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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305907145
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305907145
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 11, 2000
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 952
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: November 19, 1999
Editorial Review:
Description:
This fun and sexy comedy tells a timelessly entertaining story where wealth, secret passions, and mischievous women put love to the test ... with delightfully surprising results! When a spirited young woman, Fanny Price, is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society. But while Fanny learns 'their' ways, she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own! Featuring an exciting ensemble cast of young stars -- you'll join critics everywhere in their overwhelming praise of this smart, playful, and funny hit!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Appalled; not a representation of the Austen novel
I was appalled at this version of 'Mansfield Park,' inasmuch as it bears no real resemblance to the Austen book. (The Austen book is not a comedy; Fanny Price can be a frustrating heroine for a modern reader because she would never dream of "standing up for herself," such a concept would be unthinkable to a character like hers, which represents the ultimate victory of sheer goodness over the blandishments of personality, as represented by the opposing persona of Mary Crawford.) This film's presentation ... Read More
Rating: - Jane Austen, eye-candy, and loosely based-adaptations.
No, this is not a mirror-image of Austen's work. In fact, it's not even close. However, it is an entertaining film and one that kept me watching, if for nothing else than the splendid myriad of scenes depicting Frances O'Connor strutting around courtyards in an early 19th century corset.
If you are an Austen fan, this film might act as some sort of heretical treatise than an actual depiction of her vision of Mansfield Park, but for people like me, who know next-to-nothing about her work, I ... Read More
Rating:  - Imaginative and clever, and NOT harping on slavery
So the movie isn't a carbon copy of the book. So? Can we move on?
This movie is thoroughly enjoyable in its own right. I am unpleasantly surprised at how many reviewers seem to think this movie focuses too much on slavery. This topic takes up what, 5 percent of the movie? Yes, there is one arguably graphic scene where Fanny discovers Tom's sketchbook with disturbing images from his father's slave plantation. Well, it's pretty accurate, isn't it? Weren't slaves a topic of considerable attention in ... Read More
Rating: - Lacks the book's delicacy
If you enjoy Edwardian drama that lets everything hang out, this film may be to your taste. It makes strong statements about infidelity, class relations, race relations. It's very much a 'tell all' of the rich and famous of that time. For that point, it's interesting.
My chief complaint is the story is not as faithful to Jane Austen's work as it should be. There are so many ways this film differs from Jane Austen's version. Bluntly, it all comes down to the producer hammering watchers over ... Read More
Rating: - Completely not Austen's work
This movie did absolutely no credit to Jane Austen's work. It was completely different from the book. All the innocence and morality of Austen's "Mansfield Park" was supplanted by immorality. The director did a horrible job.
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