Mansfield Park (1999)
82%RT Audience Score: 77%
Awards & Nominations: 5 nominations
Solid performances, bold direction
Mansfield Park is like a Jane Austen book come to life, but with a modern twist. It’s got all the romance and social gamesmanship you could want, but with a little extra oomph. Sure, it might not be 100% faithful to the original story, but who cares when it’s this much fun? Plus, the strong female lead is a total boss. If you’re looking for a charming and thought-provoking movie, this is it.
Production Company(ies)
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios,
Distributor
Miramax Films
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Kirby Hall, Corby, Northamptonshire, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for brief violent images, sexual content and drug use
Year of Release
1999
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 50m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 19, 1999 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 11, 2000
Genre(s)
History/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Frances O’Connor, Harold Pinter, Lindsay Duncan, Jonny Lee Miller, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, directed by Patricia Rozema, written by Jane Austen, Patricia Rozema, History, Drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Ansen, Nell Minow, Louis B Parks, Susan Stark, Derek Elley, Jay Carr, Catherine Graham, Emanuel Levy, Jeffrey M Anderson, Laura Clifford, Jeanne Aufmuth, Margaret A McGurk, PG-13, Miramax Films, produced by Sarah Curtis, period romance, Jane Austen adaptation, strong female character, dance scene, realistic elements, Edmund Bertram, Fanny Price, Mary Crawford, Henry Crawford, Sir Thomas Bertram, Mrs Price, Lady Bertram
Worldwide gross: $4,775,847
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $8,572,779
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,018
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 934,872
US/Canada gross: $4,775,847
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $8,572,779
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,665
US/Canada opening weekend: $85,608
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $153,669
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,773
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Jonny Lee Miller – Edmund Bertram
Alessandro Nivola – Henry Crawford
Frances O’Connor – Fanny Price
Harold Pinter – Sir Thomas Bertram
Lindsay Duncan – Mrs. Price, Lady Bertram
Director(s)
Patricia Rozema
Writer(s)
Jane Austen, Patricia Rozema
Producer(s)
Sarah Curtis
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (69) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (53) | Rotten (16)
Rozema’s handling of the entangled amours and social gamesmanship at Mansfield Park is delightful…It’s impure Austen, but potent moviemaking.
March 6, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
Wonderful book adaptation with strong female character.
December 25, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
While this version plays somewhat fast and loose with the original story, and even more so with the heroine’s character, it is still much more Jane Austen than not.
July 21, 2005
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4
Susan Stark
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
Too often steps out of its era to adopt a knowing, politically correct, late-20th-century attitude to the society portrayed.
January 1, 2000
Derek Elley
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Patricia Rozema’s Mansfield Park continues Jane Austen’s winning streak on film.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
It’s hard to imagine a more delightful time spent at the movies this holiday season than with this adaptation of Austen’s Mansfield Park.
March 1, 2019 | Rating: A
Catherine Graham
Santa Cruz Sentinel
March 2, 2013 | Rating: B
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Mansfield Park works because it not only comes from the novel…but also from Austen’s letters and journals.
May 26, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
While Mansfield Park doesn’t boast the high calibre Hollywood star wattage and gloss of Sense and Sensibility, it offers a more thought-provoking viewpoint.
April 9, 2005 | Rating: A-
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
…busy nothings add up to motion picture somethings in one of the year’s most charming films.
May 14, 2003 | Rating: 4/4
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
Despite such occasional flaws…Mansfield Park is a welcome treat for Austen addicts.
October 15, 2002 | Rating: 3/5
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer…
Plot
At 10, Fanny Price, a poor relation, goes to live at Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt’s husband, Sir Thomas. Clever, studious, and a writer with an ironic imagination and fine moral compass, she becomes especially close to Edmund, Thomas’s younger son. Fanny is soon possessed of beauty as well as a keen mind and comes to the attention of a neighbor, Henry Crawford. Thomas promotes this match, but to his displeasure, Fanny has a mind of her own, asking Henry to prove himself worthy. As Edmund courts Henry’s sister and as light shines on the link between Thomas’s fortunes and New World slavery, Fanny must assess Henry’s character and assert her heart as well as her wit.
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