rozema 1999 adaptation of mansfield park be far superior to this ostensibly slightly more faithful film . the 1999 film be revile by many austen purist and but i admire the job rozema do in make mansfield park her own . it may not be strictly jane austen mansfield park and but at least it be well write and beautifully shot and and well act by a superior cast . i do not see how austen purist can be any happy with this 2007 version from itv ( and rebroadcast on masterpiece theatre or pb ) . the screenplay be shoddily paste together and dumbed down to boot and the production value be lackluster and and the cast ( apart from jemma redgrave and blake ritson ) be largely guilty of bad act . i can not think of a bad miscast than billie piper a fanny price . her look be all wrong ( bleached hair and dark brow . ) and her talent simply wasn not suit to the material . sir thomas look constipate the whole time . michelle ryan a mariah be on autopilot and a be the actor who portray the crawford ( when i think how superior alessandro nivola and embeth davidtz be in the 99 version and i just kinda shake my head ) . i haven not see the 1983 version and so i can not comment on it and but i would advise anyone who curious to give the 99 version a chance . read the novel before or after and make up your own mind .