Persuasion

Persuasion

A love lost, but never forgotten

PG 1995 · 107 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Romance

In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening to their hearts.

Directed by Roger Michell · Written by Nick Dear

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