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Persuasion: 11 stately homes from TV and film you can visit in real life

From Bridgerton to Lara Croft, stately homes are a fixture in TV and cinema

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

TV tonight: insiders reveal big royal wedding disasters

Find out what happens behind-the-scenes when the monarchy gets hitched. Plus: a Dolly Parton extravaganza. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022

Persuasion: Costume designer reveals why Dakota Johnson’s input was ‘vital’

As Dakota Johnson appears in the new Jane Austen adaptation, Lorelei Marfil speaks to the film’s costume designer about the input the star had on the outfits and the problem Brexit posed to the film’s top hats

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

Exes, alcohol and loose historical licence: why Netflix's Persuasion is Jane Austen via Fleabag

Netflix’s Persuasion is a surprisingly faithful adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, in terms of plot structure. It follows the second-chance romance of Anne Elliot (Dakota Johnson) and Captain Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis) through almost exactly the same beats and events as the book.

The Conversation · Jul 13, 2022

Review: Netflix's Jane Austen adaptation 'Persuasion' is a dreadful film, never to be borne

To begin with a perhaps quintessentially Jane Austen question: Which of these two do you prefer?

Los Angeles Times · Jul 13, 2022

Review: Dakota Johnson Brings a Modern Spark to ‘Persuasion’

The new adaptation of "Persuasion," coming to Netflix Friday, does not seem to have been made for Jane Austen fans. Her book about the unmarried Anne Elliot, who at 27 is on the edge of spinsterhood and regretting having been persuaded to give up her true love years earlier because…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 12, 2022

Dakota Johnson feels 'incredibly lucky' to star in 'dream' Jane Austen film

It's the Summer of Dakota as Fifty Shades Star Johnson stars in Cha Cha Real Smooth and the updated adaptation of Jane Austen's love story Persuasion - and she says she bares her soul in every role

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2022

Persuasion review – a travesty of Jane Austen

Theatre director Carrie Cracknell’s ham-fisted adaptation misses the naunces of the author’s writing and opts instead for romcom sassiness

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022

New this week: 'Black Bird,' Lizzo' and 'The Rehearsal'

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Lizzo, the crime drama “Black Bird” from the mind of novelist Dennis Lehane, and a tearful roadtrip when a single father played by John Cho drives his teenage daughter across the country in “Don’t Make Me Go.”

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Persuasion by Jane Austen audiobook review – Juliet Stevenson stars in this reading of ‘the perfect novel’

Actors including Tim Brierley and Sorcha Cusack narrate this version of the great writer’s final novel originally created for radio

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022