Dakota Johnson’s ‘Persuasion’ Is a Stylish, Subversive New Take on Jane Austen

] absolutely speaks to Jane Austen’s writing, but it also has a sort of modernity,” Cracknell says. “We really hoped it would help the material to connect with a new or younger audience.” For Johnson, too, it was this subversively comedic take on the source material that felt particularly compelling.

Lydia Rose Bewley as Penelope Clay, Richard E. Grant as Sir Walter Elliot, Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot, and Yolanda Kettle as Elizabeth Elliot.Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot and Henry Golding as Mr. Elliot.is very much Johnson’s film.

Indeed, for Cracknell and her writing team, those moments seemed built into the original text.

Initially intended to reflect the film’s intense focus on the inner life of Anne and to let the actors’ performances shine, costume designer Marianne Agertoft’s sleeker silhouettes and muted palette of cool tones come with their own delicate beauty too. “For me, it was a really exciting opportunity to step a little bit away from the conventions of Regency costume dramas and do something slightly more minimal and to de-fuss it a bit,” says Agertoft.

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Ok but I don’t want a ‘new riff’ on the story! I want a thoughtful and sincere adaptation where the story is told correctly or at least attempts to do a good job. This is not it

NO

Looks good - will watch

Like a scene from last nights Love Island jussayin 🙄

ANYONE NEED A BUSINESS LOGO OR A CARTOON VERSION?

Can’t wait!!! I am very hopeful.

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