Emma (A&E, 1997)
starring: Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton, Mark Strong (II), Samantha Bond, James Hazeldine
directed by: Diarmuid Lawrence
directed by: Diarmuid Lawrence
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: AUSTIN,JANE
EAN: 9780767020305
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767020308
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 26, 1999
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 756
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 1997
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Emma Woodhouse imagines that she dominates those around her in the small town of Highbury, but her matchmaking creates problems for herself and others.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 26-OCT-1999
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Similar to the equally excellent Valmont, this version of Jane Austen's classic novel had the misfortune of following a sumptuous big-star version with Gwyneth Paltrow, which was released the summer before. And, just as 1989's Valmont suffered comparisons with Dangerous Liaisons, inevitably these Emmas were held up next to one another.
This delicious Emma concerns a young woman of financial substance (Kate Beckinsale), who fancies herself a matchmaker, especially with shy Miss Harriet Smith (Samantha Morton, who also appears in A&E's Jane Eyre). In Emma's swirling world of social activity and social consciousness, one's position and stature is a constant preoccupation. But to her credit, Emma, albeit a busybody, has compassion for all classes, and for her kindly but hypochondriacal father (Bernard Hepton).
This miniseries is more subtle than the grand theatrical release, is truer to the novel, and gives a richer explanation of the relationship between Emma associates Jane Fairfax (beautiful Olivia Williams of Rushmore) and the duplicitous Frank Churchill (Raymond Coulthard). Of course, at the center, as in all Austen stories, is the romance between the unsuspecting leading lady and an unlikely, but wholly suitable gentleman. In this case, it's Emma and her brother-in-law, the righteous (as played here) Mr. Knightley (Mark Strong). Strong's Mr. Knightley is more reserved, less coy than Jeremy Northam's; he plays Knightley more like Mr. Darcy (the leading man in Austen's Pride and Prejudice, which A&E also offers in a wonderful miniseries). Beckinsale proves to be utterly delightful and in no way should this excellent adaptation be ignored. --N.F. Mendoza
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- Love Anything AustenI love Jane Austen! EMMA is a wonderful movie. Please read the book and see the movie....it's great ... Read More
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- Emma (A&E, 1997)I saw this on PBS after I had read the book. It is very faithful to the book, so I decided to buy a copy ... Read More
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- Best Emma yet!My mom, sister and I all enjoyed this version of Emma very much! I just love the romance it has to it. Other ... Read More
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- Well done, indeed!I own three Emma's: this one, Paltrow's and another BBC production from the 70's. The mettlesome Kate Beckensale ... Read More
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- Best EmmaThis is the best version of Emma and I own 3 of them. Most believable.
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