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“There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them.”
Mansfield Park is the magnificent country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram and his family. It is here that their poor relation Fanny Price is brought up. Never allowed to forget her good fortune, Fanny is ignored by her cousins, with the exception of Edmund, who alone treats her with care and affection. But will she ever be able to win a valued place in the household and the heart of the man of her dreams?
Mansfield Park is the magnificent country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram and his family. It is here that their poor relation Fanny Price is brought up. Never allowed to forget her good fortune, Fanny is ignored by her cousins, with the exception of Edmund, who alone treats her with care and affection. But will she ever be able to win a valued place in the household and the heart of the man of her dreams?
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I really didn't like this adaptation of Mansfield Park. I couldn't find anything from the novel.
As mentionned by L.Jones it is badly cast and Billy Piper is not at all suitable for the role of Fanny Price.
Mrs Norris is "too nice" in this version. She should have been cruel to the heroin and I felt nothing of it. It is more of a Barbara Cartland sort of thing and a soap opera during Jane Austen period like B. Raval said.
What I couldn't stand about it was the mistake on the play "Lover's vows". Fanny is not supposed to be in it when her uncle arrives. This symbol made by Jane Austen showing that only Fanny is not sinful was not respected in the film. And I would have liked to see more about the cross and chain symbol business too.
One star I think is quite generous but justified for Edmund. I agree with the other comments on him. He had nice eyes which (easily) expressed feelings and touched the viewer. But tha'ts about it, really...
This was not good enough to tempt me. But it probably is tolerable (just quite...) I suppose for the people who haven't read the book.
As mentionned by L.Jones it is badly cast and Billy Piper is not at all suitable for the role of Fanny Price.
Mrs Norris is "too nice" in this version. She should have been cruel to the heroin and I felt nothing of it. It is more of a Barbara Cartland sort of thing and a soap opera during Jane Austen period like B. Raval said.
What I couldn't stand about it was the mistake on the play "Lover's vows". Fanny is not supposed to be in it when her uncle arrives. This symbol made by Jane Austen showing that only Fanny is not sinful was not respected in the film. And I would have liked to see more about the cross and chain symbol business too.
One star I think is quite generous but justified for Edmund. I agree with the other comments on him. He had nice eyes which (easily) expressed feelings and touched the viewer. But tha'ts about it, really...
This was not good enough to tempt me. But it probably is tolerable (just quite...) I suppose for the people who haven't read the book.
82 of 85 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A lot of readers find Fanny price boring, and she is by our modern standards - delicate, docile, good, quiet and uncomplaining. However, if you are going to make a film of this novel, then changing her character this much is cheating. If you don't like the main character in a story, then it's best to leave it alone. Billy Piper was dashing about the corridors and gardens of the screen Mansfield Park like a child who has eaten too many E-numbers. In the novel, Sir Thomas punishes Fanny for her first ever refusal to do everyone's bidding by sending her home to her original rather lowly home in Portsmouth. It is this circumstance that almost persuades her to change her mind. In this adaptation we are asked to believe that it is a punishment for her to be left alone with the free-run of a stately home whilst her aunts, one indolent, one spiteful, and her overbearing uncle go away on a trip - some punishment! Any good points? Well Blake Ritson (Edmund) is cute, lovely brown eyes. Douglas Hodge is convincingly scary and domineering as Sir Thomas. And for once, Mr Rushworth isn't played like a village idiot, making it possible to believe that the family would have agreed to Maria's marriage to him. The other adaptations in this series (so far) are better - Persuasion and Northanger Abbey.
66 of 69 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane
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Format:DVD
The main fault here I think is the screenplay. This version of 'Mansfield Park' omits a great deal and presents what it does present in a disjointed fashion. In comparison to the excellent (though somewhat liberty-taking) Harold Pinter TV version also on DVD, it is very poor. The acting is competent but everything seems very low-key and undramatic, despite the fact that Billie Piper as Fanny Price runs about a great deal in an eager girlish sort of way. I admire her as an actress, but here she is miscast. Fanny is supposed to be quite nondescript, someone you would not notice in a room, and Piper's appearance and manner both are immediately eyecatching. Replacing the ball scene with a picnic adds nothing and loses a lot. Lady Bertram isn't limp enough, the two Bertram girls come across as mere shadows, the Crawfords are nastier than they should be and Mrs. Norris is scarily mad ; Edmund and Sir Thomas, on the other hand, are both quite good. Crucially, Fanny's visit to her family in Portsmouth is not even there. There is absolutely no subtlety about this adaptation. I watched it hoping to like it but found it dull and occasionally irritating. Incidentally, the Pinter version which was made by Miramax and BBC, includes so much more of the text so effectively that I checked to see how much longer it was, and found to my surprise that it is almost exactly the same length as this adaptation - it's just far, far better done.
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A good production of this novel. Item arrived when stated. Wrapped well and sent to the correct person would recommend.
Published 4 months ago by Jussi
4.0 out of 5 stars
Update of original
Having read some of the reviews on Amazon I decided to buy this as I was so disappointed with the original which was really outdated. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Maria F. Carr
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Mansfield Park
A heartwarming and delightfully silly film. Billie Piper does it complete justice with her convincing portrayal of the little girl sent away from her home. Aaargh! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Kieran F
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not true to the book
Previously to this, I'd watched the BBC 80s adaptation with Sylvestra La Touzel. Although it wasn't perfect, it was pretty faithful to the book. Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. Took
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but a few niggles.
The film was good, it is Jane Austen!
However at the end, that kind of dance was not even thought of yet, and the actress Billie has died hair blonde but dark eyebrows which... Read more
However at the end, that kind of dance was not even thought of yet, and the actress Billie has died hair blonde but dark eyebrows which... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mrs A
2.0 out of 5 stars
The BBC Does This Stuff Better
Just caught part of this on TV; I say part because I couldn't cope more than half an hour. Read Mansfield Park at school (GCSE, I think). Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2011 by Philoctetes
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mansfield Park
I'm in conflict with myself. I like this version of Mansfield Park, but it is only okay....I think the version with Johnny Lee Miller is more for me, but that doesn't meen this... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2011 by Tina Sørensen
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring with a capital B
This was a awful version of Jane Austen's book. Billie piper goofy child like portrayal of her character was annoying and her hair style drove me to distraction because it seemed... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2010 by Ilove to read
3.0 out of 5 stars
Weak adaptation of this Austen novel
Personally I did not like this adaptation as much as others I've seen. They deviated too much from the plot and the character Fanny was played a little too forcefully. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2010 by Jr Crossley
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pamela Anderson as Fanny Price!
Why is it not possible to create a proper adaptation of Mansfield Park? The actress is so not Fanny Price! What a waste of time and money.
Published on 3 Aug 2010 by Kevin Kline
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