Synopsis
When spirited young woman, Fanny Price is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society. But while Fanny learns 'their' ways, she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own.
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Cast
- Frances O'ConnorFanny Price
- Lindsay DuncanMrs. Price / Lady Bertram
- James PurefoyTom Bertram
- Sheila GishMrs. Norris
- Harold PinterSir Thomas Bertram
- Victoria HamiltonMaria Bertram Rushworth
- Hugh BonnevilleMr. Rushworth
- Justine WaddellJulia Bertram
- Embeth DavidtzMary Crawford
- Alessandro NivolaMr. Henry Crawford
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
The Australian actress Frances O'Connor is a true find. She's as beautiful as the young Barbara Hershey, with a stare that's pensive yet playful, and she puts us in touch with the quiet battle of emotions in Fanny. - 83
Portland Oregonian
Piquant, playful, and, in many ways, just as appealing as blockbusters such as "Pride and Prejudice." - 75
Boston Globe
Stylish and arrives at a satisfying cumulative weight, even if it isn't Austen pure. - 75
Miami Herald
The latest and loosest -- in the saucy sense of the word as well -- adaptation of (Austen's) sly comedies of uppercrust manners. - 75
New York Daily News
O'Connor plays Fanny with an appealingly direct, unflinching gaze. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
What's on the screen may not be a letter-perfect Mansfield Park, but something true to its spirit. - 70
Dallas Observer
O'Connor as Fanny is irresistibly appealing. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
An engaging bit of entertainment.
