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Why the creators of 'Persuasion' put a contemporary spin on Jane Austen's classic
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn “Persuasion,” a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel made for Netflix, protagonist Anne Elliot speaks directly to the camera, addressing the audience like an old friend. As she muses ...
Tom Mayer: Book review: 23 for the end of '23 (with a nip at '24)
The News Courier, Athens, Ala. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 11—By the end of 2023 there will have been about 1 million new books published this year alone, the vast majority by authors we've never heard of and never will. The big names — King, Grisham ...
‘Persuasion’ Review: An Effervescent Dakota Johnson Gives Jane Austen Drama a Cheeky Retelling
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJane Austen knew a thing or two about complicated women and the way they move through the world. The...
‘Persuasion’ Director Carrie Cracknell Talks That Trailer Response: Fans Have ‘Deep Feeling’ for...
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMake no mistake: filmmaker and theater director Carrie Cracknell is a Jane Austen super-fan. Like...
Libby's Ron Adamson glad he stuck with his convictions
The Western News, Libby, Mont. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 3—When Libby's Ron Adamson quit working in the lumber mill to focus on creating art, many locals thought he was crazy. "I left before it closed and people said I was crazy leaving a good ...
Review: Dakota Johnson brings a modern spark to ‘Persuasion’
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe new adaptation of “ Persuasion, ” coming to Netflix Friday, does not seem to have been made for...
Film Review: ‘Persuasion’ Starring Dakota Johnson
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“He’s a 10,” the leading lady enthuses to an older woman about a young man she fancies in this latest screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel —...
