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Writers:
Jane Austen (novel)
Andrew Davies (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 February 1997 (USA) more
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Plot:
Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
The best version I've ever seen more (34 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The sprigged sheer yellow gown with white sleeves worn by Samantha Morton (Harriet Smith) at Randalls is the same costume previously worn in "Pride and Prejudice" (1995) by Lucy Davis (Maria Lucas) at Rosings Park. The costume is also worn by Emilia Fox (Clara Copperfield) in David Copperfield (1999) (TV). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The year is approximately 1815, yet Jane Fairfax sings an Italian song composed in 1857. more
Quotes:
Mr. Knightley: [Knightley speaks of Frank Churchill who will be going to London] To get his hair cut? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Princess Diaries (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Hole in the Wall more

FAQ

Why does Mrs. Elton have such an unusual accent?
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42 out of 47 people found the following comment useful.
The best version I've ever seen, 11 May 2002
Author: maddy-1 from Holland

How anyone can prefer the Gwyneth Paltrow version over this one beats me. Kate Beckinsale is absolutely charming and doesn't have Paltrow's nasal whine, Mark Strong is possibly not quite as handsome as Jeremy Northam but he is so endearing! (And who was that who said he looked 50? as far as I know, he was actually too young at the time to play Mr Knightley.)Harriet, too, is more convincing -- Toni Colette is far too statuesque. It's much closer to the book than the other version, and elegant as the Paltrow film is (hmm, isn't that what Emma called Jane Fairfax if she was pressed?), it is also rather cold and distant, whereas this version is warm and gentle. My only quibble with this version is the altogether too friendly ending; I doubt whether in Jane Austen's class-conscious world Harriet and her Mr Martin would ever have danced with the two "upper-class" couples. Nevertheless, whenever I'm in the mood for Emma, this is the one I grab!

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This adaption is a mess...especially casting sietz
A nice movie steffi_nor
Age differences. jjones-43
kate beckinsale was so ugly infatuated_11
Doran Goodwin is a much much better Emma janemddunn
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