I must admit the kiss seen is way too long and the purests might say this movie isn't as close as other versions but omg having a guy as hot as this one play the lead makes it oh so real for me. Great story with fantastic actors I love this version as apposed to some of the older ones with not as good film technology and sets.
Oh, it seems I've born too late and all perfect gentlemen are gone somewhere with no returning... Stilll, love doesn't change so.. we all can have some hope, can't we? :)
I adore this movie! but could you imagine being wentworth and having that girl about to kiss you like that! He is just waiting and she is like drooling and biting the air? haha nice:)
Charles is driving me insain hunting this, hunting that. Yes hunting is important but cant he tell the Wentworth is not paying any attention to anything he is saying. he is vocused on Anne!
I liked it better, but well i've read that first so I may be precudiced about it
and that thing with the house never acctually happend in the book and it was totally kitch! but I just cant persuade myself wether I liked or hated the scene the most (my emotional part loves it but my rational hates it...)
but they have chosen the actors well I may say *love CW*
I thought the actors were really good, but is it only me who thinks Anne had her mouth open all the time and that it was annoying when she looked right into the camera?
that's often the same actors or actresses in these movies! by the way if you like these stories you have to watch north and south, it's just wonderful!
.., When first reading Persuasion, I wasn't a big fan, but having read more of the story, analysing it in class and having seen some of this, I really quite like it now. Heck, I'm a big gush for romance! :) x
a lovely movie it is indeed she got to have a second chance with her one true love while others do not.... not even a second glance some are not even lucky enough to have a true love
"...and this is my wedding present to you..." (the cap'n shows her his council flat) "are you quite certain Anne!?.." "yes...yes (oh yes) !! I am determined to live in your council flat Cap'n!..."
What a brilliant, unique and quite new interpretation of the character of Anne! Quiet, sensitive, nervous, a little shy and rather sweet. I've never seen her played quite like this before, yet it seems rather appropriate and apt. Perhaps that's exactly what Austen had in mind!
Nice to see that the commercial channels can produce quality stuff occasionally, as well as the good old BBC.
Crying cause I know there's no one now in days willing enough to write me a damn letter conveying their feelings! T-T Also as gentleman as Captain Wentworth <3
BBC does such good versions of Austen novels. They are always filmed in beautiful locations with fine costumes and actors are always excellent choices.
I just found comments on this movie in a web page, but i did like it!!! The acting was excellent ,i loved the female lead...and the male...OMG!! He conveyed all the emotions...
Oh Mister Darcy, you've got a strong compitor..if it wasn't you Collin Firth, you'd be out. Now it goes like this, perfect guys: Mr Rochester (i love him/Tomothy Dalton too) Mr Darcy (In movies,only Collin) And This Captain...
Love, love love the movie, it should be longer, like a series but well i'll go and get the book
All this Victorian diplomacy really gets under my skin! You have been in love with the man for the past decade woman and vice - versa, JUST COME OUT AND CONFESS IT ALREADY!!! DAMN! It was bloody frustrating watching them underplay their emotions constantly and consistently until the end! Demonstrations of great performances. Loved it!
the slow kiss was his revenge on her for making him wait eight years. this time, he wanted her to reach out for him. you could see his little smirk while she's stretching out her neck
There is something about Captain Wentworth that is extremely attractive; even is mannerisms and the way he conceals his true feelings throughout the movie (as well as, of course, the moments when he allows himself to express his feelings in words or looks)...basically everything about him is attractive.
If I were Anne I would so just swoop in for a kiss and not give a damn who was on the street and kiss him for all I am worth! I would too! Oh how I wish I had a Mr. Darcy , Mr. Thornton, or a Captain Wentworth! These men are what men should be! ;)
@Eccentric14 : I think that was his purpose...perhaps, to make sure she is, indeed, determined...and, maybe a wee bit of punishment for what she made him go through lol
Every time she accepts his proposal, and they begin to kiss... I bounce in my seat and shout, "Just kiss her already! For pities sake!" *rolls eyes and smacks forehead* Every bloody time... >.< lol
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: Being pro-life is a good thing as all these pessimist philosophers like Socrates and Schopenhauer can be really depressing; and the Normans did very quickly integrate into French society, that is why you can see them fighting the battle of Hastings on horseback, while the Vikings always fought on foot; and their merging with France took some time but by the time of the hundred years war they held fierce loyalty to France against the English invasion.
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: And the Normans adopted the provincial Latin which is now known as French, had they uphold their Viking language they would speak like the Danes or Swedes; and since France is not so squeezed as England the various region have a stronger regional self-awareness but the Normans are much more attached to France than the Bretons for example.
