One of the simplest and probably the most beautiful love proposal ever. I love the book and the film. I rented from the library and I have watched a couple of times and I am certain that I will watch it again a few more times. It is wonderful to find a good movie in a time when there is a garbage mass production in the film industry.
EVERYBODY If you like "Emma", and especially if you love Mr Knighley, you ar HIGHLY recommended to purchase the book(s) "George knightley esquire" 1 and 2. It's Emma from Mr Knightley's point of view, and it is really skillfully written for a fanfiction... I live in Sweden, and I just ordered the two books... I really don't regret it at ALL ; 3
It reallt shows his awesome relashionship wiith John, his noble actions for Hartfield, and his realisation of his feelings.... along with his pain ^^b
AWW!! If I were Mr. Knightly and she said, "He HAS taken advantage of me; but not injured me." That would piss me off more; and would want to punch Mr. Churchill. He hurt the woman he loves.
This part in the book; I keep reading it over and over; cause; if you listen to Knightly u can figure WHY he was jealous. PLUS in the 96 versions; the looks/ words he gave were kind of telling. @liyelongnprosper92; I agree; I've ALWAYS loved that line; its SOO simple but SOOO romantic!! If I think of the begining of this one; when he complained about her NOT marrying it actually makes sense; he wanted to her to marry HIM!!!!!!
Mine are Captain Wentworth; Mr. Knightly(actually he went up; after remembering this part); and Mr. Darcy. Im sorry Federick writing that letter to Anne; did it for me!!!
I'm in the middle of reading persuasion now. I've already seen 2 versions and while I liked it, didn't really elevate Frederick in my eyes. But I must say the book is a different story. I haven't gotten to the letter part right.
I think Gwyneth has a great look for the part. I just don't think her acting was nearly as good. It may not have been her fault though. For some reason I like seeing Emma full of life and full of herself. But I will admit, the "badly done" scene in the Paltrow version is till one of the best ever.
While reading I could not help but picture Mr. Knightley as Billy Connolly (perhaps a little younger) and Mr. John Knightley as Gunnar Björnstrand (who knows why...). I haven't watched any filmed versions but I must say that on the face of it Gwyneth Paltrow seems perfect. She looks composed and rigid, and so more obviously discomposed by the smarting embarrassments she suffers. Romola Garai you expect to blunder, don't you?
@theburt83 I think Romola fits Emma perfectly. From what I've come to understand, Emma is, on a whole, something of a female version of Mr. Darcy: prideful, vain, conceited, and selfish to a point. Romola's facial expressions make these characteristics all the more believable, yet, still somewhat arrogant!
I watched Gwyneth Paltrow and she's also very good as Emma but I think she lacks some of the...narcissism? arrogance? as Emma.
Romola Garai IS Emma. She's the most accurate depiction I've ever seen of her--and she still makes her likeable! Gwenyth's version glossed over all her bad traits and Kate Beckinsale's version made Emma a total, unlikeable bitch. But Romola is my favorite! Nothing seems forced in her acting, she is so natural. People complain she overacts but I don't see that. She's just very expressive, as Emma is.
Romola's Emma seems a bit forced here. Why is she clipping the hedge in the beginning rather than lavender? They can obviously afford gardeners. Also, when she says, "You're angry with me?" and later when she brushes her forehead. Perhaps I'm only noticing these details, though, because I do acting myself...
@an3188 I thought the 'You're angry with me', 'Thought you were going to scold me like you used to' were heartwrenching, because Emma is so desperate to maintain any kind of relationship with him (or to remind him that they were once close enough for him to scold her), and she thinks she's lost him forever.
Two lovely actors. I love the tenderness in Mrs. Knightley kind gestures and the hiden boldness in Emma.s smile. What a delight to watch these two beautiful people.
I wish I could combine different Emma movies together. This Mr. Knightly, Kate Beckinsale as Emma, then the general clothes and atmosphere from the movie version. Sigh, oh well. Guess I'll just have to watch all three interchangeably for now.
This one's good, but I believe the Gweneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northrup version was more engaging, and the music was better, However, the dialogue of this scene is more realistic, therefore, it "engages" one at a different level. Interesting, how versions of the same book can be so varied. All good, but in different ways.
It's so beautiful that he's so sensitive so her touch. You would never have thought that he could be so emotional, but despite his strong appearance he has the softest inside that of a birds.
Until yesterday, I was in only in love with Mr. Darcy. Now Mr. Knightley has stolen my heart as well. Hm... time to arrange a nice little "Austen-Men-Harem"... anyone wants to join? :)
@primuka "Austen-Men-Harem"!?!? Haha! I like your phraseology. Mr. Knightley seems more agreeable and sociable than Mr. Darcy, who comes across as quite reserved and standoffish. I feel that the relationship between Knightley and Emma is more favorable for marriage.
