Emma, a most darling character, most mischevious and cunning, Mr. Knightly compliments her well. So much brain power yet put to so dangerous uses, reminds me of myself at her age, getting into mishap after mishap.
Thanx sara230 for uploading!!!!! does anyone know that the movie Clueless was based on the novel Emma,even Elton in Clueless has the same name as in the Novel!!
"Cake?! Surely you're not serving CAKE at your wedding? Far too rich. You'll put us all at peril. And I am not alone in feeling so. Where is Mr. Perry, the apothecary? He will support me." "He is over there, Mr. Woodhouse, having some cake." LOL
I really love Miss Bates in this scene. She´s very eccentric but so endearing. I have a friend like her. Who´d make an equally good character in a book
My brother's brother in law is pretty handsome and he is 8 years older than me so i cant help but think of Mr. Knightley since he is Emma's sister's brother in law and is a lot older than Emma! :)
Oh my gosh! Im so happy you put this on youtube! I own this movie but my sister (who is already moved out) took it without telling me so i went to watch it the other day and it was gone! I'm reading the book and it made me want to watch this so bad! Thank you so much for posting and listening to my dilemma!
Several posters here have referred to this film being "Victorian" which it is not. The Victorian Era is 1837-1901 During which Queen Victoria reigned. This, and most of Jane Austen's novels are set during what is referred to as the "Recency Era" 1811-1820.
Thankyou so much for uploading a period film with good volume. I am shocked at how many people upload a film you cannot hear , and as most of these films have narration and "quiet" scenes and characters with accents of all kinds, it makes it difficult to watch them with inadequate sound. Thank you again. A charming and beautiful film.
@rialized She is horrible in everything she does.I don't know who she is related to (that name has to be made up) but it must be someone with a lot of power in England for her to be allowed to take so many roles from much better (and better looking) actresses and ruin what could be good productions merely with her presence.
@thebackgroundartiste Her first name is made up, yes--her parents intended it to be a female version of the Roman name, Romulus. Her last name comes from her Hungarian-Jewish background. Interestingly, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for this role as Emma.
@rialized And Pia Zadora has a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a motion picture .WHO??? Exactly. Apparently the same person giving Miss Garai her "acting" opportunities is capable of getting her a nomination as well.
@thebackgroundartiste I beg to differ that Romola Garai is a horrible actress! For me, despite her buggy eyes, she is very charming and lighthearted. Besides, she doesn't always do bug-eyes. She was very good as Gwendolen Harleth in Daniel Deronda.
@Felicity1247 Yes, I have seen that too. The only person that annoyed me more was Jodhi Maywho I also cannot stand. Did you see "The House of Mirth" ? She played Lily's cousin.
@katieroxxursoxx Same here, so much that it makes me sad. The generation that we live in today is devoid of beautiful and romantic expression and is just altogether disgraceful and futile. Nothing can compare to the grandeur of the 19th century.
I just love old european style movies ><, for example pride and prejudice! I'ld love to live in the time period of gorgeous Victorian dresses! But then again I love modern age too...What decisions! Ha ha I'm so silly XD...
I love evrything about this movie!! Jeremy Northam is a darling in this movie, he portrays the perfect lover and Gwyneth is so beautiful.. really wish i lived back then..
LOL do u guys notice when there is a video uploaded on youtube and the setting is somewhere in the 1800s the comments posted have amazing old-fashioned grammar. i find it interesting =}
I love how their ballgowns though, omg, when i read or watch period dramas, novels I fall in love with the era even more!! :) I love darcy,Elizabeth, Emma and Mr. Knightley and even catherine and Mr. Heathcliff. =D
thanks for putting this on YouTube! monday I have a test about the book, but I read very slow, so I can never finish it in time. and I can't find a shop or a store to buy/rent the movie. this helps me a lot! thank you!
i LOVE the anime version of this as well...Emma , A Victorian Romance...i can find it through google search in english subtitles/Japanese voice. it is good.
@friesiVF13 your right i wrote this expecting for it to be similar and it wasnt at all what i expected but all and all they have similar ways about them ...though i like the animes emma's character best for she is a quiet and very simple person ...i sometimes love that in a character. lol sorry
I love to watch this version. . .I think I have probably seen it about 30x now. . .I have it set up to play continuously along with Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility and then the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. . .LOVE these. . .*sigh*
@randompeople14 what did you think of it?? (just curious... because i grew up with this one, then later watched the Kate Beckinsale version and recently the newest version. i like all of them for different reasons)
@southcapefarm haha it was really romantic :) loved the casting, haha fair enough although theres different adaptations, its still the same concept of emma so who isnt going to love it :D
Oh, I love this movie, it is such a brilliant story and i prefer the characters (especially mr Knightly) to all the other Austen stories. I wish i had lived then and married a gentleman like Mr Knightly :( Thanks for uploading this fabulous movie :)
Thanks so much for uploading this version of Emma. I own it on VHS but now I can watch it online also...lol.
