Mansfield Park (1999)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Mansfield Park |
| Original title | Mansfield Park |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 0 |
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| Director | Patricia Rozema |
| script | Patricia Rozema |
| production | Sarah Curtis |
| music | Lesley Barber |
| camera | Michael Coulter |
| cut | Martin Walsh |
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Mansfield Park is a British film drama by Patricia Rozema from the year 1999 . The screenplay by Patricia Rozema is based on the novel Mansfield Park by Jane Austen , but differs from this in several places.
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Fanny Price came from a large and poor family and was sent as a young girl by her parents to wealthy relatives Lady Bertram and Sir Thomas Bertram in Mansfield Park so that she could get a good education.
At Mansfield Park, Fanny is little valued or noticed by most family members, especially her aunt Norris. Her cousin Edmund, on the other hand, is close to her; he is gracious and warm to her, and also encourages Fanny's literary attempts to write England's history from the perspective of women.
While Edmund's father Sir Thomas has to travel to the island colony of Antigua to sort out the problems with the slaves on his plantations, Maria, the elder of his two daughters, becomes engaged to Mr. Rushworth, about whom Fanny writes in her diary that he is restricted would apply if he did not have a high income . In addition, the unmarried siblings Mary and Henry Crawford move into the neighborhood and befriend Sir Thomas' children. The two Bertram daughters, Julia and fiancé Maria, are quickly caught by Henry Crawford's charm. Fanny observed for weeks that he only played with the feelings of the girls in love.
When the eldest son, Tom Bertram, returns from London with his college friend Mr. Yates, the young people decide to spend their time studying a play and plan to put it on in Mansfield Park. Fanny is only an observer because she is against the performance because Sir Thomas would not allow it. When the host unexpectedly returns home, he is actually very angry and forbids further rehearsals.
Edmund has meanwhile fallen in love with Mary Crawford. Fanny is dismayed because she has deep feelings for him, but also because she has doubts about Miss Crawford's strength of character. Since the wedding of Maria Bertram to Mr. Rushworth, Henry Crawford has shown great interest in Fanny and her negative attitude seems to attract him particularly. To convince her of his seriousness, he finally makes her a marriage proposal, which she does not accept. Her uncle in particular does not understand this, but he cannot convince her of the social advantage of such a connection. Hoping that she will change her mind, he sends her back to her poor family in Portsmouth .
Henry Crawford visits Fanny there and repeats his marriage proposal, which she initially accepts because she has learned that Edmund wants to marry Mary. However, she then rejects him again because she has doubts about his character. Edmund brings her back to Mansfield Park because his older brother Tom has returned home seriously ill and Fanny is needed there.
The rejected Henry starts an affair with Maria, who is desperate enough because she says she cannot get out of her marriage. When the affair comes out, Mary makes plans to reintroduce her brother and Maria, who have disappeared together, back into society after a period of time. She also talks about spending the money that Edmund would inherit if Tom did not survive his illness for such companies. When she blames Fanny for her brother's misstep, Edmund realizes her true character and banishes her from his heart. He recognizes Fanny's upright character, falls in love with her, and they marry.
Reviews
- Kenneth Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times on November 18, 1999 that the film was energetic, but criticized that the director tried at all costs to be modern.
- The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a " revealing adaptation " of the novel. He was " staged against the historical ambience " and remained " still stuck to a bygone era "; the representations were praised.
Nominations
Patricia Rozema was nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques of the Montréal World Film Festival in 1999. Frances O'Connor was nominated for the Golden Satellite Award in 2000.
background
The film was shot in England , including London . It had its world premiere on August 27, 1999 at the Montréal Film Festival , on September 15, 1999 it was presented at the Toronto Film Festival . The film grossed approximately $ 4.76 million in US cinemas .
Web links
- Mansfield Park in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mansfield Park at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Mansfield Park at Metacritic (English)