Mansfield Park
First screened in March 2020
Director: Patricia Rozema. Cast: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Embeth Davidtz, Harold Pinter, Lindsay Duncan, James Purefoy, Justine Waddell, Amelia Warner, Victoria Hamilton, Hugh Bonneville, Sheila Gish, Hannah Gordon Brown, Talya Gordon, Sophia Myles, Charles Edwards, Hilton McRae, Hannah Popplewell, Elizabeth Eaton, Elizabeth Earl, Philip Sarson. Screenplay: Patricia Rozema (based on the novel by Jane Austen. Twitter Capsule:
Striking adaptation of an under-celebrated Austen novel. Rozema seizes smartly on its twists and chills. Well cast.
VOR:④Clueless aside, people recall the 1990s Austen on Film boom as more uniform than it was. Styles and takes varied! This one, rarely discussed, is special.