I think this is the best version of Emma even though normally I prefer the longer BBC versions. But in the 2009 version, Mr. Kinghtley, instead of being confident like Jeremy Northam, looks like he suffers from some kind of compulsive disorder - he acts very strangely in the way he talks & walks. Anyway, the cast in this is much better and this version is much more funny and romantic.
You know... if you're ever fortunate enough to fly in a heliocopter over Highbury in North London at night and look down... the star equence is very similar.
A very beautiful film... and wow... wot a great cast! Gwyneth is the best looking Emma Woodhouse I've seen...
You know... if you're ever fortunate enough to fly in a heliocopter over Highbury in North London at night and look down... the star equence is very similar.
@zashie84th I know! She can play such different kinds of roles! She was such a dismal character in Persuasion, and she's such a ridiculous one here, but she can always portray these strange characters and still successfully tie in such human elements. Man, she makes me LAUGH in this movie! :)
Ahhhh....to have lived then, when there really were Ladies and Gentlemen, and people had good manners, and women could dress up for balls and dance with all the handsome men.....sigh. I'd love to have lived then.
(Provided I was as well off as Emma Woodhouse of course. And had a friend as dishy as Mr Knightley.:)
@TheGlassbooks yeah but unless you were from high society, very rich and very beautiful you wouldn't have any chance to reach hapiness, not even a chance to reach respect!!!!
@TheGlassbooks actually i heard it wasnt as nice as it lead on the nobleman werent all that nice and happy endings are rare in that time, people really did have to marry whomever their parents chose
Well, you can't fix all of society, but you could try inviting your friends to a costume ball. If there's not room at your home, you could probably rent room somewhere - at a gym or something.
I know exactly what you mean! It would be sooo amazing to live back then when people actually had to have manners and wear beautiful dresses all the time. That would be so amazing:)
@TheGlassbooks Your caveat is in exactly alignment with my own. And do remember, they FROZE in those large houses. To have a fire in every room was laughed upon, and was only for the very very rich. So were all those nice clothes. What I want is those times as portrayed in films. Ahhh - now that would be perfect ;)
@TheGlassbooks yes, but one had to be rich to go to balls and have beautiful gowns. more than 70% of the people didn't have that life.
I always find it funny to see people who want to go back at that time: try to go back than and working in a farm, you'll see what a hell was that kind of life
@TheGlassbooks if you have money like Emma, you'd be alble to move in high society, where good manners still exist, you wouldn't need to go live in the 19th century
Emma and Knightley, Harriet and Elton, Frank and Jane... yawn... Who gives a toss about any of them? Miss Bates and Mrs Bates is the greatest pairing and Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law are the star turn of the entire film. Miss Bates permeates Mrs Bates world of silence with words barked at random: "Pork!" "Angels!" Cracks me up every time.
@JohnnyContagious ... Hee hee... I love the 'Misses Bates' too... BUT did you know that they are real life mother and daughter too!!!!!... Crackin' pairing... CRACKIN@'PAIRING I said MOTHER..... LOL... :0)x
Stumbled upon the trailer and my jaw dropped when I saw the guy who played Sir Thomas More in "The Tudors" as one of the leading men using his voice in such a way that made me drooool.
And there's Attia of the Julii in this too! :D *sits back and enjoys the movie.*
@singerinwhite Oh yeah!! I got Rome out of the library a few months back and completley forgotten that Jane is Attia! And Thomas More. They are brilliant actors.
i watched the other versions and this one BY FAR is the best! Gwyeneth Paltrow is superb as emma. Her every expressions a delight and Jeremy Norton is just such a perfect Mr Knightly**even though Mr Darcy will always be my fav Austen Hero:)
@wmeow .... Isn't Sophie thompson a wonderful actress... Not only a strong role in Eastenderders as a bit of amad woman, but here as a soft genteel woman here in Emma... Her sister Emma Thompson ... 'Nanny McFee' ... 'Sense and Sensibility' must be very proud of her, and indeed her mother Famous actress Phyllida Law too... :0)x
@thisisrachels I don't know how old you are but you need to understand that Jane Austen Style of writing is really quite unique. You would have a better time reading Charles Dickens or the Bronte sisters whos language is formal but modern. Jane Austin seems to tangle her words up. So to read her you sometimes have to forget there are commas in her sentences for you to get her meaning. She is really difficult nearly as bad as shakespear, but once you understand how she communicates its worth it!
