122. Mansfield Park

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Actors from the 1983, 1999, and 2007 adaptations of Mansfield Park, including Sylvestra Le Touzel, Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, and Billie Piper

It's been too long since we've covered the works of Jane Austen, so with Episode 122 of Adapt or Perish, we're back with a look at Mansfield Park. Join us as we try to answer the question: Fanny Price, total wet blanket or introvert heroine?

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Jane Austen's original 1814 novel
  • The 1983 miniseries, directed by David Giles, written by Kenneth Taylor, and starring Sylvestra Le Touzel, Nicholas Farrell, Samantha Bond, Angela Pleasence, Anna Massey, Jackie Smith-Wood, and Robert Burbage
  • The 1999 theatrical movie, written and directed by Patricia Rozema, and starring Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, James Purefoy, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Harold Pinter, and Hugh Bonneville
  • The 2007 TV movie, directed by Iain B. MacDonald, written by Maggie Wadey, and starring Billie Piper, Blake Ritson, James D'Arcy, Jemma Redgrave, Douglas Hodge, Hayley Atwell, and Rory Kinnear

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