07 February 2015

More rich Brits


Rico says he and the ladyfriend stayed up late to watch Mansfield Park, yet another we're-rich-and-you're-not BBC production, starring Hugh Bonneville (of Downton Abbey fame), Frances O'Connor (above) as Fanny Price, and Jonny Lee Miller (of Elementary fame):
At the age of ten, Fanny Price, a poor relation, goes to live at Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt's husband, Sir Thomas. Clever, studious, and a writer with an ironic imagination and fine moral compass, she becomes especially close to Edmund, Thomas' younger son. Fanny is soon possessed of beauty as well as a keen mind, and comes to the attention of a neighbor, Henry Crawford. Thomas promotes this match but, to his displeasure, Fanny has a mind of her own, asking Henry to prove himself worthy. As Edmund courts Henry's sister and as light shines on the link between Thomas' fortune and New World slavery, Fanny must assess Henry's character and assert her heart as well as her wit.
Rico says it all turns out well in the end. (But Rico was sure that Ms. O'Connor was a different actress; the smile's the same, and he'll remember who it was some day...)

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