Emma
1997, 107 minutes, Rated PG
This lavish new film adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel of marriage and manners, Emma, stars Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbor) as one of Austen's most loveable yet infuriating, heroines. Emma is beautiful rich and clever and rules over her elderly father, Mr. Woodhouse (Bernard Hepton). She tries to influence the love-lives of their circle of friends in the small village of Highbury, with comic and disastrous results.
Emma has no shortage of would-be suitors herself. The amorous vicar Mr. Elton (Dominic Rowan "Between The Lines") competes for her love with the dashing Frank Churchell (Raymond Coulthard, "Band Of Gold") and the outspoken and down-to-earth Mr. George Knightley (Mark Strong, "Our Friends In The North"). Emma largely ignores their advances, preferring to concentrate on finding a match for her new friend Harriet Smith (Samantha Morton, "Band Of Gold") than face up to her own desires.
- Director:
- Diarmuid Lawrence [3],
- Starring:
- Mark Strong [9], Kate Beckinsale [32], Bernard Hepton [19],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Surround
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