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Netflix Persuasion adaptation starring Dakota Johnson jettisons Jane Austen’s class concerns in favour of contemporary appeal

Netflix's new adaptation of Persuasion stars 50 Shades of Grey's Dakota Johnson as a messy millennial who swigs wine from the bottle while lusting after her ex.

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Exes, alcohol and loose historical licence: Why Netflix’s Persuasion is Jane Austen via Fleabag

Netflix’s Persuasion is a surprisingly faithful adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, in terms of plot. But it's a distinctly modern rom-com in terms of tone.

The New Daily

Steven Spielberg?! 10 wild rumors from Reddit's massive Marvel Comic-Con leak

From sequels to surprise casting, here are the 10 biggest rumors about the MCU on Reddit ahead of Comic-Con.

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Exes, alcohol and loose historical licence: why Netflix's Persuasion is Jane Austen via Fleabag

Netflix’s Persuasion is a surprisingly faithful adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, in terms of plot structure. It follows the second-chance romance of Anne Elliot (Dakota Johnson) and Captain Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis) through almost exactly the same beats and events as the book.

The Conversation

Review: Netflix's Jane Austen adaptation 'Persuasion' is a dreadful film, never to be borne

To begin with a perhaps quintessentially Jane Austen question: Which of these two do you prefer?

Los Angeles Times

Persuasion review: Dakota Johnson is woefully miscast in mortifying Jane Austen adaptation

At no point during Carrie Cracknell’s directorial debut do you ever get the sense that anyone’s actually read ‘Persuasion’

The Independent UK

Persuasion review: Dakota Johnson is woefully miscast in mortifying Jane Austen adaptation

At no point during Carrie Cracknell’s directorial debut do you ever get the sense that anyone’s actually read ‘Persuasion’

The Independent UK

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Why does the trailer for Netflix’s Persuasion adaptation feel like a personal affront?

The new trailer for Netflix’s Austen adaptation starring Dakota Johnson frames heroine Anne Elliot as a quippy, messy rom-com lead - a move which undercuts everything that’s so moving about the original novel

Evening Standard

The Handmaiden to Crazy Rich Asians: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Park Chan-wook takes on Sarah Waters’s erotic thriller, and Constance Wu and Henry Golding lead the all-Asian cast of the opulent romantic comedy

The Guardian - UK

Ralph Lauren Returns to Runway in a Show of Relaxed Luxury

In his first show since 2019, Ralph Lauren transformed a long room at the Museum of Modern Art into a cozy salon Tuesday night to debut a moneyed collection of mostly black and white for men and women. His models, including Gigi and Bella Hadid, meandered through guests seated on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Crazy Rich Asians 2 replaces writers after pay parity controversy

Adele Lim walked out of the film’s sequel negotiations after it was revealed she was paid 10 times less than her co-writer

The Independent UK

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