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Title: Emma (TV Movie 1996)
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| Kate Beckinsale | ... | Emma Woodhouse | |
| Bernard Hepton | ... | Mr Woodhouse | |
| Mark Strong | ... | Mr Knightley | |
| Samantha Bond | ... | Mrs Weston | |
| James Hazeldine | ... | Mr Weston | |
| Dominic Rowan | ... | Mr Elton | |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Harriet Smith | |
| Prunella Scales | ... | Miss Bates | |
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Sylvia Barter | ... | Mrs Bates |
| Guy Henry | ... | John Knightley | |
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Dido Miles | ... | Isabella Knightley |
| Raymond Coulthard | ... | Frank Churchill | |
| Olivia Williams | ... | Jane Fairfax | |
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Lucy Robinson | ... | Mrs Elton |
| Peter Howell | ... | Mr Perry | |
Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend, Harriet, and so causes her to come to grief. Through the sharp words of Mr. Knightley, and the example of the opinionated Mrs. Elton, someone not unlike herself, Emma's attitudes begin to soften... Written by David Stanko
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.