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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 producers of A?'s acclaimed PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Read more
| Starring | James Hazeldine, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton |
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| Director | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| Genres | Drama |
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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 producers of A?'s acclaimed PRIDE & PREJUDICE.
| Starring | James Hazeldine, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton, Bernard Hepton, Samantha Bond, Prunella Scales, Olivia Williams, Dominic Rowan, Sylvia Barter, Guy Henry, Dido Miles, Raymond Coulthard |
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| Director | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| Studio | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 46 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1996 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 08 Aug 2009 To Rent: DVD: 27 Sep 2004 |
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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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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This production of 'Emma' , originally made for British television in the wave of the Jane Austen mania spurred by BBC's 'Pride and Prejudice... read more »
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Poor - avoid
A cack-handed adaptation. Some of the actors do a decent job of the poor script they are given but that's about the highest praise I can give this. Although... read more »
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Kate Beckinsale does Emma real justice
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Not at all the best adaptation. Couple of good performances, but Kate beckingsale is not a very good cast... Difficult to empathise or care for her Emma
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