![]() ![]() ![]() Here are the 12 best acting performances in a movie version of a Jane Austen story. Austen adaptations are an excellent vehicle for demonstrating acting abilities as they require both emotional depth and comedic ability, though obviously, this varies from character to character. William Elliot - cousin of Anne and heir to. Lady Russell - friend of the Elliot family, closest to Anne. Captain Frederick Wentworth - Officer in the Royal Navy, brother of Mrs. Miss Anne Elliot - Middle daughter to Sir Walter Elliot, Baronet. Interestingly, despite the vast quantity of these movie adaptations, of which many are critically acclaimed, no one has yet won an Oscar for their performance in one. Published in 1817, Jane Austen's Persuasion appeared after the death of the beloved author. With six novels and other short or incomplete stories and more successful adaptations than failures, there’s much to consider when discussing the best performances in these movies. Now, it seems we get a new adaptation every few years, whether it be a true-to-Austen period drama or a modernized version (or a mix of both). ![]() However, most of the adaptations that we know and love are from the 1990s onward as this is when they became such a frequent fixture of the box office. The earliest of which was of Pride and Prejudice in 1938 as a TV movie, though there are no copies of this available anymore. As one of the most beloved writers around the world, there have been countless adaptations of Jane Austen's novels on both the big and small screens. ![]()
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