Mansfield Park is a 1999 British romantic comedy-drama film loosely based on Jane Austen's novel of the same name, written and directed by Patricia Rozema. The film differs sharply from the original novel in many respects. For example, the life of Jane Austen is incorporated into the film and the issues of slavery and plantations as well. The majority of the film was made at Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire. The film tells the story of Fanny Price, whose mother, Mrs Price, married a relatively poor man for love and whose father cannot afford to support his large family. At the age of 10, Fanny... is summoned to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertram family and their four children: Tom, Maria Bertram, Edmund and Julia; and Fanny's other maternal aunt, Mrs Norris, at Mansfield Park. Fanny's arrival is less than welcoming and it is made clear that she is to be treated differently from her cousins. Mrs. Norris treats her more like a servant than a relative. As the separation from her own family begins to overwhelm her, and she is told that she is expected to stay at Mansfield forever, Fanny is distressed.
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| Release date: | August 27, 1999 |
| Directed by: | Patricia Rozema |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 112 Minutes |
| Producer: | Sarah Curtis |
| Editor: | Martin Walsh |
| Music by: | Lesley Barber |
| Cinematography: | Michael Coulter |
| Screenplay by: | Patricia Rozema |
| Adapted from: | Mansfield Park |