@iLuvAkeys4ever when i said i have to read emma for school, i meant i have no choice.. many of my classmates say once i understand it, it's not that bad.. so i decided to watch the movie to try to grasp the general ideas .. trust me when i say that my choice in reading jane austen is not voluntary
I hated Shakespeare when I was a teenager. Today, Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favourite reads. If you're lucky, you'll grow to love Jane Austen when you leave school and read it for your own simple pleasure. If it helps, Austen is considerably easier than Shakespeare (who used a hell of a lot of urban slang, not that many literary scholars will admit that). To help you to understand Emma better, I suggest you look at the setting and the culture of the people at the time.
@policemanaaron I actually like Shakespeare, believe it or not.. But yeah, I get what you mean when you say I'll grow to love it... I had to read Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and at first, of course, I complained about it.. But now, I love it for some strange reason. Thanks for the tips
You're welcome. Here's a tip that is critically important to reading Austen: Women had grossly inferior property rights when compared to those enjoyed by men. Property is passed on to MALE heirs (or, the husbands of female heirs - ie. son in-law). Women found security (of income, home, etc) mainly from their father or their husband (upon marriage). THIS is why marriage to "someone suitable" is so important to the female characters in Austen's novels. I hope this helps. Enjoy :-)
@policemanaaron Thanks :) But the thing is, it's not so much the cultural setting of Austen's novels that I don't understand. To put it nicely, her language bores me. BUT, that said, I'm yet to actually read Emma, and I might grow to love it by the end, after all, I love the storyline.
I've seen the 2009 version. So I decided to give this one a go. But after only seeing the first part I can definitely say i prefer romola as emma. Gwyneth's englisch accent sounds terrible..
Still going to watch the other parts because i love jeremy northam. So maybe I will change my opinion.
Putting aside the question of whether Gwyneth or Romola is better as Emma -- I think the relationship between Emma and Ms. Taylor/Mrs. Weston is a lot better in this version. In the new 2009 version their relationship is so catty and juvenile-- it's really hard to believe there could be such an age difference between the two. In this version they actually seem like a mother/daughter friendship.
I´m sorry, but I just cannot bear Gwyneth Paltrow's Emma...why she plays her arrogant and haughty is beyond me. Just makes it so hard to enjoy the other's performances, it´s like the "star" was put in for her name, but for me she just does not shine at all...Now I know why Jane Austen thought no-one would like Emma but her - they get her wrong! Annoying!
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I love this film! x
MerlinandJesusrock 4 months ago
I can't believe they served cake at that wedding. Abominable!
hokiepiratejedi 4 months ago
Emma, a most darling character, most mischevious and cunning, Mr. Knightly compliments her well. So much brain power yet put to so dangerous uses, reminds me of myself at her age, getting into mishap after mishap.
malfoyrocks 4 months ago
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Love how it's produced by "Matchmaker Films"
iHeartAniime 4 months ago
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iHeartAniime 4 months ago
always loved this movie the little matchmaker~
62diane 5 months ago
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minipancake4 5 months ago
Thanx sara230 for uploading!!!!! does anyone know that the movie Clueless was based on the novel Emma,even Elton in Clueless has the same name as in the Novel!!
Supablonde1 5 months ago
Does anyone know the movie Clueless was based on this movie!!! even the character Elton has the same name as the one in Clueless!!!
Supablonde1 5 months ago
@sara230,thankyou soooooooooooooooo much for uploading!!! i adore this movie!!!! =)
Supablonde1 5 months ago
i just love period dramas
madamladay 5 months ago
I love this movie so much. They even has good soundtrack at the beginning.
TheAdelineSolaiman 5 months ago
Awesome! Thanks for uploading.
breaktheparty 5 months ago
"Cake?! Surely you're not serving CAKE at your wedding? Far too rich. You'll put us all at peril. And I am not alone in feeling so. Where is Mr. Perry, the apothecary? He will support me." "He is over there, Mr. Woodhouse, having some cake." LOL
DisneyGirl31323 5 months ago 5
Miss Bates talks and acts exactly like my mother-in-law! I may be giggling just a bit.
cillydilly 5 months ago 2
haha my name is emma 2
22sunrisegirl 6 months ago
Become a fan of period drama movies on facebook!
galinkame 6 months ago 5
omg its moaning myrtle! XD :o
90charmedndangerous 6 months ago 3
PORK!
verydumbape 6 months ago
thank yooou. so much for uploading this
jeeen8 6 months ago
mrs.bates looks so miserable
russianviking25 7 months ago
Gwenyth Paltrow's voice reminds me of Audrey Hepburn's. I love it! :)
blubryfields4evr 7 months ago 3
My name's Emma. My friend, Chloe, was telling me about it yesturday. That's how I found it.
wolfgirl929 7 months ago
ewan mcgregor!! obi-wan! :) ♥
abcsrkool 7 months ago 4
@abcsrkool Um... where? Who does he play?
cricketsong4045 5 months ago
@cricketsong4045 he plays frank churchill... or so it says in his IMDb...
abcsrkool 5 months ago
@abcsrkool wasn't he the guy who wrote someday my prince will come? Must have been a naming thing...