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: Nope; as Philip II of Macedon did lived 800 years ago before the Anglo-Saxon invasion of the Roman province Britain did lay the foundations to what is called England today; and I mentioned Philip II of Macedon because he had a very famous son called Alexander the Great – the legendary king who conquered the vast Persian Empire and almost India – to indicate that Napoleon could by all probability not expect ro produce such a son.
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: But you are aware that Harold Godwinson did beat the Danes ere he lost the Battle of Hastings? And that those folk you refer to as Normans did in fact come from the French duchy of Normandy; which was given to the Normans a hundred years ago and that their Duke Guillaume le Conquérant did levy knights and armed men from all parts of France for his conquest of England; apart from the Normans adopting the traditional French horse back fighting.
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: No, Napoleon was what is called a womaniser and he was very popular among the female sex and heavily under the influence of his mother Leticia; while it was Napoleon who did restore Poland (as the duchy of Warsaw), after Prussia, Austria and Russia had divided it, so there was nothing to save; and the only women Napoleon had quarrels with were those who did oppose him in politics like Madame de Staël or the Prussian Queen Louise; so he was not a ruffian.
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: One can accuse old Napoleon of many things but not that he had a dislike of women; in fact he has good chances that some day more people will descent from him than from Charlemagne or even Genghis Khan! And Trafalgar was of no importance since Napoleon was defeated at Leipzig, after his blunder in Russia; had he defeated the Russians he would have simply ordered the building of a new fleet and given the English types another battle of Hastings.
From time to time I cannot succumb this romantic vice; also I am much amazed that anyone could compose sallow sub-upper class romances at the very same time when Napoleon was struggling for European hegemony and world domination (though the nasty Germans denied it to him, as the English and the Russian wouldn’t have stood a chance alone); normally I prefer tragedies like the Antigone of Sophocles or Macbeth by Shakespeare but sometimes I am too weak to resist.
Though Madame Austen usually tells the same story of a clever, not so young shy girl in want of riches being courted by rich men and of course the most likely candidate always proves to be rotten egg due to some vices in his character; and so the unlikely suitor does make the match; this is why I can always tell who is getting who in the end; but it does not matter since Madame Austen did not write her books to be too profound and mind shattering as Siddhartha of Hesse is for example.
Persuausion is my favorite austen story, and i know that this version doesn't stay comepletely true to the book, but this is my favorite version because of how they took austens words and adapted them into the movie to be used as her telling the story. I love how this story really shows that love never stops and it gives us all hope that someday we will find someone that is meant for us. And only time will tell when that will be. Jane austen understood so much about love. We have a lot to learn.
wow... here's proof that I've seen this movie too much, I just realized that the statue behind them at the house is facing the wrong way from the beginning of the movie. Fail movie, fail!!!
when she looked up and smiled, my heart skipped a beat...because in that smile, it said "finally, I am happy". I love Anne, I'm so so happy everything worked out for her.
I am at a loss. I really love this version because of the frantic & determined running scene, it really puts Anne in charge & shows her commitment. However it does detract and undermine the intensity of Frederick's letter & that's something that I always enjoyed about the novel. Anyhow I'm glad I can enjoy both. & the hesitation in the kiss was so sweet. It's like before they closed their eyes they couldn't believe it wad happening.
ol say whats up with the kiss, what the hec if you've been waiting such a long time to be with someone finally after many years the kiss wouldnt take that long gosh he should be like all over her already lol will thats what i think anyway.
Geez that was the longest almost-kiss in the world!
Persuasion is my number one Jane Austen book. I think I get more butterflies from the book than the film, but this adaption of it was really good none the less.
The only saving grace in this adaptation is by Rupert Penry-Jones (Wentworth). After watching this one and the 1995 adaptation one after the other, it proves that it is possible to tell a beautiful story while being faithful to Jane Autsten's original intentions, but not by this version. The most poetic and moving speech, given by Anne, that "pierced" FW's soul is butchered in this one. What a shame!
IMHO, Sally Hawkins is mis-cast as AE, described by JA as a delicate fine woman although not in her bloom. My 10 yo daughter was spoofed by the fact she is the love interest of FW. For some reasons, the makeup/hair style in period dramas do not complement the facial features of some actresses whereas men are less affected. Look at Keeley Hawes (MacFadyen's real wife) in Wives and Daughters and you'd be wondering... how hideous!
I love Jane Austen's novels. The intensity and depth of feeling is quite enjoyable but is true to life if you sit and reflect on the theme. i love to reafd anfd apply her subject in my own life. It seems so real. It did seem as if it took forever for them to get together, the suspense was terrible, just like waiting for them to kiss and finally be together. It reminds me of Hamlett. Helena
I love Jane Austen's novels. The intensity and depth of feeling is quite enjoyable but is true to life if you sit and reflect on the theme. i love to reafd anfd apply her subject in my own life. It seems so real.
