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= Persuasion (2022 film) = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Persuasion is a 2022 romantic drama film directed by Sofia Coppola, based on Jane Austen's 1817 novel Persuasion. The film follows the life of Anne Elliot, a young English noblewoman, whose life has been changed forever by a broken engagement, caused by the "persuasion" of her friends and family. Her family, due to increasing debts, seeks to lower their expenses and rents out their estate to an admiral. Unbeknownst to Anne, the renter's wife is the sister of Captain Fredrick Wentworth, Anne's former fiancée. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in the lead role of Anne Elliot, with Joe Alwyn as her romantic interest, Captain Fredrick Wentworth.

The film's themes emphasize the effect persuasion has on society and on people. Also, it romanticizes the Regency era's exuberance and lavishness with its elaborate costumes, detailed sets, and on location filming. Screenwriter Leonardo De León made the script as "faithful to the novel as possible", wanting to remain true to Austen's vision. Casting took over 2 years, with hundreds of candidates being auditioned for the role of Anne Elliot. Persuasion earned a worldwide gross of $972 million, making it an overwhelming commercial success. The film received widespread critical acclaim, winning the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for seven awards at the 94th Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Director for Coppola, Best Actor for Alwyn, and Best Actress for Edgar-Jones. It was named one of the best films of 2022 by the American Film Institute.