Modern Persuasion is a movie directed by Alex Appel and Jonathan Lisecki in 2020 and inspired by the book Persuasion by Jane Austen, first published in 1817. The movie features Alicia Witt, Bebe Neuwirth, Daniella Pineda, Liza Lapira, Li Jun Li, Dominic Rains, and others.
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Storyline
In this modern telling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Wren Cosgrove is a happy, single, and self-confessed workaholic. After rising to the top of the corporate ladder, she finds herself coming home every night to her cat. When her firm is hired by Owen Jasper, ‘the man who got away’, Wren’s long-lost feelings are stirred, giving Wren a second chance at true love.
Movie vs Book
Year
2020
Minutes
87
Movie Rate
4.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Modern Persuasion
Director: Alex Appel, Jonathan Lisecki
Country: USA
Year: 2020
Length: 1h27m
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Year
1817
Pages
249
Book Rate
8.28
S: Goodreads
Book
Persuasion
Author: Jane Austen
Country: UK
First published in: 1817
Length: 249 pages
Genre: Fiction
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