My 4yr old granddaughter has been watching this and listening to the music with me for the last few days....just now when we were watching the ending and the Captain and Anne hug and are finally so happy, she turned to me and gave me a great big hug...I am so pleased she appreciates this type of film and characters...(proud smile)
Just listening to this, without watching, brings such a smile to me...I grin everytime when she giggles in the end, such happiness, such love...Thank you for posting this wonderful piece...
As for that kiss, there was a point to it. That kiss defined the 8 yrs between them. She pretty much made the move on that kiss while Capt. Federick waited. It was to capture the longing of 8 yrs, to make memory of that one moment when both finally got what they desperately wanted and also his way of making her come to him when it was she who pulled the plug on their relationship yrs ago. I think he needed her to come to him so that he can bridge the gap & be certain that she was certain.
I don't believe romance today is as innocent as it was in regency England. I think very few found this kind of romance back then because many marriages were based on duty, rank, wealth & connection. Those who found this kind of romance were truly lucky. The kind of romance JA portrays in her books are those that were in her fantasies, just like the kind of romance we women fantacise abt. I think she gave her characters the kind of love she may not have been fortunate enough to have in real life.
even though they try to make Anne look plain in this movie, she still looks effing gorgeous! her skin is just absolutely flawless and it freakin' glows! OMG I AM SO JEALOUS!
Persuasion is an enticing and intoxicating movie that had me wanting more from Sally and Rupert. I couldn't take my eyes off this movie from sart to finish because the chemistry between these two actors was beyond magnificent. This movie was excellently written, directed and perform as one of the best romance of our time (Thank You, Ms. Jane Austen).
Oh my God, Persuasion is definitely my favourite book. And this movie, although it has its differences it was amazing ♥ The first kiss was a little akward but the last one made me feel like there's nothing you can't get if you are a good person, persevere and fight. Thank you for it :D
I am so addicted to watching British period movies/ dramas! :)) The kiss took so long! But oh well. HAHA. The ending was just so beautiful, it made me cry.
Why is it that I would always fall for the main guy in all these novel based movies/dramas? HAHAHAHA =)))
Pride & Prejudice- Mr. Darcy, Emma- Mr. Knightly, Northanger Abbey- Mr. Tilney, North & South- Mr. Thornton, Mansfield Park- Mr. Bertram etc.....
that kiss looks nasty..
deannabrison90 1 week ago
of all austen's stories...this one's my favourite :)
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- sobs happily - <3
CheeseUhh 1 week ago in playlist More videos from TSOM90
I am. I am determined. I WILL! *sigh*
anidaso 1 week ago
This ending literally makes my heart melt!
AspiringforHim 1 week ago 4
HER TEETH VERY YELLOW...SORRY :/
princesa1r 2 weeks ago
from 1:32 im thinking 'God damn it wentworth, bend down and kiss the girl already! it took him a good 30 seconds until they finally locked lips!!
ccsays 2 weeks ago 6
damn kiss her all ready!
acraftyperson 2 weeks ago
I must admit the kiss seen is way too long and the purests might say this movie isn't as close as other versions but omg having a guy as hot as this one play the lead makes it oh so real for me. Great story with fantastic actors I love this version as apposed to some of the older ones with not as good film technology and sets.
aussietash1 2 weeks ago
I must admit the kiss was he
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HHHPlovexx 2 weeks ago
Oh, it seems I've born too late and all perfect gentlemen are gone somewhere with no returning... Stilll, love doesn't change so.. we all can have some hope, can't we? :)
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Only Jane Austen can make me want to fall in love. Now, I want a Captain Wentworth.
MusicEvryDay 3 weeks ago
Only Jane Austen could make me want to fall in love. Now, I want a Captain Wentworth.
MusicEvryDay 3 weeks ago 8
she looked like a fish out of water gasping for air when she was going in for that kiss!
grudeloff 3 weeks ago in playlist Persuasion 2007 part 1
If you hate this kiss I recommend Northanger Abbey (the latest one) all you frustrations about this one will disappear.
NerdySportyPunkGirl 4 weeks ago
I adore this movie! but could you imagine being wentworth and having that girl about to kiss you like that! He is just waiting and she is like drooling and biting the air? haha nice:)
hellosummer16 1 month ago 2
Charles is driving me insain hunting this, hunting that. Yes hunting is important but cant he tell the Wentworth is not paying any attention to anything he is saying. he is vocused on Anne!
bookrule 1 month ago 3
i like this movie and the book but not the ugly person who plays the caracter.
lavenderparfume1 1 month ago
gross !!! to kiss a mouth where saliva is coming out from her teeth. euggg
lavenderparfume1 1 month ago 2
3:18 Captain Wentworth is like what the fuck is wrong with her hair
angiehoang206 1 month ago 7
Beautiful movie (-_-)... As usual, Jane Austen never disappoints.
amoge 1 month ago
The most annoying part of this whole movie was Anne's hairstyle.
