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Emma (1996)



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Cast:
Douglas McGrath (Director)
Gwyneth Paltrow
James Cosmo
Greta Scacchi
Alan Cumming
Denys Hawthorne

Rating:
Released: January 05, 1999
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Sales Rank: 894

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This delightfully fun and lighthearted comedy is based on the story that inspired the hit movie CLUELESS! Dazzling Gwyneth Paltrow (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) shines as EMMA, a mischievous young beauty who sets up her single friends. Funny thing is ... she's not very good at it! So when Emma tries to find a man for Harriet (Toni Collette -- THE SIXTH SENSE, ABOUT A BOY), she makes a hilariously tangled mess of everyone's lives. You'll enjoy all the comic confusion ... until Emma herself falls in love, finally freeing everyone from her outrageously misguided attempts at matchmaking.

Copyright:   1996, Miramax
Video Format:   Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)
Audio Tracks:   English
# Discs:   1
Run Time:   121 minutes
Other:   Closed-captioned , Color , DVD-Video , Letterboxed , NTSC


Better version , November, 20, 2008

I have seen two versions of this Jane Austen novel. I find the choice of actors much better in this version.

 

Cute! , November, 06, 2008

If you are fond of this kind of film you should like it. It's a cute little romance. Not serious but very light hearted and somewhat comical. I probably would have given it 4 or 5 stars if the cinematography and directing had been better. I also think the casting was a little blah, with the exception of Gwyneth Paltrow and Alan Cumming.
Paltrow nailed it! I'm not a huge fan of hers but she played the complicated Emma perfectly. Well meaning but trouble making, sweet but spoiled, generous but snobbish. She really made the character charming and believable. Alan Cumming was great to, but when is he not?
I defiantly recommend you give it a shot. It's not a movie you could watch over and over again, but at least once.

 

Good , November, 02, 2008

you'll like this version. totally worth checking out. and then watch CLUELESS right after. you'll enjoy the mirror image better.

 

 

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