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Emma - DVD

SKU: 3552765 | Release Date: 1/5/1999

Rating: PG for OK For Children, Suitable for Children

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Rating: PG for OK For Children, Suitable for Children
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1996
Length: 121 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Comedies
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Other Formats: Blu-ray Disc - $34.99

Synopsis

Based on the novel by Jane Austen (who in the '90s seemed to be in the running alongside William Shakespeare and Stephen King for the honors of most adapted author in Hollywood), this period romantic comedy stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Woodhouse, a young woman who imagines herself an authority on matters of the heart. With the best of intentions, Emma plays matchmaker for her friends, most notably her friend Harriet (Toni Collette), who Emma links up with the Reverend Elton (Alan Cumming), and her governess, (Greta Scacchi), who she introduces to her future husband, Mr. Weston (James Cosmo). However, Emma is not nearly as good at playing Cupid as she likes to imagine, and she spends so much time trying to solve everyone else's romantic problems that it takes her quite some time to realize that she's fallen in love with Mr. Knightly (Jeremy Northam). A television miniseries based on Austen's book appeared a year later, while a year prior to Emma, the story appeared in modernized form in the popular teen comedy Clueless. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Version Details

Sound

Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel/stereo

Languages/Sound

Eng

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

Dolby Surround Theatrical trailer Chapter search

Chapters

Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Program Start [:17]
2. Opening Credits [4:49]
3. A Handsome Friend [2:45]
4. Mr. Elton's Heart [1:41]
5. Miss Smith [3:01]
6. A Revealing Chat [5:06]
7. Posing For The Portrait [4:28]
8. Wrong Target [5:12]
9. Riddle Interruption [8:39]
10. Christmas Eve Party [6:27]
11. Confession To A Friend [1:50]
12. Sad News For Harriet [2:30]
13. The Bates Sisters [3:55]
14. Awkward Moment [5:33]
15. The Coles' Party [1:48]
16. Love Misunderstanding [3:51]
17. Looking Out For Jane [15:37]
18. The Ball [10:19]
19. Picnic Impertinence [8:26]
20. Missing The Target [6:37]
21. Dispelling Thoughts [1:56]
22. Knightley Returns [4:31]
23. Declaration Of Love [5:39]
24. A Final Match [1:43]
25. The Wedding [:50]
26. End Credits [3:07]

Cast

Kathleen Byron - Mrs. Goddard
Phyllida Law - Mrs. Bates
Karen Westwood - Isabella
Gwyneth Paltrow - Emma Woodhouse
Toni Collette - Harriet Smith
Alan Cumming - Rev. Elton
Greta Scacchi - Mrs. Weston
Juliet Stevenson - Mrs. Elton
Sophie Thompson - Miss Bates
Polly Walker - Jane Fairfax
Paul Williamson - Footman
James Cosmo - Mr. Weston
Ewan McGregor - Frank Churchill
John Franklyn-Robbins - Mr. Cole
Denys Hawthorne - Mr. Woodhouse
Jeremy Northam - Mr. Knightly
Angela Down - Mrs. Martin
Rebecca Craig - Miss Martin
Brett Miley - Little Boy
John Franklyn Robbins - Mr. Cole
Brian Capron - John Knightley
Edward Woodall - Robert Martin
Ruth Jones - Bates Maid
Jeremy Northam - Mr. Knightley
Angela Down - Mrs. Cole

Crew

Producer: Steven Haft
Costume Designer: Ruth Myers
Cinematographer: Ian Wilson
Composer (Music Score): Rachel Portman
Songwriter: Rachel Portman
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein ,Harvey Weinstein
Editor: Lesley Walker
Casting: Mary Selway
Production Designer: Michael Howells
Associate Producer: Donna Grey
Art Director: Sam Riley
Sound/Sound Designer: Chris Munro
Producer: Patrick Cassavetti
Executive Producer: Donna Gigliotti
Casting: Sarah Trevis
First Assistant Director: Davina Nicholson
Director: Douglas McGrath
Screenwriter: Douglas McGrath
Art Director: Joshua Meath-Baker
Associate Producer: Donna Gray
Set Designer: Totty Whately
Book Author: Jane Austen

Emma: AMG Review
Mike Cummings , AMG

In this 1996 adaptation of a Jane Austen novel of the same name, American actress Gwyneth Paltrow is ever so English, because she has nailed not only the upper-class British accent but also the upper-class British bearing and demeanor. As Emma Woodhouse, she thinks she is all-wise about everyone's romantic longings and plays puppeteer to manipulate eligible men and women into marriageable position. Ironically, the person she knows least about -- and the person with the most interesting matrimonial possibilities -- is herself. The audience suspects that Emma and the handsome George Knightley (Jeremy Northam) will eventually pair up, but then again there is always the dashing Frank Churchill (Ewan McGregor). Meanwhile, director and scriptwriter Douglas McGrath centers the action on other romantic intrigues, as well as gentle satire and drawing-room wit and repartee. Toni Collette shines as the naive and gullible Harriet Smith, the focus of matchmaking gone wrong, and Juliet Stevenson becomes vanity personified as Mrs. Elton. ~ Mike Cummings, All Movie Guide

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