Bisma12 1 month ago 12
Yea that kiss did take forever to execute :/
respecthewoman 1 month ago 5
That kiss is awful. And I don't think they would have kissed on a public street back then.
lychee57 1 month ago 9
im sorry but that kiss is very awkward....
Crosbylover13 1 month ago 5
That was. Adorable
MsMaynicol 1 month ago 3
I prefer the story of the book....
I liked it better, but well i've read that first so I may be precudiced about it
and that thing with the house never acctually happend in the book and it was totally kitch! but I just cant persuade myself wether I liked or hated the scene the most (my emotional part loves it but my rational hates it...)
but they have chosen the actors well I may say *love CW*
Inaichan 1 month ago 2
Most uncomfortable movie kiss of my life. Hahaha.
Yupperooski 1 month ago 29
good film...
but i wish she wouldnt stare into the camera!
HHHPlovexx 1 month ago 9
I love the scene right before this where she runs like crazy with the letter to find him. I'd run like that too. Still dreaming. <3
hanna14394 2 months ago 3
I'm a total sucker for a love story!!! :D Cant wait for my own.....
ILoveMrDarcy2233 2 months ago 6
soooooooooo much of a build up and so little of the actual romance!
jaynemarie81 2 months ago
I like the 1995 version much better.
Sapphirekatgirl2 2 months ago
@Sapphirekatgirl2 theres another version! wow!
kiekie84 2 months ago
ohh i love this kiss ,.
sylvie7able 2 months ago 5
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Not that great of story very poor
thetake27 2 months ago
I thought the actors were really good, but is it only me who thinks Anne had her mouth open all the time and that it was annoying when she looked right into the camera?
DangereuseSonia 2 months ago
I found myself smiling back at Anne :)...what a beautiful story, I can not get enough of it!
tinkerbellflight 2 months ago 4
I was fucking greetin by the end of that, what a beautiful story :')
LisaMackXx 2 months ago
that's often the same actors or actresses in these movies! by the way if you like these stories you have to watch north and south, it's just wonderful!
kissmagik 2 months ago
@kissmagik yeah North and south is another one of my favs !
missevilkitty 2 months ago
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missevilkitty 2 months ago
@kissmagik North and South and Persuasion are both my all time favourite stories!! :)
ILoveMrDarcy2233 2 months ago 5
@ILoveMrDarcy2233 EXACTLY!!! none as beautifully executed as them!
vivalavidabella 2 weeks ago
Most. Awkward. Kiss. Ever.
Yrie27 2 months ago
PLEASE join '''period drama/romance movies''' on facebook!!!
galinkame 2 months ago
Not going to lie, found myself tearing up at the end.
Suckmykissxx 2 months ago
Oh my gosh! What an amazing movie! I just watched the whole thing through and let me just say, I LOVE IT!!!
7jesuskitty7 2 months ago 4
He's soooooo freaking dreamy!!!!! I'm in LOVE!!!!!!!
aeo2608 2 months ago 3
Longest - kiss - ever
aDieuSeul 2 months ago in playlist Persuasion 2007
GOD, he is so handsome!
sballgatorgirl06 2 months ago 3
Omg, that first kiss was agonizing. After eight years, I wouldn't spend one more moment on hesitation. It's about time they ended up together! <3
dontbesoforLorn 3 months ago 6
.., When first reading Persuasion, I wasn't a big fan, but having read more of the story, analysing it in class and having seen some of this, I really quite like it now. Heck, I'm a big gush for romance! :) x
xRandomSarahx 3 months ago 7
What GENTELMAN!!!
balabilu 3 months ago
This novel sums up the definition of true love
13vlee 3 months ago 4
a lovely movie it is indeed she got to have a second chance with her one true love while others do not.... not even a second glance some are not even lucky enough to have a true love
strawberryredberry 3 months ago
By far the sweetest love story ever written. None can compare to the beauty that is Anne and Captain Wentworth love.
zulu32656 3 months ago 7
Ann looks like she is wearing a black cinnamon roll on the back of her head....
