Mansfield Park

Watch: Mansfield Park

PG-13

11/12/19991h 52m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Jane Austen’s Wicked Comedy. ~

Overview:

Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society. She is treated unfavorably by her relatives, except for her cousin Edmund, whom she grows fond of. However, Fanny's life is thrown into disarray with the arrival of worldly Mary Crawford and her brother Henry.

Director:

Patricia Rozema

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
country estate
woman director

Cast

Frances O'Connor

~ as ~

Fanny Price

Lindsay Duncan

~ as ~

Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram

James Purefoy

~ as ~

Tom Bertram

Sheila Gish

~ as ~

Mrs. Norris

Harold Pinter

~ as ~

Sir Thomas Bertram

Victoria Hamilton

~ as ~

Maria Bertram Rushworth

Hugh Bonneville

~ as ~

Mr. Rushworth

Justine Waddell

~ as ~

Julia Bertram

Embeth Davidtz

~ as ~

Mary Crawford

Alessandro Nivola

~ as ~

Mr. Henry Crawford

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Reviews (1)

Peter McGinn
Written 4 year(s) ago
6
I have always liked Jane Austen’s novels and have read most of them multiple times. Similarly, I am okay with. Scriptwriters taking small liberties with the stories, meaning I don’t dislike it just because of the changes.

However, as I watched this adaptation, I found myself not liking it as much as I had other versions. I had to think about why, because I thought a couple of the performances were better than average and the sets and costumes were fine.

It seems there was no rhyme or reason for some of the changes. Events or spoken lines occurred at different times than I expected, or a different person said it, and even at least temporary changes in personality of characters occurred a couple of times. It didn’t reach the level of me giving up on the movie or contemplating a dismal rating here, but it was enough to leave my mentally scratching my head and vaguely thinking it could have been better.