Mansfield Park (film)

Mansfield Park is a British drama film by Patricia Rozema from the year 1999. The screenplay by Patricia Rozema based on the novel Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, but differs from this in several places from.

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Fanny Price comes from a poor family with many children and and is sent as a young girl by the parents to wealthy relatives Lady Bertram and Sir Thomas Bertram to Mansfield Park, so she gets a good education.

In Mansfield Park Fanny is little appreciated and respected by most members of the family, especially by her aunt Norris. Her cousin Edmund, however, stands near her; He is courteous and warm hearted to her and also encouraged Fanny's literary attempts, England's history from the perspective of women to submit to.

While Edmunds father Sir Thomas to the island colony of Antigua has to travel in order to fix the problems with the slaves on his plantation, Maria engaged, the older of his two daughters, writes with Mr. Rushworth, on the Fanny in her diary that he as limited would apply, he would not have a high income. In addition, in the neighborhood feed the unmarried siblings Mary and Henry Crawford, will befriend the children of Sir Thomas. The two - Bertram daughters, Julia, as well as the betrothed Mary are quickly captured by Henry Crawford's charm. Fanny observed for weeks that this will only play with the feelings of love girls.

As the eldest son, Tom Bertram, returns with his college friend Mr. Yates from London, the young people decide to sell their time rehearsing a play and plan its performance in Mansfield Park. Fanny is only an observer, because it is against the show because it would not allow Sir Thomas. As master of the house comes home unexpectedly, he is actually very angry and forbids further samples.

Edmund has meanwhile fallen in love with Mary Crawford. Fanny is dismayed because she herself harbors deep feelings for him, but also because they doubt Miss Crawford's strength of character. Since the marriage of Maria Bertram Rushworth with Mr. Henry Crawford shows great interest in Fanny and her negative attitude seems particularly to attract him. In order to convince them of his sincerity, he finally makes her a marriage proposal but has not accepted it. This has met with her uncle in particular a lack of understanding, but he can not convince you of the social benefit of such a connection. In the hope that she remembers better of it, he sends her back to her poor family to Portsmouth.

Meanwhile distinguished on Mansfield Park from a scandal. Maria, the current Mrs. Rushworth is divorced after a affair with Henry Crawford and must away to move in with her ​​widowed aunt. When Mary Crawford, Fanny blames the misstep of her brother, Edmund recognizes their true character and banished them from his heart. He recognizes Fanny's upright character, falls in love with her ​​and marry her.

Reviews

  • Kenneth Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times of 18 November 1999, the film was indeed full of energy, but criticized that the director trying at all costs to be modern.
  • The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was a " liberal adaptation " of the novel. He was " directed against the historic atmosphere " and " still a bygone era arrested " remains; the representations were praised.

Nominations

Patricia Rozema was nominated in 1999 for the Grand Prix of Americas of the Montréal World Film Festival. Frances O'Connor 2000 was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award.

Background

The film was shot in England, including London, rotated. It had its world premiere on 27 August 1999 at the Montreal Film Festival, on September 15, 1999, he was presented at the Toronto Film Festival. The film played in theaters in the USA about a 4.76 million U.S. dollars.

1999 in film Film score Lesley Barber Michael Coulter Martin Walsh (film editor) Hannah Taylor-Gordon Toronto International Film Festival Metacritic
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