Jane Austen's life and novels have been adapted for film and TV for decades, including two 'Pride and Prejudice' recreations ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond’s West End Branch Library will host a showing of the 1995 movie adaptation of “Persuasion” on Wednesday afternoon. For Richmond Public Library’s “Midweek Movie Matinee, ...

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Back in 1995, in the midst of cinema’s brief fixation with Jane Austen, director Roger Michell made the definitive film of “Persuasion”: as literate and elegant as it was underestimated upon release.

The backlash to the Netflix version of “Persuasion” has as much to do with who’s watching as who’s scripting. Still, the new film broke some rules. By Sarah Lyall Few authors (leaving aside ...