The Lost Daughter, alongside Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson has teamed up with another powerhouse female director, Carrie Cracknell, to adapt Jane Austen’s Persuasion for .
A highly respected name in British theater, Cracknell has helmed productions at both the Royal Court and the Young Vic, and recently directed in Sea Wall/A Life on Broadway.
Persuasion will mark her film debut.According to Netflix, the movie will remain true to the novel, but will comprise a “modern, witty approach” to Austen’s final book. “Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities.
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