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Mansfield Park (1999)

Jane Austen’s books are primarily romances between persons of a genteel class, and the movies that are made from the books contain emotional drama. But “Mansfield Park” takes us on a different journey, as we touch on slave trading in England during Victorian times. Fanny Price is a poor girl who has many brothers and sisters. Her mother, desperate for a way to feed all of her children, sends Fanny to live with a relation, who is the housekeeper at a grand house called Mansfield Park. The master of Mansfield, Sir Bertram, agrees to let Fanny live in the main … Continue reading →

Do Certain Movies Make Your Husband Cry?

I have been asking Wayne (begging really) to take me to see Atonement for weeks now, and this weekend he finally did. He did not want to see this movie. For one, he doesn’t like “period” movies. Meaning most things set in the past. He especially hates anything set in the 1800s. (“I’m not watching any of that 1800 crap” is a favorite saying of his.) Atonement was not of 1800 vintage. It was set during the twentieth century, specifically around World War II. (World War II era films are acceptable in Wayne’s book.) But the other reason he dragged … Continue reading →

Persuasion (1995)

I find I like the BBC’s versions of classic literature better than nearly any other production company’s version, and this is especially true of the movie adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion.” I’ve tried other renditions and this one is the best. Amanda Root stars as Anne Elliot, the middle daughter of Sir Elliot, a man with little sense who likes to spend money, and far too much of it. Anne has tried to use her good influence to keep him from completely wasting away his fortune, but has had little success. Things have gotten so out of hand that the … Continue reading →