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Masterpiece Theatre: Mansfield Park
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| Part No: | B000Z27HMW |
| Manufacturer: | WGBH Boston |
| MFG Part: | WGBD42199D |
| Customer Rating: | 3.0 / 5.0 |
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Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 01/29/2008 Run time: 90 minutes
| Please don't waste your time | 2009-01-06 | 1 / 5 |
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| This production is awful and an embarrassment. It is far from accurate and, in addition to lacking important aspects of the book, truly lacks the tone and feeling of the book. Moreover the leading actress has little to do with Fanny Price as she is and looks and acts in the novel. Austen would have been seriously displeased. |
| Don't even bother! | 2009-01-06 | 1 / 5 |
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| As other reviewers have already said, this is Mansfield Park in name only. The movie cuts out so much of the story that nothing is left except to wait for Edmund to have his ah-ha moment, which fortunately doesn't take too long. Billie Piper does capture Fanny's sweetness, but the movie is so rushed that it doesn't really make much sense. |
| Mansfield Park stays faithful | 2009-01-06 | 4 / 5 |
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Just as the heroine, Fanny Price, stays faithful to her unspoken love for her cousin, this dramatization of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park stays faithful to Austen's intent, if not to every detail. The film does not dwell on Fanny's youth, but moves you directly into her conflict of watching her love interest, Edmund Bertram, fall prey to the charms of a flirtatious, materialistic new neighbor.
Actress Billie Piper does a wonderful job as the grounded, dependable Fanny who stays true to her heart despite the pressures around her to accept another suitor. If you can get past the idea of cousins falling in love (and Austen fans must!), this Masterpiece theatre film is a real treat.
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| Acting a bit contemporary | 2008-12-18 | 4 / 5 |
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I should start by saying I'm a theatre professor and I might notice things the average person would not. But I am not a film critic and film is not my forte.
Overall I love this story and this film version has beautiful costumes and scenery and is largely true to the text. There are times I felt the acting was a bit contemporary in terms of gestures, emotion and expressions. One might see that as a conscious choice on the part of the director, however--a way to make these works appealing to contemporary audiences. I'm not certain was what being attempted. Even this slight criticism does not diminish the wonderful story and the other beautiful elements of the story. I haven't seen any other film versions of it. |
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| Is it possible to do a poor film adaptation of anything by Jane Austen? Probably, but excellence in the writer seems to inspire excellence in film-making. This adaptation of one of her more complex tales is quite well-done. I particularly liked Fanny Price as played by Billie Piper. She plays the role of a poor child who must come to live with a wealthy relatives quite well, and it's an inspiration to see her growing confidence in herself and her character, despite her lack of proper "breeding." |
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