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Emma (BBC, 1972)

starring: Doran Godwin, John Carson, Donald Eccles, Constance Chapman, Ellen Dryden
directed by: John Glenister

: Emma (BBC, 1972)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790770246
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 0790770245
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 24, 2004
Running Time: 270 minutes
Sales Rank: 22826
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1972



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Product Description:
This bbc production set in the small town of highbury depicts the often hilarious attempts of miss emma woodhouse to make proper marital matches for all of her friends. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/22/2005 Starring: Doran Godwin Ellen Dryden Run time: 240 minutes Rating: Nr Director: John Glenister

Amazon.com:
The key to any Jane Austen adaptation is finding the perfect balance of romantic yearning and savage, satirical wit. Austen's Emma has these two qualities at their most exquisite and tantalizing, and this BBC adaptation from 1972 serves the novel with complete satisfaction. Delightful Doran Godwin captures not only the title character's good nature and resilient will, but also her exasperating self-satisfaction and ungovernable manipulative impulses. Believing herself to be acting in everyone's best interests, Emma takes the lower-class Harriet Smith (Debbie Bowen) under her wing and sets out to find the girl a suitable husband, disregarding what havoc she wreaks along the way. Her foolish father (Donald Eccles) cannot temper Emma's fancies; only the stern Mr. Knightly (John Carson) offers any reason or restraint. This sprightly adaptation is far superior to the mediocre 1996 film (starring Gwyneth Paltrow) and on par with the ingenious Clueless, which cunningly translates the story to a Beverly Hills high school. The luxurious span of a six-part miniseries gives this version the opportunity to revel in Emma's every deliciously misguided moment. --Bret Fetzer



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Surprisingly Great Movie
I purchased this movie because of my favorite British actor, John Carson. I was actually pretty pleased ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Poor casting ruins a decent screenplay
This Emma follows the book faithfully, which means that there is plenty that could be cut. The main problem ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Emma
One of Jane Austen's really enjoyable classics. Great for a cozy evenilng in front of fire.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - It's engaging
Quite good. Godwin portrayed Emma in a style I thought more in keeping with Austen's character; not beautiful, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Very Good
Great Adaptation. I think that in some ways I liked the way Jane Fairfax was played better in this version than ... Read More

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