Synopsis
Nothing delights Emma more than meddling in the love lives of others. But when she takes protege Harriet Smith under her wing, her plans can only end in disaster...
2009 Directed by Jim O'Hanlon
Nothing delights Emma more than meddling in the love lives of others. But when she takes protege Harriet Smith under her wing, her plans can only end in disaster...
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Mr Knightley: Will you dance, dear Emma?
me, sobbing into my empty Thai food container, gently stroking my sweet oblivious pets as they lay on my lap, blissfully unaware of how truly unhinged their Jane Austen Hoe owner is: and dance they did..... my babies...... look at them go....
Emma Woodhouse is living on delusional bitch planet. I feel seen. I feel heard. 🥂💖
who is the most feminist hero of austen lore and why is it george “i’ll move into my wife’s home so she never has to leave her father and i’ll probably take her last name too cause fuck it” knightley
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
Beautifully written and brilliantly acted. The only downside to this film (for males) is that it is sure to bring you to the realization that, compared to Mr. Knightley, you are a disgrace to the name of man.
As much as I adore Emma and Mr. Knightley (my absolute favorite Austen couple, perfectly embodied here by Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller), what might actually make this adaptation so incredibly special is how much space it devotes to Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax, whose love story I find increasingly fascinating with every watch.
IF I LOVED YOU LESS I MIGHT BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE
i think about this shit everyday
I am like Emma because I too stick my nose in my friends romantic lives while ignoring (lowkey obsessing over) my own love life
4 Hour BBC adaptation of the Austen novel with Romola Garai as the oblivious matchmaker with a great head of hair. Unlike the previous adaptations I've seen (I haven't read more than a few pages of the book) the serial emphasizes the melodrama and sadness and anger of the story (the father's fear of Emma leaving home, the severe physical breakdowns of Harriet and Jane, two of Emma's unwitting victims, Frank's bitterness at his thwarted ambitions). The Alicia Silverstone and Gwyneth Paltrow versions are light, almost screwball comedies, gently poking fun at their slightly dim, self-obsessed heroines. This one emphasizes Emma's innocence, her profound lack of understanding of the world and the people around her. The series of misapprehensions that…