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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Horror hostess Elvira inherits a mansion and causes a stir in a conservative New England town.
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Persuasion
Jane Austen’s romantic masterpiece comes to DVD in a thrilling new production from the BBC and Masterpiece Theatre. Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with a fortune and rank, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet. Jane Austen fans will delight in the sumptuous production design and first-rate acting in the 2007 Masterpiece Theatre version of Persuasion. Sally Hawkins is controlled and moving as Anne Elliot, the quietly heartbroken but sensible heroine who was “persuaded” (read: forced) to turn away her true love but still carries an unseen torch for him. Hawkins’s performance is genteel yet steely, and the quiet strength of the entire pr
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