This sterling adaptation of Austen's third published novel, set in early 19th century Portsmouth, England, concerns Fanny Price (O'Connor), an intelligent young woman who is sent to live with her mother's wealthy family. Settling into her new life, Fanny is treated poorly by everyone except her cousin Edmund (Miller). The pair .. Read more
| Starring | Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Frances O'Connor |
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| Director | Patricia Rozema |
| Genres | Drama |
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This sterling adaptation of Austen's third published novel, set in early 19th century Portsmouth, England, concerns Fanny Price (O'Connor), an intelligent young woman who is sent to live with her mother's wealthy family. Settling into her new life, Fanny is treated poorly by everyone except her cousin Edmund (Miller). The pair connect immediately, and pretty soon deeper feelings emerge. The arrival of a conniving brother and sister duo cause a commotion, forcing Fanny to decide if she should succumb to her material surroundings, or remain true to her heart.
| Starring | Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Frances O'Connor, Harold Pinter, Lindsay Duncan, Sheila Gish, James Purefoy, Justine Waddell, Hugh Bonneville, Victoria Hamilton |
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| Director | Patricia Rozema |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 15 Jun 2006 |
Fanny Price, Austin's timid, neurasthenic heroine is here transformed into a forceful writer (based on Rozema's view of Jane Austen herself); other alterations include shifting the action back in time to make points about the slave trade. More seriously,
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Mansfield Park on drugs
This isn't an awful movie. It's quite watchable. Some of the acting, especially from Pinter is excellent.
But the rest resembles those films ... read more »
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Typical Austen Storyline!
This movie depicts a typical Austen story. It is well acted out and I think that Frances O'Conner is superb as the main character namely - Fanny Price. ... read more »
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A Feisty Fanny and Harold Pinter
(1999) This enjoyable film doesn’t really follow the book and attempts to interweave the story from the novel with parts of Austins’ life. The film is... read more »
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Mansfield park
Good period drama, fantastic costumes.
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