Persuasion 2022

When I started giving lectures about Jane Austen soundtracks, this Netflix version of Persuasion was still in the works. After stating that the previous two adaptations were missing what I wanted in the music (themes for characters, romantic expressions in the music), I was looking forward to seeing this version. Musically, Stuart Earl delivered what I wanted. Soaring romantic music, as well as funny, quirky themes for characters such as Mr. Elliott and everything in-between. It also decided to move into the romantic comedy genre like Emma as well as breaking the 4th wall like the 2007 Persuasion or the 1999 Mansfield Park. In the process, they changed the character of Anne which makes this version a lot harder to love as a huge book fan. One day, maybe I will get my favorite characters from the book as well as wonderful memorable music!

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