![]() ![]() ![]() Persuasion, like the other five of Austen's complete novels, is set during the Regency period - a short era in early 19th-century British history often romanticized for artistic, social and cultural movements, especially among the English aristocratic class. No need to modernize Austen's prose: scholar So how does one adapt Jane Austen for a modern audience? CBC News spoke with writers and scholars - all Austen superfans - who said maintaining the author's spirit onscreen goes far beyond setting or style. Critics from Vanity Fair, the New York Times and Slate have all echoed the same sentiment: It's Persuasion for the Instagram era, and it's not very good. "I'm not sure what it is, but it isn't Austen," said another. "I am still in disbelief over what a trainwreck it was," wrote one online reviewer. ![]() Not everyone feels the same, as Johnson readily acknowledges: Fans have criticized the film adaptation for using modern expressions, slang and tone, all while being set in the early 19th century. "It made me feel like as a viewer, as an audience member. "When I read the script for Persuasion, the modernized language, the modern take, breaking the fourth wall was so much fun to read," Johnson told CBC News. So the actress - known best for her lead role in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy - jumped at the chance to star as Anne Elliot in Netflix's adaptation of Persuasion, Austen's final novel. ![]() Like the dreamy yearnings of a Jane Austen heroine, Dakota Johnson has always wanted to act in a period film set in the English countryside. ![]()
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