Emma (1996, Diarmuid Lawrence)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Emma |
| Original title | Jane Austen's Emma |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| script | Andrew Davies |
| production |
Sue Birtwistle , Philip Leach |
| music | Dominic Muldowney |
| camera | Remi Adefarasin |
| cut | Don fair service |
| occupation | |
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Emma is a British literary film adaptation from 1996, which was commissioned by Independent Television based on the novel of the same name (1815) by Jane Austen as a television film . The script was written by Andrew Davies , directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, and stars Kate Beckinsale and Mark Strong . Another adaptation, Jane Austen's Emma, starring Gwyneth Paltrow , was released in theaters that same year .
The television movie first aired in the UK on November 24, 1996 and was also released in the United States on February 16, 1997 . In Germany, this adaptation was shown for the first time on December 28, 1997 on ARD . A newly dubbed version was released on DVD for the first time on July 12, 2007. The cultural broadcaster arte showed this adaptation in a shortened version as part of the "Jane Austen program series" on August 1, 2013.
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England, early 19th century: The Highbury Ward got together for the wedding of Mr. Weston and Miss Taylor, the former governess of twenty-year-old Emma Woodhouse. That same evening, the Woodhouse family received their close friend and neighbor, Mr. Knightley. As the matchmaker, Emma boasts of the new connection and decides to give her newfound talent to the single pastor, Mr. Elton, and find him a wife. Emma, who is not dependent on marriage because of her prestigious position and wealth, soon meets 17-year-old Harriet Smith, who grew up in a boarding school for girls. Emma magnanimously overlooks their social flaws due to their illegitimate origin , since in her opinion only a respected gentleman can be considered as the father of Harriet, who in his predicament must have given the bundle into someone else's care. So she wants to introduce Harriet to high society and introduces her to Mr. Elton at the next tea party.
To Emma's regret, however, Harriet raves about the farmer Mr. Martin, whose lower class Emma does not like. But the more often she meets with Harriet, and the more and more often she meets Mr. Elton, the more he shows his growing interest with many compliments and flatteries. However, Harriet receives a marriage proposal from Mr. Martin, whereupon Emma advises her to refuse. Harriet should rather look around for a gentleman , otherwise she could no longer receive her at Hartfield in the future. When Mr. Knightley learns of Emma's intervention, he strongly rebukes her for encouraging Miss Smith to strive for higher things, because given her dishonorable origins and lack of fortune, no gentleman would be willing to consider her as a wife. After this argument, Mr. Knightley and Emma do not reconcile until Mr. Knightley's brother John, his wife Isabella, Emma's sister, and their children come to visit over the Christmas holidays.
At the Westons' Christmas dinner, almost all of them talk about Mr. Weston's 23-year-old son from his first marriage, who grew up with his maternal grandparents in Anscombe after his mother's death and who took their name Churchill. Mr. Knightley is the only one who cannot understand that Frank has so far failed to fulfill his duty to personally honor his stepmother. Emma, on the other hand, seems all the more interested in Frank Churchill. On the way home, she has to share a carriage with Mr. Elton, who suddenly and to her horror proposes marriage. He makes it clear that he is only interested in her and not in Miss Smith. On Emma's rejection, Mr. Elton leaves Highbury the next morning, while Emma seeks Harriet to apologize for giving her false hopes with Mr. Elton.
On the way they are approached by Miss Bates, an impoverished unmarried lady of the place, to visit them. She would like to introduce them to her cousin Jane Fairfax. Jane lost both parents in early childhood and has been her aunt Mrs. Bates' ward ever since . Colonel Campbell later took over the care of Jane and so she and his biological daughter received a noble upbringing. But after Miss Campbell's wedding, Miss Fairfax has to go back to her aunt and pay for her own living in the future. She is warmly received by Highbury's company and her excellent singing and piano skills are admired. Only Emma can't really make friends with her, she only finds Jane's stories about her brief acquaintance with Frank Churchill interesting, which she reports only tentatively. The next day, Emma finally meets Mr. Churchill when the Westons come to visit with him. He has Emma show him around and has news to report about Mr. Elton, who recently got engaged to a wealthy Miss Augusta Hawkins in Bath . The next day, Miss Fairfax receives a pianoforte from an unknown patron, convincing Emma that Jane must have a wealthy admirer. At the next dinner party, Mrs. Weston suspects Mr. Knightley of being Jane's secret admirer, which Emma finds a frightening idea.
