Mansfield Park Movie Review 1999

Fanny Price (O'Connor) is a poor relation, who has grown up with her wealthy cousins at their elegant home, Mansfield Park. While some of the Bertrams have been civil, others have treated Fanny as little better than a servant. However, cousin Edmund (Miller) has been very kind indeed and Fanny develops very warm feelings towards him. Then the entire family is thrown into chaos by the arrival of Henry Crawford (Nivola) and his sister Mary (Davidtz) and scandal seems about to break. Jane Austen's 3rd novel has been given a feminist slant and some belabored relevancy by Rozema.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: Jane Austen, Period Piece: 19th Century, Romantic Drama, Family Ties, Cousins

Screenplay

Patricia Rozema

Cast

Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Embeth Davidtz, Harold Pinter, Lindsay Duncan, Sheila Gish, Justine Waddell, Victoria Hamilton, James Purefoy, Hugh Bonneville

Cinematography

Michael Coulter

Director

Patricia Rozema

Music

Lesley Barber

Producer

Sarah Curtis, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Miramax Films