Persuasion Movie Storyline. Of all Jane Austen’s great and delightful novels, Persuasion is widely regarded as the most moving. It is the story of a second chance. Anne Elliot, daughter of the snobbish Sir Walter Elliot, is woman of quiet charm and deep feelings. When she was nineteen she fell in love with—and was engaged to—a naval officer, the fearless and headstrong Captain Wentworth. But the young man had no fortune, and Anne allowed herself to be persuaded to give him up.
Now, eight years later, Wentworth has returned to the neighborhood, a rich man and still unwed. Anne’s never-diminished love is muffled by her pride, and he seems cold and unforgiving. What happens as the two are thrown together in the social world of Bath—and as an eager new suitor appears for Anne—is touchingly and wittily told in a masterpiece that is also one of the most entrancing novels in the English language.”
Persuasion is an American drama film directed by Carrie Cracknell from a screenplay by Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow, based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen. It stars Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Richard E. Grant, and Henry Golding. It will be released on Netflix on July 15, 2022.
In April 2021, it was announced Dakota Johnson had joined the cast of the film, with Carrie Cracknell directing from a screenplay by Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow, based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen, with Netflix set to distribute. In May 2021, Henry Golding, Cosmo Jarvis, Suki Waterhouse, Richard E. Grant, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ben Bailey Smith, Izuka Hoyle, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Nia Towle joined the cast of the film. In June 2021, Edward Bluemel, Lydia Rose Bewley, and Yolanda Kettle joined the cast of the film. Principal photography began in May 2021.
About the Story
“I almost got married once,” Anne Elliot recalls. “There were no two souls more in rhythm than Wentworth and I. And I was persuaded by my family to give him up,” Dakota Johnson (as Anne) says, speaking directly to the camera wistfully. So begins the new official trailer Netflix shared on Tuesday for the new 2022 adaptation of Persuasion (based on the novel by Jane Austen.)
With the massive success of the Jane Austen-inspired romance series, Bridgerton, it’s no surprise Netflix decided to go directly to the source by adapting a Jane Austen classic.
Persuasion follows the Jane Austen heroine, Anne Elliot, when she meets her former love, Captain Wentworth (a naval captain), eight years after being persuaded not to marry him. Will they have a second chance together? Or will they each find love with someone new?
Before the new official trailer ends, Anne Elliot declares (again gazing into the camera): “Don’t let anyone tell you how to live or who to love.”
Broadway director Carrie Cracknell (also a successful British theatre director) directs the witty and stylish new adaptation in her feature film debut, with Alice Victoria Winslow and Ron Bass penning the screenplay.
Besides the crew, the cast has an all-star lineup. Dakota Johnson stars as the lead role and heroine, 27-year-old Anne Elliot. Johnson’s most known for her roles in the 50 Shades franchise and The Lost Daughter.
As the swoony Romantic Hero, Captain Frederick Wentworth is Cosmo Jarvis from Lady Macbeth, Peaky Blinders, and My Mother and Other Strangers. So, he’s no stranger to period pieces.
Another primary cast member is the handsome Henry Golding from the massively popular rom-com Crazy Rich Asians! He’s playing the Austen bad boy, Mr. Elliot, who may or may not be up to no good. Can they have cast anyone better?
The Persuasion cast also features the brilliant Richard E. Grant as the snobbish Sir Walter Elliot (Anne’s father) and the fabulous Nikki Amuka-Bird as Lady Russell. Other cast members include Suki Waterhouse, Ben Bailey Smith, Izuka Hoyle, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Nia Towle, Edward Bluemel (from A Discovery of Witches), Lydia Rose Bewley, Yolanda Kettle, and more.
Persuasion (022)
Directed by: Carrie Cracknell
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Richard E. Grant, Henry Golding, Ben Bailey Smith, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Nia Towle, Lydia Rose Bewley, Yolanda Kettle
Screenplay by: Ron Bass, Alice Victoria Winslow
Production Design by: John Paul Kelly
Cinematography by: Joe Anderson
Film Editing by: Pani Scott
Costume Design by: Marianne Agertoft
Set Decoration by: Faye Brothers
Art Direction by: Keith Slote
Music by: Stuart Earl
MPAA Rating: PG for some suggestive references.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: July 15, 2022
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