Thenthere is an excursion to Lyme Regis, in the company of Frederick and otherfriends and relatives. After the breakup of the household, Anne goes to visit hermarried sister Mary (Sophie Thompson), whose convalescence has not curtailedher appetite. Thereare so many talkative characters in "Persuasion" that unless you haveread the novel, it may take you some time to realize that the story is aboutAnne and Frederick. Heis the sort of man who stands stiffly in a corner, wishing desperately to be atsea. He does not mix easily indrawing rooms, and is happier on the bridge of his ship, from which (althoughthe Royal Navy permits captains to bring along their wives) women are banned,along with their chatter. Wentworth( Ciaran Hinds) is as quiet as Anne, by choice. So discreet wasAnne's relationship with him, so subdued their courtship, so quiet hisproposal, so confidential her rejection, that the others fail to notice thather heart skips a beat when he enters the room. The admiral comes to call, bringing with him his wife's brother- who is, of course, Frederick Wentworth, now grown wealthy. They will have to "retrench," says Sir Walter Elliot( Corin Redgrave), with a bitter taste in his mouth.
Her father andolder sister have lived so extravagantly that they will be forced to rent thefamily house. Nowthere has been no match at all, and Anne sits patiently at tea. Faced with such adilemma, a girl turns to her mother, but Anne's mother was dead and her fathera fool, so she heeded Lady Russell, a neighbor, who advised her that such a manwas not the right match.
But the man,Frederick Wentworth, was a naval officer with no fortune.
Her face is often drawn upinto serious expressions, as if she is meditating on the stupidity of thosearound her, and the likelihood that she will have to spend the rest of her lifeattending to them.
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