Mansfield Park (1999)
Country: US/GB
Technical: DeLuxe 112m
Director: Patricia Rozema
Cast: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Harold Pinter, Lindsay Duncan, Emeth Davidtz
Synopsis:
Little Fanny Price, self-taught and bookish, is sent to live with her uncle and aunt and grows up in the company of her cousins as a barely acknowledged poor relation. The arrival on the estate of a handsome brother and sister throws the contrast between her acute discernment and lowly social position into harsh relief.
Review:
A decidedly racy adaptation, encompassing Austen's journals and early writings, from a director who has never been shy to embrace an erotic opportunity with impish delight. Doubtless not for the purist, it is a thinking man's delight and faithful to the spirit of Austen.
Country: US/GB
Technical: DeLuxe 112m
Director: Patricia Rozema
Cast: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Harold Pinter, Lindsay Duncan, Emeth Davidtz
Synopsis:
Little Fanny Price, self-taught and bookish, is sent to live with her uncle and aunt and grows up in the company of her cousins as a barely acknowledged poor relation. The arrival on the estate of a handsome brother and sister throws the contrast between her acute discernment and lowly social position into harsh relief.
Review:
A decidedly racy adaptation, encompassing Austen's journals and early writings, from a director who has never been shy to embrace an erotic opportunity with impish delight. Doubtless not for the purist, it is a thinking man's delight and faithful to the spirit of Austen.
Country: US/GB
Technical: DeLuxe 112m
Director: Patricia Rozema
Cast: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Harold Pinter, Lindsay Duncan, Emeth Davidtz
Synopsis:
Little Fanny Price, self-taught and bookish, is sent to live with her uncle and aunt and grows up in the company of her cousins as a barely acknowledged poor relation. The arrival on the estate of a handsome brother and sister throws the contrast between her acute discernment and lowly social position into harsh relief.
Review:
A decidedly racy adaptation, encompassing Austen's journals and early writings, from a director who has never been shy to embrace an erotic opportunity with impish delight. Doubtless not for the purist, it is a thinking man's delight and faithful to the spirit of Austen.