LiimLsan 5 months ago
I really love Miss Bates in this scene. She´s very eccentric but so endearing. I have a friend like her. Who´d make an equally good character in a book
lisaanne821 7 months ago
Where is this P1i?? :)
devyyard 7 months ago
Gwyneth is amazing here. She rocks that accent.
juicirosi202 7 months ago
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Eekazoid 7 months ago
My brother's brother in law is pretty handsome and he is 8 years older than me so i cant help but think of Mr. Knightley since he is Emma's sister's brother in law and is a lot older than Emma! :)
countrygirl0028 8 months ago 2
Oh my gosh! Im so happy you put this on youtube! I own this movie but my sister (who is already moved out) took it without telling me so i went to watch it the other day and it was gone! I'm reading the book and it made me want to watch this so bad! Thank you so much for posting and listening to my dilemma!
countrygirl0028 8 months ago
Several posters here have referred to this film being "Victorian" which it is not. The Victorian Era is 1837-1901 During which Queen Victoria reigned. This, and most of Jane Austen's novels are set during what is referred to as the "Recency Era" 1811-1820.
thebackgroundartiste 8 months ago
@thebackgroundartiste Regency* and more precisely the Georgian era. I did the research madam.
alienetzelis2011 7 months ago
Thankyou so much for uploading a period film with good volume. I am shocked at how many people upload a film you cannot hear , and as most of these films have narration and "quiet" scenes and characters with accents of all kinds, it makes it difficult to watch them with inadequate sound. Thank you again. A charming and beautiful film.
thebackgroundartiste 8 months ago
Romola Garai by far made the best Emma I have ever seen.
rialized 8 months ago 2
@rialized She is horrible in everything she does.I don't know who she is related to (that name has to be made up) but it must be someone with a lot of power in England for her to be allowed to take so many roles from much better (and better looking) actresses and ruin what could be good productions merely with her presence.
thebackgroundartiste 8 months ago
@thebackgroundartiste Her first name is made up, yes--her parents intended it to be a female version of the Roman name, Romulus. Her last name comes from her Hungarian-Jewish background. Interestingly, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for this role as Emma.
rialized 8 months ago
@rialized And Pia Zadora has a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a motion picture .WHO??? Exactly. Apparently the same person giving Miss Garai her "acting" opportunities is capable of getting her a nomination as well.
thebackgroundartiste 8 months ago
@thebackgroundartiste I beg to differ that Romola Garai is a horrible actress! For me, despite her buggy eyes, she is very charming and lighthearted. Besides, she doesn't always do bug-eyes. She was very good as Gwendolen Harleth in Daniel Deronda.
Felicity1247 8 months ago
@Felicity1247 Yes, I have seen that too. The only person that annoyed me more was Jodhi Maywho I also cannot stand. Did you see "The House of Mirth" ? She played Lily's cousin.
thebackgroundartiste 8 months ago
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Is there another movie version of Emma?
kejzawn1 8 months ago
i think Kate Beckinsale made a better emma, still.
emma cant be blonde... it makes no sense at all. no, she must be a brunette! :)
ThePrice0 9 months ago
if only my lovelife was as romantic and lovely as those in the jane austen stories, that'd be all i'd need:)
ThePrice0 9 months ago 5
skip to 2:38
OOOuise 9 months ago
*sigh* I really do wish i had lived in this era....
katieroxxursoxx 9 months ago 5
@katieroxxursoxx Same here, so much that it makes me sad. The generation that we live in today is devoid of beautiful and romantic expression and is just altogether disgraceful and futile. Nothing can compare to the grandeur of the 19th century.
j3nnabear 5 months ago
@j3nnabear except maybe things like feminism, or birth control, or tiny middling things.
LiimLsan 5 months ago
You put us all at peril serving cake! LOL
1089aef 9 months ago 2
I just love old european style movies ><, for example pride and prejudice! I'ld love to live in the time period of gorgeous Victorian dresses! But then again I love modern age too...What decisions! Ha ha I'm so silly XD...
