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Mansfield Park
2007
The Jane Austin ITV Collection 3-disc box set features the Jane Austen adaptations Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Emma. In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken Fanny Price (Billie Piper) is sent away to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt at Mansfield Park. As she struggles to adapt to her new lifestyle she begins to attract .. Read more
| Starring | Billie Piper, Jemma Redgrave, Maggie O'Neill, Douglas Hodge |
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| Director | Iain B. MacDonald |
| Genres | Drama |
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Mansfield Park
The Jane Austin ITV Collection 3-disc box set features the Jane Austen adaptations Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Emma. In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken Fanny Price (Billie Piper) is sent away to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt at Mansfield Park. As she struggles to adapt to her new lifestyle she begins to attract the attentions of suitors, learning about the sexual politics of high society along the way. In Northanger Abbey, Catherine Morland arrives at Northanger upon the invitation of Henry Tilney and discovers that the place is shrouded in mystery and intrigue. In Emma, Emma Woodhouse is a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardising her own shot at romance.
| Starring | Billie Piper, Jemma Redgrave, Maggie O'Neill, Douglas Hodge, James D'Arcy, Michelle Ryan, Blake Ritson |
|---|---|
| Director | Iain B. MacDonald |
| Studio | ITV DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 19 Mar 2007 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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13 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Poor Austen adaptation
This is a very disappointing adaptation, seemingly designed more as a vehicle for Billy Piper than a proper adaptation of what is admittedly Austen's most complex novel. There are not only several key scenes omitted but the storyline (especially the settings) is often changed seemingly without purpose. There is little empathy with the characters, and no real examination of Fanny's inner feelings. Amongst the better performances are Hayley Atwell as Mary Crawford and Hougles Hodge as Sir Thomas.
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Very Poor
I agree with many of the other reviewers, that this is a complex and difficult book to transfer to screen, especially to appeal to a modern audience (the Fanny Price of the book is the least 'attractive' of Austen's heroines in my opinion!). However, the adaptation was poor on a number of levels: plot changes induced for what I can only assume are budget constraints; the re-characterisation of Fanny Price, Lady Bertram and Edmund (to degree); poor quality dialogue and the sweeping under the carpet of the importance of location and contrast!
This drama resembles more Mills and Boon than any other recent Austen adaptation. Maggie Wadey did the screeplay for the BBCs Northanger Abbey back in the 1980s, and it shows with this adaptation!!! If you are searching for a better adaptation of the book, try Patricia Rozema's 1999 large screen adaptation of Mansfield Park. This film has it's flaws, but is closer to the book that this, and certainly more enjoyable. -
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The Jane Austin ITV Collection 3-disc box set features the Jane Austen adaptations Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Emma. In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken ...
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