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Netflix’s ‘Persuasion,’ Starring Dakota Johnson, Is a New, Divisive Take on Jane Austen

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The movie’s first look trades the novel's moodiness for a ‘Fleabag’-but-cutesy vibe. Austen fans aren’t into it.

Fletcher Peters
Fletcher Peters 

Entertainment Reporter

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Entertainment Reporter

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