JrockLoverYuu 9 months ago
Thankyou thankyou THANKYOU for putting this up!
zainadlr 9 months ago
This is by far my favorite version of Emma.
grimgram123 9 months ago
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there are Mr. Knightleys everywhere, women ignore them until its too late. :)
ICatDocsports 9 months ago
there are Mr. Knightleys everywhere, women ignore then until its too late. :)
ICatDocsports 9 months ago 2
@ICatDocsports *sigh* How I wish I could believe that... I'm really beginning to wonder if gentlemen exist in todays society.
femalephantomdimes5 9 months ago 3
The woman who plays miss bates has played miss bates in a different version of Emma aswell :) she is v gd at it
naughtiestgirl900 10 months ago
I love evrything about this movie!! Jeremy Northam is a darling in this movie, he portrays the perfect lover and Gwyneth is so beautiful.. really wish i lived back then..
priyadsh 10 months ago 3
this is such a fabulous, beautiful movie. Thank you so much for uploading it! x
seahorseandholly 10 months ago
Mr. Knightley - the sexiest of all fictional men. I would be COMPLETELY content for life if I end up marrying someone like him.
broadwaystar92 10 months ago 2
@broadwaystar92 Who wouldnt be?
mccrocm 10 months ago
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I love this movie! Thanks!
goldeneyesofafrica 11 months ago
@FellowTownsman i love your comment
tazzmaster52 11 months ago
@tazzmaster52 Thankyou, i'm just recovering now.
FellowTownsman 11 months ago
38 dislikes? And cake served at the wedding? What is the world coming too.
My smelling salts, my smelling salts.
FellowTownsman 11 months ago 5
It's FLOOP! YAY! Lol. It's all I can think about when I see "Mr. Elton."
tomfelton4everbaby 11 months ago 3
PORK! lol
AKRISTIANT93 11 months ago
gwyneth paltrow???????????
BabiAusten 1 year ago
When I saw that Gwyneth Paltrow is in this movie...I orgasmed.
meltedxtra 1 year ago
One of my favorites. So very witty.
micalikespie 1 year ago 2
I just noticed after watching both the BBC version and this one that Mr.Woodhouse is quite the hypochondriac.
missgal00 1 year ago
35 dislikes! I am quite put out!
hphottie713 1 year ago
"It left us speechless, quite speechless I tell you, and we have not stopped talking of it since!" LOL
phantomphiddler5 1 year ago 50
I guess it's not a good idea to watch the BBC version first because then one doesn't like this one
ThePianosarah 1 year ago 4
@ThePianosarah I agree, this movie sucks in comparison
Kelly178 1 year ago
@ThePianosarah I still like this one. :) Can't help it - when I need my Emma fix and don't have 4 hours to spare, I come here. lol.
justalittlebookworm 11 months ago
LOL do u guys notice when there is a video uploaded on youtube and the setting is somewhere in the 1800s the comments posted have amazing old-fashioned grammar. i find it interesting =}
celtticnesses 1 year ago 107
@celtticnesses isnt it more around the 1700s ?
ThePrice0 8 months ago
@celtticnesses that is so true. you are so funny
erischaotic 8 months ago
I love how their ballgowns though, omg, when i read or watch period dramas, novels I fall in love with the era even more!! :) I love darcy,Elizabeth, Emma and Mr. Knightley and even catherine and Mr. Heathcliff. =D
TheMswhitlock 1 year ago 6
hahaha i love how mr. elton is so awkward
representing26 1 year ago
Thank you thankyou soo much for uploading this I love this movie and jane austen <3
peng31593 1 year ago
thanks for putting this on YouTube! monday I have a test about the book, but I read very slow, so I can never finish it in time. and I can't find a shop or a store to buy/rent the movie. this helps me a lot! thank you!
Merlo999 1 year ago
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Merlo999 1 year ago
If only we had the grace and majesty of the time, but the freedom of love now :)
tshnips2 1 year ago 8
Jane Austen is great!
jawwad68 1 year ago
poo
bmcalp13 1 year ago
I love this movie =D
InternetPhilosophy 1 year ago
That Mr Knightley is especially handsome ;) Why do I have to live now?
friesiVF13 1 year ago
This better be good....
virgoeyes 1 year ago
i LOVE the anime version of this as well...Emma , A Victorian Romance...i can find it through google search in english subtitles/Japanese voice. it is good.