@loulie1997 I take it you probably haven't read the book either, but the reason why she's so upset is because she believes Mr. Knightley is coming to tell her of his love for Harriet Smith, and she cannot bear it.
@hopelessromantic1311 I wish I could too, but there's a problem here - I have no non-related male childhood best friend who could possibly be my Mr. Knightley. Oh well... maybe I'll have to be the female 'Mr. Knightley' to some promising but clueless male 'Emma'? :)
The version with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam has always been a great favourite of mine, but I think I like this one even better. I find the love story so easy to believe. Jonny Lee Miller and Romola Garai has a wonderful and very convincing energy between them.
And btw - even though I am as much in love with Mr. Darcy as any woman who has made his aquintance, I do think I would choose Mr. Knightley over him. :o)
I have yet to see an Emma adaption that I do not love. I really can not pick between the three I have seen. and don't try to get me to choose a favorite Knightley (though I might just favor Jeremy Northam a little bit more ;) )
I'm sorry but this adaptation is by far the worst and cheesiest. The actress cannot act (she 'acts' like a teenager with a crush), the Mr. Knightley hasn't got THE FACTOR, and the dialogue has been highly modernised to an extent that whatever charm was left from the book has gone.
@Aquaseventytree This version truly is more modern-like than any other version, but I still prefer this. This is an adapt that really "lives". If you have got acquainted with Jane Austen herself, you can notice that she really did overstate his dialogues: no one can speak so decorative when having so great feelings, try it yourself - but in books. This version shows the feelings like they supposedly were. And Emma was young and very lively, not so considerable as she was described elsewhere.
@Aquaseventytree teenager i guess? i used to love emma with gwyneth and jeremy...but i love this one for the acting...and JLM has got more than just than the FACTOR
@lmbgemini me too. The Paltrow version makes me feel like she's being snooty and condesending towards people like Harriet Smith for the sake of it, but in this one you get much more of the sense that Emma is interfering b/c she really does want to help... in her own convulted sort of way.
Awww how can I see this over and over again and everytime I do, smile like an idiot??
I love this version. So tender, beautiful, sweet...Romola and Jonny did a great job. and...I just love JLM oinsss what a man..so, so...I can describe him. I just love him 3
I LOVE this version of Emma. The Gwyneth Paltrow version really did not "Capture" the story. Plus this one managed to get a good looking guy to play George Knightly. And no offence to anyone, but Romola is a better "Masterpiece Theater" actor the Paltrow.
I never get why they change the speech. It just bugs me as I know it word for word and in this some of the speech seems out of placeand perhaps a little too modern. I'm not sure what I think of Romola as Emma- the acting is too dramatic and she isn't really how I imagine Emma, but it is an interesting interpretation of the character. I prefer Mark Strong as Mr Knightley, but this one is pretty good. It's great though. Emma is the best story ever :3
why don't they ever stay true to the book? it is OK to do that :P kissing...yea right. in those times. i get that they wanna dramatise things to make it more interesting but the pride and prejudice bbc version with colin firth proves that you CAN be completely true to the book and be just as popular
@joystixxify "Completely true to the book" does not involve Mr. Darcy emerging from a pond, dripping wet and presumably oozing the Mr. Darcy animal magnetism, I would like to point out. That, too, is to appeal to the modern sensibility. It's not so terrible, I would suggest.
@zaumbe you're right about the mr. darcy scene but that one thing didn't go against every etiquette of jane austen's era. i don't mind change if it still makes sense. seeing two non-married people kiss in a jane austen story just feels wrong
Although Paltrow In Shakespeare in Love was truly immortal so is Romola Garia in the is version of Emma. I don't really like either Mr. Knightly although J Miller is true to the character... J Northan and Paltrow did not have it on screen together... that version is about comedy... this version is about a real young women with little real experience in the world and there is something about Romola and her growing sophistication and yet sweet innocence that is wonderful.
Jeremy Northam executed the same lines better than Johnny Lee Miller did. Even though I like this adaptation, Jeremy Northam's acting skills makes me like the other one better!
Jeremy Northam executed the lines better than Mark Strong did. Though I like this adaption, Jeremy Northam's acting makes me like the other adaption better!
this is not one of my favorite adaptations..although it is comical and fun, it seems rather forced and too modern for the time period Jane Austen's Emma was put in.
my favorite is the BBC one (it follows the book exactly! down to facial expressions) and the 1996 film!
