Events › Jane Austen Birthday Party & Film Screening

It's Jane Austen's 250th birthday! Join us for a tea party with crafts, coloring and a screening of the 1999 adaptation of Mansfield Park. 

For teens and adults, ages 13 and up.

About the film:
Patricia Rozema wrote and directed this decidedly modernized adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about a poor but headstrong young woman (Frances O'Connor) who goes to live with rich relatives. Mary: Embeth Davidtz. Edmund: Jonny Lee Miller. Crawford: Alessandro Nivola. Thomas: Harold Pinter.

© Miramax Films | PG-13 | 110 minutes

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Accessibility
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available for this screening.

Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event.