cherryblossem131313 1 year ago
@cherryblossem131313 I like that too, although it seems kinda far away to me... I mean the stories are not really alike
friesiVF13 1 year ago
@friesiVF13 your right i wrote this expecting for it to be similar and it wasnt at all what i expected but all and all they have similar ways about them ...though i like the animes emma's character best for she is a quiet and very simple person ...i sometimes love that in a character. lol sorry
cherryblossem131313 1 year ago
@cherryblossem131313 it's okay I just luv the anime.... I saw it before I watched this so.... Watched it over and over again ^^
friesiVF13 1 year ago
BEST JANE AUSTIN MOVIE EVER!!!!! <3
SteeleaFan 1 year ago
I love to watch this version. . .I think I have probably seen it about 30x now. . .I have it set up to play continuously along with Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility and then the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. . .LOVE these. . .*sigh*
medicslady1983 1 year ago 4
I love this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Niamphje 1 year ago
first time watching emma :) fingers crossed, hope its good
randompeople14 1 year ago
@randompeople14 what did you think of it?? (just curious... because i grew up with this one, then later watched the Kate Beckinsale version and recently the newest version. i like all of them for different reasons)
southcapefarm 1 year ago
@southcapefarm haha it was really romantic :) loved the casting, haha fair enough although theres different adaptations, its still the same concept of emma so who isnt going to love it :D
randompeople14 1 year ago
@randompeople14 oh good! yup, exactly! I love the story of Emma because... oh, it's hard to explain. :)
southcapefarm 1 year ago
whoever plays the bates is doing an AWESOME job.
AnnaBxox24 1 year ago 3
Love it - thanks for uploading!!
lasinlo 1 year ago
Oh, I love this movie, it is such a brilliant story and i prefer the characters (especially mr Knightly) to all the other Austen stories. I wish i had lived then and married a gentleman like Mr Knightly :( Thanks for uploading this fabulous movie :)
littlefilmfan94 1 year ago
At 7:37 I thougt, that John Lennon was just coming in O.o
NessiMauzz 1 year ago
Thank you for uploading wonderful movie.
lasinlo 1 year ago
legendado pelo amor de deusssssssssssssss
silemara 1 year ago
oh i too wish to be an eligible lady back in those times so that i could pick and choose a handsome man hurray just the thought makes me giggly.
theburit0 1 year ago
I still think Romola Garai a better Emma.
alexandrabak 1 year ago
A good version, but i wouldnt say as good as the Beckinsale one, but Jeremy Northam is always a decent actor to watch.
But i love the settings. Highlight of the film.
Woodlander65 1 year ago
thank you sooo much vor the upload, it was on tv the other day, but I missed it, now I can watch it here!
Natulcien1992 1 year ago
I think this version of Emma is the best!!
bellatrixLima 1 year ago 3
thanx so much for this upload. Do only own the book and are now able to watch the film online. Terrific...
Deliciousmango100 1 year ago
Thanks so much for uploading this version of Emma. I own it on VHS but now I can watch it online also...lol.
I think this is the best version of Emma even though normally I prefer the longer BBC versions. But in the 2009 version, Mr. Kinghtley, instead of being confident like Jeremy Northam, looks like he suffers from some kind of compulsive disorder - he acts very strangely in the way he talks & walks. Anyway, the cast in this is much better and this version is much more funny and romantic.
injaley 1 year ago
You know... if you're ever fortunate enough to fly in a heliocopter over Highbury in North London at night and look down... the star equence is very similar.
A very beautiful film... and wow... wot a great cast! Gwyneth is the best looking Emma Woodhouse I've seen...
WilliamRayHeartfelt 1 year ago 2
You know... if you're ever fortunate enough to fly in a heliocopter over Highbury in North London at night and look down... the star equence is very similar.
WilliamRayHeartfelt 1 year ago
Mrs. Bates was also the actress who played Mary in Persuasion 1995 version. She's indeed a very good actress.
zashie84th 1 year ago
@zashie84th I know! She can play such different kinds of roles! She was such a dismal character in Persuasion, and she's such a ridiculous one here, but she can always portray these strange characters and still successfully tie in such human elements. Man, she makes me LAUGH in this movie! :)
justalittlebookworm 1 year ago
Ahhhh....to have lived then, when there really were Ladies and Gentlemen, and people had good manners, and women could dress up for balls and dance with all the handsome men.....sigh. I'd love to have lived then.
