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Emma (1996)

starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming, Denys Hawthorne
directed by: Douglas McGrath

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781558905733
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC
ISBN: 1558905731
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 05, 1999
Running Time: 121 minutes
Sales Rank: 694
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: August 02, 1996



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Description:
This delightfully fun and lighthearted comedy is based on the story that inspired the hit movie CLUELESS! Dazzling Gwyneth Paltrow (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) shines as EMMA, a mischievous young beauty who sets up her single friends. Funny thing is ... she's not very good at it! So when Emma tries to find a man for Harriet (Toni Collette -- THE SIXTH SENSE, ABOUT A BOY), she makes a hilariously tangled mess of everyone's lives. You'll enjoy all the comic confusion ... until Emma herself falls in love, finally freeing everyone from her outrageously misguided attempts at matchmaking.

Amazon.com:
Most people didn't mind Gwyneth Paltrow's English accent in this charming, 1996 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel (which also inspired Clueless). But even if it doesn't sound quite right to you, there are plenty of authentic and wonderful Brit thespians in this film by screenwriter-turned-director Douglas McGrath (co-author of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway), including Juliet Stevenson (Truly Madly Deeply), Alan Cumming (Buddy), Phyllida Law (Much Ado About Nothing), Ewan McGregor (the Scots star of Trainspotting), and Sophie Thompson, outstanding and finally heartbreaking as the chattering Miss Bates. Paltrow plays Austen's benign busybody, Emma Woodhouse--so busy trying to arrange the lives of others that she is sidestepping her own. McGrath brings a kind of pretty and light touch to the production, his best move the wise delegation of creative authority to the actors themselves. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Simply adorable
Gwyneth Paltrow takes on the Austenian role with all the elegance anyone could possibly bring. She ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Its familiarity could be forgiven if Paltrow were half as interesting as she should have been...
Okay, don't hate me for this, but I came to a revelation while watching `Emma' the other night. Are ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Gwyneth Paltrow IS Emma
The role of Emma is played perfectly by Gweneth Paltrow. She's delightful as the failed matchmaker of ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Your entire personality is a riddle, Mr. Knightley. I thought you overqualified.
1996's EMMA brings us a quasi-modern version of the Austen masterpiece, starring a lovable Gwyneth Paltrow ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Not quite as good as the other "Emma"
I have a preference for comedy and humor and wit (why I prefer Austen to the Brontes), and I'll admit that ... Read More

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