this be a movie that amuse me the first time around and delight me on further viewing and and continue to grow in my esteem . the script light tone hide depths that surprise . stillman strike just the right note in a story that touch on pain and fear that be genuinely daunt ( divorce of parent and love unrequited and etc ) as well a the comic value of his character earnestness and foible and keep just the right distance so that comedy keep just ahead while all lead to the modest but charm triumph of the shy and virtuous protagonist . the link to mansfield park ( the book and not the movie ) have be note by some observer and with a story center on the mischief some young people get up to while their parent be absent and and the trial this bring for the young protagonist . but this isn not austen story and not really . stillman have do something like what austen might have want to do and have she be a filmmaker in our time . but with his own story and his own time and more and his own world and his own delightful touch . consider the budget stillman have to work with and this be a masterpiece .