Romance, Drama  •  1999  •  112 min  •  Teen (13+)

Mansfield Park (1999)

Mansfield Park poster

Mansfield Park (1999)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford.


Starring Cast

Frances O'Connor  •   Jonny Lee Miller  •   Alessandro Nivola


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by foregrounding a strong critique of colonialism, slavery, and patriarchal oppression, amplified beyond the original source material.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

This adaptation of Mansfield Park maintains traditional casting for its main roles. However, its narrative explicitly critiques the colonial foundations of the aristocracy's wealth and offers a strong feminist reinterpretation of the protagonist, making these DEI themes central to its storytelling.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium

The film includes a subplot depicting a same-sex affair involving Maria Bertram. This relationship is presented as one of her illicit romantic entanglements, contributing to her character's rebellion and eventual social disgrace. The narrative frames the affair as a transgression of marital vows rather than specifically condemning the same-sex aspect, resulting in a neutral portrayal of queer identity.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film critically portrays the hypocrisy and moral failings of its Christian characters, particularly the wealthy elite who profess piety while engaging in cruel, oppressive, and immoral behaviors like slavery. The narrative exposes the corruption within a society that claims Christian values, highlighting the disconnect between professed faith and actual conduct.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Mansfield Park, 1999,' based on Jane Austen's novel, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative and character arcs are entirely focused on cisgender individuals within a historical context that predates modern understandings of transsexual identity, resulting in no depiction of such themes.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1999 film "Mansfield Park" is an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1999 film adapts Jane Austen's novel, set in 19th-century England. The main characters, implicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors, with no instances of a character's race being changed from their established canon.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.0
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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7.8
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7.1

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