Mansfield Park I a geat show about a girl who goes to live with her astranged relatives. The never really treat her with any sort of respect. From the beginning Fanny (the main character) is in love with the only person in the house who actually does have respect for her. But as always in a good story you have to have opposition and there is plenty in this story. Fanny has to deal with lazy drunken boy cousins, easy jelous girl cousins, and neighbors who are some of both. In the end well... you will have to... more info
it passes muster:
For those of you who absolutely loved Mansfield Park, the book, and are hopeless Jane Austen purists this movie will probably disappoint you. If on the other hand, you are like me and are a devoted fan of Jane Austen and a purist about everything else Jane Austen, yet for some reason you didn't especially love Mansfield Park, then you will enjoy this movie. The main characters, Fanny, Edmund, Henry, and Mariah, are extremely well cast and are very good actors and actresses. Fanny's character is a fair bit... more info
A Disappointing Success?:
If one knows the novel, one supposes this to be a major disappointment. I will leave it to those in the know to make the final judgment of this movie as an accurate interpretation of the original. As a post-modern deconstruction, that is, as a director's version, if you will, of the original, it seems to me this can be evaluated on its own terms. Does it work? Is it entertaining? Is it enlightening? To these question, my answer is yes. I found the explicit references to the slave trade valid if not faithful... more info
ok movie:
I purchased this because I like Jane Austin movies. It is a good movie. I was disappointed with the sexual content. It could have been much less - because of it there are several of my friends that I would not recommend this movie to.
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