(Provided I was as well off as Emma Woodhouse of course. And had a friend as dishy as Mr Knightley.:)
TheGlassbooks 1 year ago 195
@TheGlassbooks yeah but unless you were from high society, very rich and very beautiful you wouldn't have any chance to reach hapiness, not even a chance to reach respect!!!!
oranaise311318 1 year ago
@TheGlassbooks actually i heard it wasnt as nice as it lead on the nobleman werent all that nice and happy endings are rare in that time, people really did have to marry whomever their parents chose
PoptartsCh0c0l4te 1 year ago
@TheGlassbooks - My feelings exactly. =)
MarylandGurl 1 year ago
@TheGlassbooks and racists, white supremacy, and inequality for women etc...not so sure...
dendara100 1 year ago
@TheGlassbooks i know what you mean!
marthaelisa10001 11 months ago
@TheGlassbooks
Well, you can't fix all of society, but you could try inviting your friends to a costume ball. If there's not room at your home, you could probably rent room somewhere - at a gym or something.
schizophrenic2 10 months ago
@TheGlassbooks
I know exactly what you mean! It would be sooo amazing to live back then when people actually had to have manners and wear beautiful dresses all the time. That would be so amazing:)
pinkperel 10 months ago
@TheGlassbooks Your caveat is in exactly alignment with my own. And do remember, they FROZE in those large houses. To have a fire in every room was laughed upon, and was only for the very very rich. So were all those nice clothes. What I want is those times as portrayed in films. Ahhh - now that would be perfect ;)
BonnyDevon 9 months ago
@TheGlassbooks yes, but one had to be rich to go to balls and have beautiful gowns. more than 70% of the people didn't have that life.
I always find it funny to see people who want to go back at that time: try to go back than and working in a farm, you'll see what a hell was that kind of life
msinvincible2000 9 months ago
@TheGlassbooks if you have money like Emma, you'd be alble to move in high society, where good manners still exist, you wouldn't need to go live in the 19th century
msinvincible2000 9 months ago
@TheGlassbooks Oh, it wasnt as good as they build it up to be.
TheBeeDreams 8 months ago
@TheGlassbooks
ya me too, life back then seems so peaceful:)
arshini01 7 months ago
This is a very good adaptation. Alot better than Mansfield park
willowbel 1 year ago
this is my favorite version of Emma!
xxsun4mexx 1 year ago 2
thank you, thank you, and yet again thank you so much for taking the time to put this up, muchly appreciated :)
SuoBella 1 year ago
I seen this movie a while back why do their voices sound differant on youtube?
2SIXimixedBABIES 1 year ago
Emma and Knightley, Harriet and Elton, Frank and Jane... yawn... Who gives a toss about any of them? Miss Bates and Mrs Bates is the greatest pairing and Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law are the star turn of the entire film. Miss Bates permeates Mrs Bates world of silence with words barked at random: "Pork!" "Angels!" Cracks me up every time.
JohnnyContagious 1 year ago 2
@JohnnyContagious ... Hee hee... I love the 'Misses Bates' too... BUT did you know that they are real life mother and daughter too!!!!!... Crackin' pairing... CRACKIN@'PAIRING I said MOTHER..... LOL... :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago 3
Stumbled upon the trailer and my jaw dropped when I saw the guy who played Sir Thomas More in "The Tudors" as one of the leading men using his voice in such a way that made me drooool.
And there's Attia of the Julii in this too! :D *sits back and enjoys the movie.*
singerinwhite 1 year ago
@singerinwhite Oh yeah!! I got Rome out of the library a few months back and completley forgotten that Jane is Attia! And Thomas More. They are brilliant actors.
TheGlassbooks 1 year ago
the globe that Emma painted looks like a jawbreaker that has been licked a couple times and that is the color underneath!!
rbain007 1 year ago
LOL @ miss bates
bluberrypenguin 1 year ago
i watched the other versions and this one BY FAR is the best! Gwyeneth Paltrow is superb as emma. Her every expressions a delight and Jeremy Norton is just such a perfect Mr Knightly**even though Mr Darcy will always be my fav Austen Hero:)
devilndisguise666 1 year ago 3
this is my favorite adaption of the book. i love this emma mr. knightly the best.
dulcecrescendo 1 year ago 4
If one day I may marry, I would love to have a husband like Mr. Knightley.
BeaNganHuynh 1 year ago 95
"PORK!" XD
wmeow 1 year ago 8
@wmeow .... Isn't Sophie thompson a wonderful actress... Not only a strong role in Eastenderders as a bit of amad woman, but here as a soft genteel woman here in Emma... Her sister Emma Thompson ... 'Nanny McFee' ... 'Sense and Sensibility' must be very proud of her, and indeed her mother Famous actress Phyllida Law too... :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago 3
@wenglishsal ... whoops typo's aplenty.. to excited to type I guess.. :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago
WE are studying this story. I love youtube because you can watch the movie before reading the book. It helps it to make more sense.
