Persuasion movie aesthetic

“New stills of Dakota as Anne Elliot in “Persuasion” 💛 #DakotaJohnson”

From the Colin Firth-starring “Pride and Prejudice” to “Clueless” to “Persuasion,” filmmakers find endless inspiration in the books of Jane Austen. CNN spoke to Austen scholars about why we love Austen adaptations, and why some can be so hard to nail down.

Director Carrie Cracknell hopes Netflix’s new ‘Persuasion’ starring Dakota Johnson, a playfully witty riff on a literary classic coming to Netflix on 15 July, will introduce Jane Austen’s tale to a whole new generation.

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As the literary purist here at Frock Flicks, I fell on the grenade that is the Netflix attempt at Persuasion (2022). I was supremely irritated at the trailer when it threw out these bold claims: An…