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16 February 1997 (USA) morePlot:
Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A very good adaptation more (34 total)Cast
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The blue striped cotton day dress Kate Beckinsale (Emma Woodhouse) wears while telling Mr. Knightley about Harriet's reply to Mr. Martin is the same costume Victoria Hamilton (Miss Granham) wears in "To the Ends of the Earth" (2005), Julie Cox (Annabella Milbanke) wears while writing to Byron in Byron (2003) (TV), and Amanda Lawrence (Poyner) wears working for the Meagleses in "Little Dorrit" (2008). moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The year is approximately 1815, yet Jane Fairfax sings an Italian song composed in 1857. moreQuotes:
Mr. Knightley: [Knightley speaks of Frank Churchill who will be going to London] To get his hair cut? moreSoundtrack:
All People that on Earth do Dwell moreFAQ
Why does Mrs. Elton have such an unusual accent?more
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Kate Beckinsale is excellent as the manipulative and yet irresistibly charming Emma in this TV-adaptation of Jane Austen´s novel. When I read that novel I was sometimes quite doubtful whether the protagonist really deserved to be considered the heroine of the story: for honestly, she is so terribly self-righteous and scheming that one is tempted to dislike her seriously. Kate Beckinsale´s interpretation, however, saves Emma from herself so to speak: she is portrayed with all the innocence and generosity of her character in full view, and one can´t help but give in and like (not to say love) her in spite of her less amiable qualities. Kate Beckinsale is the main, but not the only, reason why this TV-series is so delightful; Raymond Coulthard is perfect as Mr. Frank Churchill, expressing this character´s personal magnetism to the full (which is all the more conspicuous because of this role being not very well handled by Ewan McGregor in the 1996-screen adaptation of Emma), and Mark Strong, Samantha Morton, Bernard Hepton, and Olivia Williams are all as they should be in their respective roles. This production is, in short, a great achievement and one to view many times with increasing pleasure.