NeedaKomboskini 3 months ago
"...and this is my wedding present to you..." (the cap'n shows her his council flat) "are you quite certain Anne!?.." "yes...yes (oh yes) !! I am determined to live in your council flat Cap'n!..."
twolunches 3 months ago
Beautiful really loved this film <3
tinzar602 3 months ago
LOVE when he takes his hat off at 0:49
jampcat9 3 months ago 2
What a brilliant, unique and quite new interpretation of the character of Anne! Quiet, sensitive, nervous, a little shy and rather sweet. I've never seen her played quite like this before, yet it seems rather appropriate and apt. Perhaps that's exactly what Austen had in mind!
Nice to see that the commercial channels can produce quality stuff occasionally, as well as the good old BBC.
chocolata3100 3 months ago 2
Crying cause I know there's no one now in days willing enough to write me a damn letter conveying their feelings! T-T Also as gentleman as Captain Wentworth <3
nenecupcake 3 months ago
oh Jane Austen, write a story for me!
MusicEvryDay 4 months ago 2
The waiting and waiting, then the tension. And it's just a kiss.
,but what a Kiss!
MrRenaldC 4 months ago 3
I love this ending!!! Beautiful! Oh goodness i'm about to cry.
NowBaptized 4 months ago
AAAAAHHHHH! Hes adorable. I want one!
shayshayalldaway 4 months ago 55
uhh gives me goosebumps!!!
rachella890 4 months ago
The Captain @3:15 has just about the best smile ever. Love, love, love it!
SaraElizabeth07 4 months ago 7
I'm not going to cry. I'm not going to cry....
Oh dash it all!! *sobs happily*
she2545 4 months ago 73
BBC does such good versions of Austen novels. They are always filmed in beautiful locations with fine costumes and actors are always excellent choices.
Maybeshesbornwithitt 4 months ago 7
@Maybeshesbornwithitt they do, but this is an ITV one
wrathsqueen 4 months ago
hows that for a look, eh Wentworth?
LovinLIFE9419 4 months ago 4
I just found comments on this movie in a web page, but i did like it!!! The acting was excellent ,i loved the female lead...and the male...OMG!! He conveyed all the emotions...
Oh Mister Darcy, you've got a strong compitor..if it wasn't you Collin Firth, you'd be out. Now it goes like this, perfect guys: Mr Rochester (i love him/Tomothy Dalton too) Mr Darcy (In movies,only Collin) And This Captain...
Love, love love the movie, it should be longer, like a series but well i'll go and get the book
puccapinguina 4 months ago
@puccapinguina Ya thats my only disappointment is that it is not longer.
Maybeshesbornwithitt 4 months ago
Was Kellynch the wedding present that Captain Wentworth gave to Anne?
sylpisces 4 months ago
why is´n't real life romance like this!?!?!
TheVikingmaiden 5 months ago 5
LOVE IT!
azucarmorena07 5 months ago
Where can I see the 1995 version? I understand that that version is more true to the book and would like to compare it to this one.
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mnpolice 5 months ago
Where can I see the 1995 version? I understand that that version is more true to the book and would like to compare it to this one.
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mnpolice 5 months ago
All this Victorian diplomacy really gets under my skin! You have been in love with the man for the past decade woman and vice - versa, JUST COME OUT AND CONFESS IT ALREADY!!! DAMN! It was bloody frustrating watching them underplay their emotions constantly and consistently until the end! Demonstrations of great performances. Loved it!
ashutosh232 5 months ago
@ashutosh232 Regency diplomacy, not Victorian.
/history nerd nitpick
Ellie21408 3 months ago
Her words are well spoken to her future husband.
DigiScrap34 5 months ago
Terrific ending. Wonderful. Marvelous. Fantastic!
florhafer 5 months ago
the slow kiss was his revenge on her for making him wait eight years. this time, he wanted her to reach out for him. you could see his little smirk while she's stretching out her neck
fortheloveofcheese 5 months ago 7
i love this but omg slowest kiss EVER haha
xoxzippiexox123 5 months ago
I could watch the ending a million times!!!
powercatksu 5 months ago
I love the books better.
preethi93nair 5 months ago
There is something about Captain Wentworth that is extremely attractive; even is mannerisms and the way he conceals his true feelings throughout the movie (as well as, of course, the moments when he allows himself to express his feelings in words or looks)...basically everything about him is attractive.
morgueonmountain 5 months ago
fooledbyfraud haha, I was jst thinking about that. But not if he is paid by the hour, I'm sure he's eager to cash in on that timr
Ms2cold 5 months ago
girlsrock96omg I agree but its nearly impossible to find such male hybrid
Ms2cold 5 months ago
Exactlyyy!!!!
powercatksu 5 months ago
If I were Anne I would so just swoop in for a kiss and not give a damn who was on the street and kiss him for all I am worth! I would too! Oh how I wish I had a Mr. Darcy , Mr. Thornton, or a Captain Wentworth! These men are what men should be! ;)
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@girlsrock96omg sad that they don't exist.
preethi93nair 5 months ago
He really didn't need to keep her reaching like that!!! Help the girl out...she'd been waiting for that kiss for 8 years!!!!!!!
