Alessandro Nivola, Embeth Davidtz, Frances O'Connor

At the age of ten, Fanny Price is sent to live with wealthy relatives in Northampton Shire, leaving her impoverished family behind in Portsmouth. She has always known her debt of gratitude towards he...( read more  read more... )r aunt, Lady Bertram, and uncle, Sir Thomas. Her Aunt Norris, however, has always treated her as a servant and the preening Bertram daughters have always reminded her of her status. The youngest son Edmund has been Fanny's constant companion since her arrival at Mansfield Park. The arrival of the sophisticated brother and sister duo from London, Henry and Mary Crawford, sends the Park into a passionate upheaval as the daughters pursue Henry and Edmund is caught up in the rebellious spirit. Only Fanny refuses to fall under their spell. The fate of everyone at Mansfield Park is decided by an unspeakable scandal, and Fanny's patience is rewarded.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Patricia Rozema

Release Date: November 17, 1999

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DVD Release Date: July 11, 2000

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  • October 23, 2009
    I thought this movie was really good! It wasn't too stuffy at all, like some of the movies from this time period can be. Good acting as well!
  • April 19, 2009
    Call me a prude and traditionalist, but sex doesn't belong in a Jane Austen adaptation. The atmosphere is not right for it. Leave the sexualisation of Austen to erotica novelists, Miss Rozema.

    I don't support the decision of focusing on the slavery too much either. It's about th...( read more)e politics of social conduct; it's why we love Austen. There are plenty of films about slavery, but way too few good ones about polite society.

    In the film's defense, the wit is not lost, but it's a different, more lowly kind of wit.

    In short, it's OK if you don't see it as an adaptation of the book, but rather as a completely different film.
  • January 9, 2008
    Great Jane Austen screen adaptation.
  • November 16, 2007
    This was a really great adaptation..and had a great cast. It was good to see Johnny Lee Miller again. I would recommend watching Sense & Sensability though..it is a bit better.
  • August 17, 2007
    This was quite enjouyable period film, is Jane austens?
  • September 12, 2009
    Someone who knows Jane Austen's life and has also an experience of her books or the movies based on them ,can realise one thing for sure , that her novels also are based on her own life ,somehow . But this movie has more realistic elements of her season .Also has more action than...( read more) other scripts and that makes it believable and attractive. Of course the most attractive is Edmund ( Jonny Lee Miller)lol.
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    Maybe the best Jane Austen's adaptation ever made!
  • September 5, 2009
    I have never read the book so I can't compare the movie to that, but I did enjoy the movie. At the beginning it was hard to get into the story because I was having a hard time with following the characters and getting the relationships straight. Once I figured out how everyone co...( read more)nnected to each other I really got into the story - nothing like a little romantic intrigue to make me happy.
  • August 16, 2009
    A little sexier than I was expecting. But I thought it was well done.
  • August 13, 2009
    Really liked it; like the bit about music in church and quotes: drop an involuntary tear and leave the room (man); there are worse things than a life of compassion and comtemplation
  • July 10, 2009
    ok good ver but there are a few bits that it would do better without

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A witty, entertaining film. full review

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  • Clemontine
    December 29, 2007
    Could someone tell me if they find a torrent of this? I looked all day already. I dont usually download movies but they dont have this at any of the three video stores in my town.

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