I'm a huge fan of all the period pieces that come out of the BBC. Sense and Sensibility, Jane Eyre, Tipping the Velvet, Bleak House, Emma, Fingersmith, etc. I can't remember a time that I was truly disappointed... until now.Maybe one reason is because this film is only 92 minutes long. The way it begins makes you feel like you've missed an hour. We're basically plunged into it. The story and character's were not fleshed out at all. I felt no connection with them or what was happening in their lives. I felt nothing for them at all. Well except for Anne. The character of Anne was very unlikable. She came across as very arrogant, cynical and forceful. I couldn't understand where she was coming from. She was a real turn off. Another reviewer states that it get's better but in all honesty, I couldn't sit through it. By the time a story begins to form, we're already half way done with the film. My concentration was pretty much gone by that point.