A ball is organized when Mr. Churchill returns to Highbury. This event is celebrated exuberantly, only Miss Smith is snubbed by Mr. Elton when he does not want to ask her to dance. Emma is relieved that Mr. Knightley steps in immediately and does her the honors as the most respected gentleman. On the way to a Sunday excursion to Box Hill, Mr. Knightley rebukes Emma that she owes Miss Bates understanding and compassion for her fate instead of arrogance, after all she is only impoverished in old age due to a missing marriage. The renewed absence of Mr. Churchill doesn't bother Emma as much as the disregard of Mr. Knightley. When it turns out that Harriet's new affection is Mr. Knightley, Emma finally realizes her true feelings.
Mrs. Weston has Emma come to Randalls because she wants to tell her the troubled news personally. The death of Mrs. Churchill led her adoptive son, Frank, to unravel his secret, namely the engagement he had signed with Jane Fairfax months ago . Mr. Knightley is also returning from London immediately, worried that Emma might not be able to cope with the news. After Emma has assured her that she has no deep feelings for Frank, but was only flattered by his attentions, Mr. Knightley confesses his love for her and asks for her hand. Emma's concern for her friend and father dissolves in favor, because Harriet marries Mr. Martin and Mr. Knightley will move to the Woodhouses in Hartfield after the wedding.
Locations
- Hartfield - The exterior set of the Woodhouse estate was set up in Trafalgar Park ( Salisbury ) and the interior shots of Emma's home were in the manor house in Thame Park, Oxfordshire .
- Donwell - The exterior scenes of Mr. Knightley's residence were filmed on the property of Sudeley Castle ( Gloucestershire ) and the rooms of the manor house at Broughton Castle ( Oxfordshire ) were used for the interior shots .
- Randalls - Dorney Court ( Buckinghamshire ) was chosen as the estate of Mr. Weston .
- Highbury - The filming of the village scene took place in Lacock ( Wiltshire ).
Further adaptations
The British television broadcaster BBC filmed the novel Emma as a six-part television series with Doran Godwin in the lead role in 1972 . In 1995 the modern US adaptation Clueless - What Else! with Alicia Silverstone and Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow in 1996 - the same year as the TV movie. In 2009 the BBC produced another adaptation for television, this time as a four-part series with Romola Garai as Emma. Bollywood turned Jane Austen's 2010 comedy into a modern Indian version called Aisha , in which Sonam Kapoor played the protagonist.
Reviews
TV Spielfilm spoke of a “somewhat staid, but brisk Emma ” and drew the conclusion: “Smart marriage initiation with brain and heart.” Prisma called the Austen adaptation a “splendidly equipped costume film” that was “well cast " be.
Awards
- 1997: Nomination for the BAFTA Award in the Best Mask category
- 1997: Official Screening Award at the Barcelona International Television Festival (FITB) in the Best Miniseries category
- 1997: Emmy for Best Production Design in a Miniseries or TV Movie for Don Taylor, Jo Graysmark and John Bush
- 1997: Emmy for Best Costume Design in a Miniseries or TV Movie for Jenny Beavan
Web links
- Emma in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- EMMA (1996 TV) Photo Gallery (English)
- EMMA (1996 TV) Review (English)
- Program details on Jane Austen's Emma from the German distributor
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of release for Emma . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2007 (PDF; test number: 106 635-a DVD).
- ↑ Emma. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Jane Austen's Emma , accessed March 5, 2012.
- ↑ Emma ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . arte.tv, accessed on September 22, 2013.
- ↑ Jane Austen program series on arte ( memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . diogenes.de, accessed on September 22, 2013.
- ↑ Emma 3 Filming Locations . strangegirl.com, accessed August 2, 2013.
- ↑ Emma on tvspielfilm.de
- ↑ Emma. In: prisma.de. prisma-Verlag , accessed on August 31, 2017 .