CadensNanna09 1 year ago 5
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Speechless, and we couldn't stop talking about it since!!! HAHA
baroquemusician1 1 year ago
One of my favorite movies. I first watched this at 16 years old. Love it. thanks.
vbrockin 1 year ago
thank you so much for uploading this, i have to read the book for school and i dont really understand it.. so hopefully this will help
thisisrachels 1 year ago
@thisisrachels I don't know how old you are but you need to understand that Jane Austen Style of writing is really quite unique. You would have a better time reading Charles Dickens or the Bronte sisters whos language is formal but modern. Jane Austin seems to tangle her words up. So to read her you sometimes have to forget there are commas in her sentences for you to get her meaning. She is really difficult nearly as bad as shakespear, but once you understand how she communicates its worth it!
iLuvAkeys4ever 1 year ago
@iLuvAkeys4ever when i said i have to read emma for school, i meant i have no choice.. many of my classmates say once i understand it, it's not that bad.. so i decided to watch the movie to try to grasp the general ideas .. trust me when i say that my choice in reading jane austen is not voluntary
thisisrachels 1 year ago
@thisisrachels
I hated Shakespeare when I was a teenager. Today, Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favourite reads. If you're lucky, you'll grow to love Jane Austen when you leave school and read it for your own simple pleasure. If it helps, Austen is considerably easier than Shakespeare (who used a hell of a lot of urban slang, not that many literary scholars will admit that). To help you to understand Emma better, I suggest you look at the setting and the culture of the people at the time.
policemanaaron 1 year ago
@policemanaaron I actually like Shakespeare, believe it or not.. But yeah, I get what you mean when you say I'll grow to love it... I had to read Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and at first, of course, I complained about it.. But now, I love it for some strange reason. Thanks for the tips
thisisrachels 1 year ago
@thisisrachels
You're welcome. Here's a tip that is critically important to reading Austen: Women had grossly inferior property rights when compared to those enjoyed by men. Property is passed on to MALE heirs (or, the husbands of female heirs - ie. son in-law). Women found security (of income, home, etc) mainly from their father or their husband (upon marriage). THIS is why marriage to "someone suitable" is so important to the female characters in Austen's novels. I hope this helps. Enjoy :-)
policemanaaron 1 year ago
@policemanaaron Thanks :) But the thing is, it's not so much the cultural setting of Austen's novels that I don't understand. To put it nicely, her language bores me. BUT, that said, I'm yet to actually read Emma, and I might grow to love it by the end, after all, I love the storyline.
thisisrachels 1 year ago
wow, I have to say I enjoy the new Emma more, but this seems a bit more real, how they may have actually been.
shega 1 year ago
What a beautiful opening sequence!
MRNucci76 1 year ago
I prefer how they portrayed Miss Bates in the Romola version.
EverlastingxHope 1 year ago
I've seen the 2009 version. So I decided to give this one a go. But after only seeing the first part I can definitely say i prefer romola as emma. Gwyneth's englisch accent sounds terrible..
Still going to watch the other parts because i love jeremy northam. So maybe I will change my opinion.
sweetblond91 1 year ago
só faltou a legenda...
miriamenick 1 year ago
ve this movie :) i even have the book!
IlovestheWorld 1 year ago
i love gwyneth in this movie she is the perfect emma
carsongene 1 year ago
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@tony225: You're right, I am one of those people. Jeremy Northam was and is GORGEOUS!!
blappin23 1 year ago
"Speechless, quite speechless. And we haven't stopped talking of it since."
maladict24 1 year ago
Is this Emma (1996, Jane Austen) ?
BluBerriixx 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading, great movie.
christinahale14 1 year ago 2
ma fav. movie
DoloresOriordan 1 year ago
PORK!!! lol
anne241163 1 year ago
Putting aside the question of whether Gwyneth or Romola is better as Emma -- I think the relationship between Emma and Ms. Taylor/Mrs. Weston is a lot better in this version. In the new 2009 version their relationship is so catty and juvenile-- it's really hard to believe there could be such an age difference between the two. In this version they actually seem like a mother/daughter friendship.
lianrilianri 1 year ago 2
@lianrilianri this film is far better than the 2009 version in every single detail
msinvincible2000 1 year ago
i love gwyneth, she's beautiful!
cutebutterfly09 1 year ago 2
jane austens emotions will be the death of me. but i cannot think of a better way to go
roxie883 1 year ago 3
mr. floop is in this movie, creepy
rking87 1 year ago
thanks for this vid =]
4113Kiki 1 year ago
I´m sorry, but I just cannot bear Gwyneth Paltrow's Emma...why she plays her arrogant and haughty is beyond me. Just makes it so hard to enjoy the other's performances, it´s like the "star" was put in for her name, but for me she just does not shine at all...Now I know why Jane Austen thought no-one would like Emma but her - they get her wrong! Annoying!
HermioneNo1 1 year ago