Behind every Jane Austen heroine is their incomparable father. From Persuasion to Pride & Prejudice, we take a deep dive into how these on-screen fathers stand out.
The Netflix adaptation of Persuasion is the latest in a long line of film adaptations of the timeless classics from Jane Austen. Dakota Johnson stars as Anne Elliot, a woman who reunites with a man who she loved yet ended her engagement with. She did this to Wentworth when she was persuaded otherwise by her family friend, Lady Russell , not to mention the disapproval from her status-obsessed father, Sir Walter Elliot .
Sir Walter Elliot is the definition of vanity. In Persuasion, there are portraits of himself adorning the halls of his home. He’s introduced in the middle of a new portrait being commissioned while reading out the Elliot family history, reveling in the family’s beauty and status. As he does this, he conveniently leaves out his daughter, Anne, well on her way to becoming a spinster.
In addition to this, Emma Woodhouse has inherited her father’s matchmaking skills. Though it’s not the focus as Emma’s, her father notices the love blossoming between Emma and Mr. Knightley . Towards the end of the 2020 film, Mr. Woodhouse puts up a divider to keep out a chill, when in reality it provides the privacy Knightley needs to kiss and seal their future as husband and wife. This is the case in every version of Emma.
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