolutely superb and sympathetic without being sappy or gratuitous. The other supporting cast is phenomenal; what one expects from a nice little English film. Cinematography and soundtrack are fitting as well. Highly recommended!