i be just get the chance to dig into past austen film and and i pick this up because persuasion be and have be and and always will be and my favorite work by jane austen and and anne elliot my favorite austen heroine . so it be with great anticipation that i pop the disc into my player . i wasn not disappointed and either . i know there be bind to be some draw back and so i will state them and and try not to be too thick about them . anne elliot be the most introverted of austen character while she be the least talkative and the least witty . there be passage in the book where anne say nothing only her feeling be describe . this work fine in print and but how to successfully transfer this to the big screen . short of do thoughtful voice over ( which would grow tedious over four hour ) youre leave with a long succession of shot where the heroine say little or nothing and and must communicate all by her facial expression . this can leave the feeling that the film be slow and and lack in purpose . if you need a more overt style of austen and then certainly this film be not for you while but if subdue be more your style and and you tend to pick up on unspoken vibe and this will fulfill all expectation . anne firbank ( a anne elliot ) and be and thankfully and an actress whose face can convey much . she look a i have always imagine anne elliot would look represent not a knockout anne wasn not suppose to be the elegant one of the family nor in her first youth which be also highlight occasionally by the lighting and make up . what you see be someone who be very like austen character represent someone whose appearance you might pass over once while but hear her speak and and look more closely and and she grow more attractive the good you know her . this be anne elliot and as brought to life by anne firbank . captain wentworth portrayal be ably handle by bryan marshall . the bitterness be never apparently obvious ( save at the concert scene ) while and and yes and i find it hard to believe he wind find louisa musgrove interesting a she be show . but that be another point of austen book represent he do not find her interesting and he try to find her interesting and and and ultimately and fail ( sigh of relief ) . so this and too and fit with austen original story . i especially like the portrayal of lady russell and who i think in the book be not portray a truly bad while this also come out in this adaptation . so this be one film which closely follow the book while i could write much more about how faithfully everything be reproduce and but i would run out of space here . charles musgrove remain one of the most buoyant character ( good fun ) and mary the most annoying ( i be die to have her just shut up but i have that feel when i read the book and too ) and captain and the admiral i think charm . the cinematography i think a trifle stiff . there be little or practically no fade from one screen to another perhaps this be due to it be a tv movie . one scene chop . the next scene and the actor enter from right and proceed leave and and chop . another scene and where the same thing happen . this be the only part of the movie which i felt cheat me a little . a low budget have to show itself somewhere and i suppose . and and a i say earlier and if you like some pace to go with jane austen and do not bother with this one and a you will find it way too slow . i enjoy it enormously and though and a it bring a wealth of detail ( the set be richly elegant . ) to an excellent adaptation of my favorite austen novel . i highly recommend it .