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Mansfield Park (BBC, 1986)

starring: Jackie Smith-Wood, Robert Burbage, Sharon Beare, Neville Phillips, Christopher Villiers
directed by: David Giles (III)

: Mansfield Park (BBC, 1986)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790770253
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 0790770253
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 24, 2004
Running Time: 312 minutes
Sales Rank: 14146
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1983



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Product Description:
Jane Austen's story of virtue and vice tells of young and impoverished Fanny Price who arrives at the elegant country estate of her uncle Sir Thomas Bertram. True virtue triumphs over superficiality in this distinguished BBC production of Jane Austen's celebrated novel. Snubbed by everyone except her cousin Edmund Fanny begins her long struggle for acceptance by her shallow relatives who believe wealth automatically means quality. When Fanny finally wins the respect of her snobbish relatives she incurs the displeasure of her uncle by rejecting the handsome philanderer Henry Crawford because she has fallen in love with Edmund.Running Time: 261 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051168528

Amazon.com:
In 1983, the BBC made this 261-minute miniseries from Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park. Austen explores the well-tread theme of class distinction and the triumph of love, but Fanny Price (Sylvestra Le Touzel) is an original Austen creation. Fanny, from a large and poor family, is taken into the home of her wealthy uncle and aunt, the stoic Sir Thomas Bertram (Bernard Hepton) and the childlike Lady Bertram (Angela Pleasence, daughter of actor Donald). Also residing at the posh Bertram mansion are the oldest son, irresponsible Tom (Christopher Villiers), distant Julia (Liz Crowther), and the kindly Edmund (Nicholas Farrell).

If you can get past Le Touzel's odd mannerism of making little chopping movements with her open-palmed hand for emphasis, this is a faithful adaptation of the novel. It's much slower than Northanger Abbey and lacks some of the passionate drama of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, but it still depicts a strong yet very kind heroine who stands up for what she believes in. When popular philanderer Henry Crawford (Robert Burbage) actually falls for and proposes to Fanny, she rejects him, much to the surprise and disdain of the Bertrams--except, of course, for our hero Edmund. For trivia buffs: Jonny Lee Miller, who plays young Charles Price (one of Fanny's brothers), has the role of Edmund Bertram in the 1999 theatrical version of Mansfield Park. --N.F. Mendoza



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Fabulous for the Purist!!
Excellent adaptation. I dislike, very much, when a teleplay strays from the story you already know ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Review of Mansfield Park
I cannot say enough about the artistic excellence of this DVD! I love Jane Austen anyhow, but this ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Horrendous in every way
If you are thinking of watching this film, go drop something very heavy on your foot. The experience ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Mansfield Park
A true BBC drama, filled with love, mystery and wonder. A delight to watch all the characters interact ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Ok, just ok...
I loved the book, just liked this movie. True to the book, but the movie was long and poorly made. For ... Read More

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