Another example of holes in the emotional fabric of the film occurs in the depiction of the life of the Price family. They are poor, as Mrs. Price whispers to Fanny, because she married for love. Obviously, poverty can be a grinding force. However, the Prices all look healthy, and the food served is in good portion. Poverty, therefore, is not an excuse for maggots crawling over the table.
Poor people can have the dignity of a clean table, even if they are struggling.
Perhaps, the message here is that marriage to a wrong person could be equally disastrous, whether it is motivated by love or by money. After all, Mrs. Price s sister, the hapless Lady Bertram, is also unhappy in her life. Love and money shift in and out of our lives, and neither can do much for us if we are not doing the right thing with the right mate. Unfortunately, this point cannot emerge with any reality because of the shock value of disgusting images which seem mostly thrown in for their clich association. The acting in the film further detracted from our engagement with this story.