Eccentric14 5 months ago 109
@Eccentric14 : I think that was his purpose...perhaps, to make sure she is, indeed, determined...and, maybe a wee bit of punishment for what she made him go through lol
Oly2cute 5 months ago 3
@Eccentric14 Most, awkward, one-sided kiss EVER.
xXRubella666Xx 2 months ago
i feel sorry for the coachman towards the end, he has none but horses to share the special moment hahah
fooledbyfraud 5 months ago in playlist Jane 4
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wegotforever 5 months ago
What at great movie! Loved to watch it :)
86cs 5 months ago 2
Every time she accepts his proposal, and they begin to kiss... I bounce in my seat and shout, "Just kiss her already! For pities sake!" *rolls eyes and smacks forehead* Every bloody time... >.< lol
purple1316 5 months ago in playlist Persuasion
Tall Man, please lean down and meet her lips half way
seagirl1481 5 months ago 8
this end... i cry.
pecky143 5 months ago
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pecky143 5 months ago
Ergh, her hair.
BotherationIsZero 5 months ago
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: Being pro-life is a good thing as all these pessimist philosophers like Socrates and Schopenhauer can be really depressing; and the Normans did very quickly integrate into French society, that is why you can see them fighting the battle of Hastings on horseback, while the Vikings always fought on foot; and their merging with France took some time but by the time of the hundred years war they held fierce loyalty to France against the English invasion.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: And the Normans adopted the provincial Latin which is now known as French, had they uphold their Viking language they would speak like the Danes or Swedes; and since France is not so squeezed as England the various region have a stronger regional self-awareness but the Normans are much more attached to France than the Bretons for example.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: Nope; as Philip II of Macedon did lived 800 years ago before the Anglo-Saxon invasion of the Roman province Britain did lay the foundations to what is called England today; and I mentioned Philip II of Macedon because he had a very famous son called Alexander the Great – the legendary king who conquered the vast Persian Empire and almost India – to indicate that Napoleon could by all probability not expect ro produce such a son.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: But you are aware that Harold Godwinson did beat the Danes ere he lost the Battle of Hastings? And that those folk you refer to as Normans did in fact come from the French duchy of Normandy; which was given to the Normans a hundred years ago and that their Duke Guillaume le Conquérant did levy knights and armed men from all parts of France for his conquest of England; apart from the Normans adopting the traditional French horse back fighting.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: No, Napoleon was what is called a womaniser and he was very popular among the female sex and heavily under the influence of his mother Leticia; while it was Napoleon who did restore Poland (as the duchy of Warsaw), after Prussia, Austria and Russia had divided it, so there was nothing to save; and the only women Napoleon had quarrels with were those who did oppose him in politics like Madame de Staël or the Prussian Queen Louise; so he was not a ruffian.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago
@ALDERMANOFFOUNTALL: One can accuse old Napoleon of many things but not that he had a dislike of women; in fact he has good chances that some day more people will descent from him than from Charlemagne or even Genghis Khan! And Trafalgar was of no importance since Napoleon was defeated at Leipzig, after his blunder in Russia; had he defeated the Russians he would have simply ordered the building of a new fleet and given the English types another battle of Hastings.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago
From time to time I cannot succumb this romantic vice; also I am much amazed that anyone could compose sallow sub-upper class romances at the very same time when Napoleon was struggling for European hegemony and world domination (though the nasty Germans denied it to him, as the English and the Russian wouldn’t have stood a chance alone); normally I prefer tragedies like the Antigone of Sophocles or Macbeth by Shakespeare but sometimes I am too weak to resist.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago in playlist Jane Austen
Though Madame Austen usually tells the same story of a clever, not so young shy girl in want of riches being courted by rich men and of course the most likely candidate always proves to be rotten egg due to some vices in his character; and so the unlikely suitor does make the match; this is why I can always tell who is getting who in the end; but it does not matter since Madame Austen did not write her books to be too profound and mind shattering as Siddhartha of Hesse is for example.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago in playlist Jane Austen
Their words between them is so romantic, & the blinded surprise so wonderful, what an awesome blessing!!
