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, o...
Mansfield Park
1999
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1h 52m
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Romance
Drama
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★ 6.7/10
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Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford.
"For everyone who loved "Emma" and "Sense & Sensibility" comes the comedy Jane Austen loved best."
Top Billed Cast
Frances O'Connor
Fanny Price
Jonny Lee Miller
Edmund Bertram
Alessandro Nivola
Mr. Henry Crawford
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Young Fanny
Lindsay Duncan
Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram
James Purefoy
Tom Bertram
Sheila Gish
Mrs. Norris
Harold Pinter
Sir Thomas Bertram
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