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Emma
1996
A faithful, enchanting adaptation of Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse, a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly cost her her own shot at romance. From the producers of A&E's acclaimed PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Read more
| Starring | Kate Beckinsale, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Bernard Hepton |
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| Director | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| Genres | Drama |
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Emma
A faithful, enchanting adaptation of Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse, a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly cost her her own shot at romance. From the producers of A&E's acclaimed PRIDE & PREJUDICE.
| Starring | Kate Beckinsale, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Bernard Hepton, Samantha Bond, Dominic Rowan, Prunella Scales, James Hazeldine, Raymond Coulthard |
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| Director | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| Studio | ITV DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins Watch now: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Sep 2004 Watch now: 08 Aug 2009 Production year: 1996 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
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Sue Birtwistle and adaptor Andew Davies are proving that the quality still shines through even when you convert the work into a medium which was not invented until 120 years after Austen's death.
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My only real objection to Emma is that it was over too quickly.
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27 out of 28 people found this review helpful
The Better Emma
This production of 'Emma' , originally made for British television in the wave of the Jane Austen mania spurred by BBC's 'Pride and Prejudice', works better on all levels than the more famous film version, starring Gwyneth Paltrow released at the same time. Like the BBC's Pride & Prejudice, this too was written by Andrew Davies and produced by Sue Bristle. This production team combine a feel good factor with light comedy and realism that manages to capture the Austen spirit, rather than the superficial, high brow, stilted mannerisms that handicapped many other adaptions (e.g. Gwyneth's). Emma is a more difficult character to portray than other Austen heroines, we have to like her despite her awful failings and Beckinsale aided by Davies's script, easily wins our affection, even though we often cringe at her behavior. Aided by other great actors; Prunella Scales combines comedy with tragedy. this is the Emma to watch.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
excellent
faithful to the book
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A faithful, enchanting adaptation of Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse, a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly cost her her own shot at romance. From the ... -