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Emma

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • TV-G
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
5.9K
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4,136
1,151
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Faithful, enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse--a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardizing her own shot... Read allFaithful, enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse--a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardizing her own shot at romance.Faithful, enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse--a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardizing her own shot at romance.

  • Director
    • Diarmuid Lawrence
  • Writers
    • Jane Austen
    • Andrew Davies
  • Stars
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Bernard Hepton
    • Mark Strong
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    5.9K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,136
    1,151
    • Director
      • Diarmuid Lawrence
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen
      • Andrew Davies
    • Stars
      • Kate Beckinsale
      • Bernard Hepton
      • Mark Strong
    • 50User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Kate Beckinsale and Raymond Coulthard in Emma (1996)
    Kate Beckinsale, Raymond Coulthard, and Samantha Morton in Emma (1996)
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    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Emma Woodhouse
    Bernard Hepton
    Bernard Hepton
    • Mr Woodhouse
    Mark Strong
    Mark Strong
    • Mr. Knightley
    Samantha Bond
    Samantha Bond
    • Mrs Weston
    James Hazeldine
    James Hazeldine
    • Mr Weston
    Dominic Rowan
    Dominic Rowan
    • Mr Elton
    Samantha Morton
    Samantha Morton
    • Harriet Smith
    Prunella Scales
    Prunella Scales
    • Miss Bates
    Sylvia Barter
    • Mrs Bates
    Guy Henry
    Guy Henry
    • John Knightley
    Dido Miles
    • Isabella Knightley
    Raymond Coulthard
    Raymond Coulthard
    • Frank Churchill
    Olivia Williams
    Olivia Williams
    • Jane Fairfax
    Lucy Robinson
    Lucy Robinson
    • Mrs Elton
    Peter Howell
    Peter Howell
    • Mr Perry
    Judith Coke
    • Mrs Goddard
    Alistair Petrie
    Alistair Petrie
    • Robert Martin
    Phoebe Welles-Cooper
    • Elizabeth Martin
    • Director
      • Diarmuid Lawrence
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen
      • Andrew Davies
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    • Trivia
      Bernard Hepton (Mr Woodhouse) and Samantha Bond (Mrs Weston) previously played father and daughter, Sir Thomas and Maria Bertram, in another Jane Austen adaptation, Mansfield Park (1983).
    • Goofs
      The year is approximately 1815, yet Jane Fairfax sings an Italian song composed in 1857.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Knightley: [Knightley speaks of Frank Churchill who will be going to London] To get his hair cut?

    • Connections
      Featured in Masterpiece: Emma (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      All People that on Earth Do Dwell
      (uncredited)

      Lyrics by William Kethe

      Music by Louis Bourgeois

      [Hymn sung at church when Emma first sees Harriet Smith]

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    9/10
    A very good adaptation
    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.
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    • Release date
      • February 16, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jane Austen's Emma
    • Filming locations
      • Broughton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • A+E Networks
      • Chestermead
      • Meridian Broadcasting
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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