Emma (1996)
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Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Letterboxed
• NTSC
In Theaters : 02 August, 1996
DVD Release : 05 January, 1999 |
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Emma (1996) Customer Reviews
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Another great production of a 19th century novel!
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The story may vary greatly from what the book was intended to express but I liked the premise of the movie. I have never read the book. However, it doesn't matter. The movie is what the movie is.
The poor little rich girl has nothing left to do after her governess gets married but to try to "repeat" her success at match making by hooking up the parson with a local girl. The whole thing backfires miserably, and Emma nearly loses her true and best friend in the process.
There is so much in human nature and the nature of females during this time period that are still characteristic of women today. (Even though we have come a long way) I think the screenplay writers thought that it would be better to express the more positive sides of busy bodies given from the male perspective. Then one could understand the reasons why Mr. Knightly came to adore Emma.
The story was humorous and well written and the actors were all obviously selected to compliment one another. I loved Gwyenth Paltrow in this part and think she made an incredible character with or without any help from the "Emma" in Jane Austen's book.
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Emma (1996) dvd movie.