Author Brandon Taylor argues that Jane Austen's novel 'Persuasion' illustrates how funny—and sad—adulthood can be.

From the Colin Firth-starring “Pride and Prejudice” to “Clueless” to “Persuasion,” filmmakers find endless inspiration in the books of Jane Austen. CNN spoke to Austen scholars about ...

The trailer for “Persuasion,” the debut feature from the British theater director Carrie Cracknell, landed in mid-June. Social media attacks, led by fans of the Jane Austen novel on which the ...

Netflix's 'Persuasion' models the exact wrong way to adapt Jane Austen Sadly, especially for fans of the book, the new film badly fails in its quest to turn a social satire into a bubbly, quirky ...

Netflix’s Persuasion is the latest of 2022’s releases of book-to-movie adaptations that’s been released to the public. What we know about Persuasion is that it stars Fifty Shades of Grey’s ...

Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ is having a moment. It’s about time. July 14, 2022. 7 min. Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot in Netflix's “Persuasion.” (Nick Wall/Netflix) By Martine Powers.

The new adaptation of ” Persuasion, ” coming to Netflix Friday, does not seem to have been made for Jane Austen fans. Her book about the unmarried Anne Elliot, who at 27 is on the edge of ...

Netflix's 'Persuasion,' starring Dakota Johnson, has been critically panned. Here's why it might not be for Jane Austen purists, but it still works.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Netflix gets into the business of Jane Austen adaptations with "Persuasion." Dakota Johnson takes on the role of Anne Elliot in this adaptation of Austen's final completed novel.

But the moment the trailer for “Persuasion” was released, Austen purists rose up in collective indignation. There was Anne, no longer reserved and thoughtful and suffering alone, but wallowing ...

The moment the trailer for the 2022 film version of “Persuasion” was released, Jane Austen purists rose up in collective indignation. The release of the movie confirmed the fans’ misgivings ...