DigiScrap34 5 months ago
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DigiScrap34 5 months ago
Charles get the hint, go away!
rosemsmunoz 5 months ago
Charles, please leave no one is listening lol
thomipamp 6 months ago 6
Persuausion is my favorite austen story, and i know that this version doesn't stay comepletely true to the book, but this is my favorite version because of how they took austens words and adapted them into the movie to be used as her telling the story. I love how this story really shows that love never stops and it gives us all hope that someday we will find someone that is meant for us. And only time will tell when that will be. Jane austen understood so much about love. We have a lot to learn.
hopelessromantic131 6 months ago 3
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galinkame 6 months ago
wow... here's proof that I've seen this movie too much, I just realized that the statue behind them at the house is facing the wrong way from the beginning of the movie. Fail movie, fail!!!
InvaderHog 6 months ago
WHAT IS THIS MUSIC!? ahhhh
buddhabellysmum 6 months ago
wonderful movie! :)
happybelly9 6 months ago
Wow...everytime I watch a Jane Austen movie...I just can't stop..
Amazing...
ImSoooSorryforU 6 months ago 6
it just goes to show you nothing happens before its ordained time.
Vediboi888 6 months ago 2
@Vediboi888 true
katehuebler 5 months ago
2:10 - 2:16
when she looked up and smiled, my heart skipped a beat...because in that smile, it said "finally, I am happy". I love Anne, I'm so so happy everything worked out for her.
lilytudor 6 months ago
shes like nom nom nom
helenapril 6 months ago
best movie.
habibilenie 6 months ago
He makes me think of Calvin and Hobbes and I just love him the more for it lol xD
MsCriticalHit 6 months ago
oh how i wish men still dressed like that....
ForeverStargazer 6 months ago 122
@ForeverStargazer Watch Rupert Penry Jones in White Chapel and then make that statement.
lesababy 5 months ago
@ForeverStargazer Me too, God it's so damn sexy. :D
mazzican 4 months ago
@ForeverStargazer Oh, I wish them behaved like that .... :)
000Vesna 3 months ago
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Just as I wish that females still wore dresses.
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Ohhhh.....the tension, the build-up, leading to such a beautiful climax. I love this film! I must go passionately kiss my husband now. Bye!
missShylocks 6 months ago 3
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This is probably the best movie ever.
cloclocupcake7 6 months ago
I am at a loss. I really love this version because of the frantic & determined running scene, it really puts Anne in charge & shows her commitment. However it does detract and undermine the intensity of Frederick's letter & that's something that I always enjoyed about the novel. Anyhow I'm glad I can enjoy both. & the hesitation in the kiss was so sweet. It's like before they closed their eyes they couldn't believe it wad happening.
Ms2cold 6 months ago
ol say whats up with the kiss, what the hec if you've been waiting such a long time to be with someone finally after many years the kiss wouldnt take that long gosh he should be like all over her already lol will thats what i think anyway.
iknow1967 6 months ago
goah bout time she said yes far that took ages i thought she would never get around to saying yes or even with him talk about take forever lol
iknow1967 6 months ago
Geez that was the longest almost-kiss in the world!
Persuasion is my number one Jane Austen book. I think I get more butterflies from the book than the film, but this adaption of it was really good none the less.
LoveInTheAsylum1 6 months ago
The only saving grace in this adaptation is by Rupert Penry-Jones (Wentworth). After watching this one and the 1995 adaptation one after the other, it proves that it is possible to tell a beautiful story while being faithful to Jane Autsten's original intentions, but not by this version. The most poetic and moving speech, given by Anne, that "pierced" FW's soul is butchered in this one. What a shame!
CityParakeet 6 months ago
this was the BEST/most beautiful film I have ever had the pleasure to watch! Thanks!
apatty94 6 months ago
1.44 - 2.05 is agonizingly painful but beautifully executed...
mahi687 6 months ago
Ah! what is must be like to be a Jane Austen heroine <3
drkangl6 6 months ago 6
i can't imagine Wentworth is showing much appreciation or attention to what Charles Musgrove is blabbering on about... lol :)
drkangl6 6 months ago
IMHO, Sally Hawkins is mis-cast as AE, described by JA as a delicate fine woman although not in her bloom. My 10 yo daughter was spoofed by the fact she is the love interest of FW. For some reasons, the makeup/hair style in period dramas do not complement the facial features of some actresses whereas men are less affected. Look at Keeley Hawes (MacFadyen's real wife) in Wives and Daughters and you'd be wondering... how hideous!
