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Amanda Root - what members say


  • Persuasion
  • Persuasion review by A customer from London, England
    Rated - 4 stars In perfect conversation with the book 26 July 2006
    ...This film has all the subtlety and grace of the book. Amanda Root is perfectly cast as Anne with so much grace and Hinds is an excellent Wentworth, gentle and yet smoulder...  

Amanda Root - filmography


  • Jane Eyre
  • Jane Eyre on DVD (1996)
    Starring: William Hurt,  Charlotte Gainsbourg,  Joan Plowright
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Charlotte Bronte's classic novel of Gothic romance gets the Zeffirelli treatment in this moving adaptation. Orphaned Jane Eyre (Charlotte Gainsbourg) grows into a strong-willed heroine after enduring a miserable childhood (where she's played by Anne Paquin). Things start looking better when she ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,800 member
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  • Persuasion
  • Persuasion on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Amanda Root,  Ciarán Hinds,  Corin Redgrave
    Director: Roger Michell
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Anne Elliot is the most level-headed of Sir Walter Elliot's three daughters. Seven years earlier, Anne fell in love with Frederick Wentworth, a young naval officer, but broke off the engagement due to family pressure. When Wentworth unexpectedly returns, now a prosperous man and a more suitable ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 4,184 members
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Amanda Root facts

5 most recent films

Anna Karenina - 3.0 stars
Jane Eyre - 3.0 stars
Persuasion - 3.5 stars
The BFG - 3.5 stars
The Impressionists - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Impressionists - 3.5 stars
Persuasion - 3.5 stars
The BFG - 3.5 stars
Jane Eyre - 3.0 stars
Anna Karenina - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Anna Karenina - 3.0 stars
Jane Eyre - 3.0 stars
The BFG - 3.5 stars
Persuasion - 3.5 stars
The Impressionists - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jackson Leach - 3 times - show films
Mark Strong - 3 times - show films
Douglas Henshall - 3 times - show films
Helen McCrory - 3 times - show films
Kevin McKidd - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

David Blair - 3 times - show films
Franco Zeffirelli - 1 times - show films
Roger Michell - 1 times - show films
Brian Cosgrove - 1 times - show films
Tim Dunn - 1 times - show films