Mansfield Park

Fanny is bundled into a carriage and taken away from her family. It seems that mother has given me away, she writes her sister.

Canadian director Patricia Rozema has done a good job of dragging Austen's most serious work into the 21st century while keeping its integrity intact.

...gorgeously composed, with standout production design and stunning cinematography. The screenplay achieves the difficult goal of making Mansfield Park both accessible to and engaging for a modern audience.

...Mansfield Park is a handsome and forceful piece of work...