CityParakeet 6 months ago
lmao!! how they kiss lol but good story love the movie :D
TheClaira2000 6 months ago
i had butterflies from that last kiss. so beautiful~
mygirlfanatic 7 months ago
I can barely type. The tears are blurring my vision too much!
socertiger13 7 months ago
The music in this scene is BEAUTIFUL!!!
hopelessromantic1311 7 months ago
I love Jane Austen's novels. The intensity and depth of feeling is quite enjoyable but is true to life if you sit and reflect on the theme. i love to reafd anfd apply her subject in my own life. It seems so real. It did seem as if it took forever for them to get together, the suspense was terrible, just like waiting for them to kiss and finally be together. It reminds me of Hamlett. Helena
loveyouzeta1 7 months ago
I love Jane Austen's novels. The intensity and depth of feeling is quite enjoyable but is true to life if you sit and reflect on the theme. i love to reafd anfd apply her subject in my own life. It seems so real.
loveyouzeta1 7 months ago
u can see that he is a GOOD KISSER :) woow! :D i´m getting to like blonde men :D
caryna2203 7 months ago 5
I would give everything to live at victorian time...ofcourse knowing that I would meet my wentworth! :)
loveualways1111 7 months ago 3
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wow amazing movie!
hasawyah 7 months ago
I love how Charles is talking himself to death and NObody is listening to him.
NteTaiNeme 7 months ago 7
My 4yr old granddaughter has been watching this and listening to the music with me for the last few days....just now when we were watching the ending and the Captain and Anne hug and are finally so happy, she turned to me and gave me a great big hug...I am so pleased she appreciates this type of film and characters...(proud smile)
GrammaBieber 7 months ago 55
@GrammaBieber My son is the same....he is a romantic little fellow, got it from his daddy :o)
yomie100 5 months ago
@GrammaBieber you mean you've been repeatedly watching it for days wow you must be a real austen fan
fooledbyfraud 5 months ago
why they are living in Kellynch Hall; Does it belong to Mr Elliot
lanleethuy 7 months ago
why they are living in Kellynch Hall; Does it belong to Mr Elliot
lanleethuy 7 months ago
Just listening to this, without watching, brings such a smile to me...I grin everytime when she giggles in the end, such happiness, such love...Thank you for posting this wonderful piece...
GrammaBieber 7 months ago 2
Simply Amazing! Beautiful in every way... a Masterpiece from start to finish leaving you brealthless... ♥
yanahs0412 7 months ago 2
As for that kiss, there was a point to it. That kiss defined the 8 yrs between them. She pretty much made the move on that kiss while Capt. Federick waited. It was to capture the longing of 8 yrs, to make memory of that one moment when both finally got what they desperately wanted and also his way of making her come to him when it was she who pulled the plug on their relationship yrs ago. I think he needed her to come to him so that he can bridge the gap & be certain that she was certain.
Dashacks 7 months ago 10
I don't believe romance today is as innocent as it was in regency England. I think very few found this kind of romance back then because many marriages were based on duty, rank, wealth & connection. Those who found this kind of romance were truly lucky. The kind of romance JA portrays in her books are those that were in her fantasies, just like the kind of romance we women fantacise abt. I think she gave her characters the kind of love she may not have been fortunate enough to have in real life.
Dashacks 7 months ago 5
even though they try to make Anne look plain in this movie, she still looks effing gorgeous! her skin is just absolutely flawless and it freakin' glows! OMG I AM SO JEALOUS!
lacrosseplayer49 7 months ago 3
I LOVE HAPPY ENDINGS! <3
997Annie 7 months ago
I feel bad for Charles talking there while the other two are clearly having a conversation with their eyes. :)
gcatherinev 7 months ago
What?! The preperation for the kiss took longer than the actual kiss! :/ Oh well(:
emmilovesmusic 7 months ago
Persuasion is an enticing and intoxicating movie that had me wanting more from Sally and Rupert. I couldn't take my eyes off this movie from sart to finish because the chemistry between these two actors was beyond magnificent. This movie was excellently written, directed and perform as one of the best romance of our time (Thank You, Ms. Jane Austen).
vpoole1 7 months ago 4
Oh the L.O.V.E...................
OnlyFellie 7 months ago
Love it!
butterflie2484 7 months ago
Oh my God, Persuasion is definitely my favourite book. And this movie, although it has its differences it was amazing ♥ The first kiss was a little akward but the last one made me feel like there's nothing you can't get if you are a good person, persevere and fight. Thank you for it :D
sweetkmii15 7 months ago
ok that kiss, what are they playing chicken or something?! XDD
Shmoofles 8 months ago
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I am so addicted to watching British period movies/ dramas! :)) The kiss took so long! But oh well. HAHA. The ending was just so beautiful, it made me cry.
Why is it that I would always fall for the main guy in all these novel based movies/dramas? HAHAHAHA =)))
Pride & Prejudice- Mr. Darcy, Emma- Mr. Knightly, Northanger Abbey- Mr. Tilney, North & South- Mr. Thornton, Mansfield Park- Mr. Bertram etc.....
Mhicc831 8 months ago