Brooklyn Center Cinema
The Brooklyn College Film Department and the
Jane Austen Society of North America present

A Special CinEvent on the Giant Screen!
 
Jane Austen's
Persuasion
Starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds
 
From Jane Austen's last work, comes this intelligent, passionate translation to the motion picture screen.  Originally produced by the BBC in Britain, the film received such critical acclaim that it was released in the USA as a full theatrical engagement. Roger Michell has assembled a cast that is so perfectly suited for their roles that one can't imagine anyone else playing Austen's beautifully rounded characters.  The period is meticulously reconstructed and we are swept there naturally and without pretension. Persuasion stars Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds, with Fiona Shaw, Sophie Thompson, Judy Cornwell and Emma Roberts. It will be presented in Wide Screen Dimension.  This is a Dolby SR Soundtrack and will be presented in 6 Channel Total Surround MegaSound.  Released thru New Yorker Films.

A special thanks to the Jane Austen Society of North America for conceiving this project, to Ciarán Hinds for his generous participation in this CinEvent and to Professor Foster Hirsch for his help and encouragement in bringing these rarely seen films to the screen.

Meet the Artists For this Special CinEvent, Ciarán Hinds, star of the film will be the Honored Guest Artist and will discuss the film and the film-making process.  The discussion will be hosted by author and film scholar Professor Foster Hirsch of the Brooklyn College Film Department and will be held in the theatre following the screening.

Winner, Britain Academy of Film and Television Awards for Best Costume Design, Alexandra Byrne; Best Design, William Dudley and Brian Sykes; Best Original  Music, Jeremy Sams; Best Photography and Lighting, John Daly; Best Drama, Fiona Finlay, Roger Michell and Nick Dear

   Watch the Trailer
   Mr. Ciarán Hinds' Official Website

Monday, February 4, 2008 - 3:30pm Matinee
Whitman Theatre

Admission FREE