While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
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Douglas McGrath
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| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Emma Woodhouse | |
| James Cosmo | ... | Mr Weston | |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Mrs Weston | |
| Alan Cumming | ... | Mr Elton | |
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Denys Hawthorne | ... | Mr Woodhouse |
| Sophie Thompson | ... | Miss Bates | |
| Jeremy Northam | ... | Mr Knightley | |
| Toni Collette | ... | Harriet Smith | |
| Kathleen Byron | ... | Mrs Goddard | |
| Phyllida Law | ... | Mrs Bates | |
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Edward Woodall | ... | Mr. Martin |
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Brett Miley | ... | Little Boy |
| Brian Capron | ... | John Knightley | |
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Karen Westwood | ... | Isabella |
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Paul Williamson | ... | Footman |
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Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly. Written by Philip Brubaker <coda@nando.net>
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EnglishRelease Date:
30 August 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$240,649, 4 August 1996, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$22,201,883, 24 November 1996Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$15,600,000Company Credits
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Mr. Knightley: Not fascinating, but true.
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Mr. Knightly's hairstyle and collar change during his proposal to Emma. See more »Quotes
Emma Woodhouse: How fascinating that any discordancy between us must always arise from *my* being wrong.Mr. Knightley: Not fascinating, but true.
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I have no idea how a Texan (the director, Douglas McGrath) and the American actress Gwyneth Paltrow ever pulled this off but seeing this again will remind you what all the fuss about Ms. Paltrow was in the first place! I had long since gone off the woman and still feel she is rather dull in her Oscar-winning "Shakespeare In Love" performance but she gets all the beats right here--she is nigh on perfect as Emma Woodhouse. She may have won her Oscar for Shakespeare but she should be remembered for this.
Of course, she's surrounded by a great supporting cast including Toni Collette, Greta Scacchi, Juliette Stevenson et al...Jeremy Northam is very appealing as the love interest, even if the script wallows a bit in his declaration of love to Paltrow (in the process, allowing all of the tension to drain out of their relationship); several years on, Ewan's hair is a little easier to take than it was in '96 and, personally, I find puckish Alan Cumming a grating presence in anything nowadays. But the standout is, without a doubt, Sophie Thompson (sister of Emma Thompson, daughter of Phyllida Law) as Miss Bates; what this version needs is a scene where Emma reconciles with Miss Bates, as she is the character to whose fate we are drawn. The film is worth watching (again even) for her performance alone.
All in all, this has aged wonderfully with charm to spare and more than enough subtlety to sort out the British class system. Well worth a rental (because its unlikely that Paltrow will ever be this good again--but we'll always have Emma).