Mansfield Park
Summary:
Freely adapted from a novel by Jane Austen, this period drama is set in the early 1800s, as a girl named Fanny (Hannah Taylor Gordon) is being raised by loving but desperately poor parents. Wanting a better life for Fanny, they send her away to live with her aunts, high-minded Mrs. Norris (Sheila Gish) and drug-addicted Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan), who share an estate calle... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Frances O'Connor - (Fanny Price)
Jonny Lee Miller - (Edmund Bertram)
Alessandro Nivola - (Henry Crawford)
Embeth Davidtz - (Mary Crawford)
Harold Pinter - (Sir Thomas Bertram)
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Review:
Director Patricia Rozema's adaptation of Mansfield Park boldly goes where no Jane Austen film has gone before: the present day. Though set in the early 19th century, the film infuses its central character, Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), with modern values and social attitudes. Apparently, Rozema thought the Miss Price of Austen's 18... Continue >>
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