Persuasion, Pride & Prejudice, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Jane Eyre (TV productions REVIEWS)
Something especially delightful happens when one of your favorite books is made into an equally-brilliant show or movie. Suddenly, you have the option of creating all the scenes and images in your head, as you read, or feeling the words in the book, as you watch. Following are a handful of what I consider to be perfect filmed versions of... well, perfect novels. 1). Persuasion - The 2000 production starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds is, as far as I'm concerned, the absolute BEST version that has ever been (or will ever be, for that matter) made of this beautiful story. Root brings a quiet and touching dignity to her role as the long-suffering Anne Elliot, and it’s truly rewarding to see her bloom once joy has, after a protracted absence, returned to her life. Likewise, the craggy Hinds is simply sublime as Captain Wentworth; he is by turns stern, standoffish, yearning, and finally, indescribably happy when he knows for certain that his beloved Anne will not ...