@robertaburattini Oh I so agree with you.. Romola Garia 1st, Kate Beckinsale 2nd and Gwyneth Paltrow 3rd... But I love to watch them all, because I love the book so much... *sighs* Oh and JLM is GORGEOUS too... hee hee.
Jonny Lee Miller is my most favorite Mr. Knightley ever. He has captured it perfectly. He is gentle and noble and at the same time you can see the flciker of emotions on his face. With little gestures he can convey what he is feeling, he can convey his turmoil of emotions inside and he looks really handsome. This adaptation as a Tv version was just awesome. I don't want to compare it to the movie because both are so different mediums. The movie is great but tv version is just as great.
I do enjoy previous performances by Romola Garai and Johnny Lee Miller both him in Mansfield Park and her in I Capture the Castle. Both are quite good.
Personally, I like Jeremy Northam as Mr. Knightly better, but I do like Romola Garai as Emma SO much more than Gwyneth Paltrow. But over all this is a good version!
I need to agree with @OneHindo, i really prefer the movie from 1996, because i just love the chemistry between mr. knightley and emma and jeremy northam is my favorite knightley! He is so sweet and gentle and just.... well yeah, perfect :D
However, i am impressed by romola garai playing emma in this version! She is so energetic, lively and self-confident and with all her gossiping and stuff she becomes really modern. I can really imagine her in the real world ;)
did people use at that time the line " put the record straight"?. Just wondering as it sounds weird.. Loveee all of jane austens adaptations!! and the books!! great actors in this one!
I read the same question elsewhere quite a while ago. If I remember it well, it is indeed an old idiom, and the modern term "record" goes back to an older term "record" that had a different meaning. The word isn't new, only the meaning it was given.
I would also recommend the 2008 version of Persuasion (Jane Austen), and the 2007 version of Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen). North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) is my favourite period drama, with Persuasion (Jane Austen) being next, then the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen). Hope that helps your viewing enjoyment! :-)
OMFG. I love this very much. Very much. I can't believe that Mr. Knightley is supposed to be 38 years old and Emma's what? 21. :) Very touching. Their love is very touching. I love the kiss. It's wonderful.
OMFG. I love this very much. Very much. I can't believe that Mr. Knightley is supposed to be 38 years old and Emma's what? 21. :) Very touching. Their love is very touching.
Hye I like the kiss in this version better though! The earlier one was all awkward. Also this one is bit more on the teary-side but still nice. I like the other one too...it was emotional despite the fact tht emma started smiling at the end while in this version, she is in tears throughout
@OneHindo I find the adaptation pretty annoying!I know that everyone says it is all good etc but the movie with Gwyneth Paltrow was a lot better in my opinion because it was more romantic and showed more chemistry!The lady who plays Emma in here is too overdramatic!
@ics002 the movie was great.. what I mean is the character (this is my favorite Emma as a character).. I like this adaptation but the movie was better I agree
but Emma (the character) is adorable in this one ^_^
@Whitesparkles have seen the whole series? emma with gwyneth was my favorite....this one is just as good or even better...but i still like both versions
Along with Colin Firth playing Mr. Darcy, Jonny Lee Miller has to be one of my favorite Jane Austen leading men. I have been a fan of his for years and I think he was adorable in this version. SO MUCH better than the Gwenyth Paltrow version!! His expression at 5:34 is heart wrenching!!!
I actually liked Mark Strong's Mr. Knightley, because it seemed so much closer to what Jane Austen intended: a man who's spent Emma's whole life trying to be the firm guiding hand she doesn't have, helping her control her strong will and spoiled status to become the wonderful woman he knows is in there. Then he has to somehow find a way to stop being her big brother/parent figure to transform into the lover he wants so much to be, and he struggles with that until pity and love carry him away.
I really liked Johnny Lee Miller as Edmund (his quiet reserved way kind of fit thoughtful Edmund, the curate) but I thought he was very weird as Mr. Knightley. I don't know if the role was written in such a way, but sometimes I thought this Mr. Knightley had an obsessive compulsive disorder; he was very particular about where and how he would walk, stand & sit, talk, etc. My best Mr. Knightley is Jeremy Northam - not too angry as Mark Strong and not to weird as this one. 2nd comes Mark Strong.
Johnny looks funny in these clothes ;) i can't help noticing that he is not so good for this role. he was perfect Edmund, but, come on, he will never be mr Knightly!
One of the simplest and probably the most beautiful love proposal ever. I love the book and the film. I rented from the library and I have watched a couple of times and I am certain that I will watch it again a few more times. It is wonderful to find a good movie in a time when there is a garbage mass production in the film industry.
PureSoapCleans 1 day ago
DEFINITELY my favorite version; Knightley melts me with his concern for her over that abominable scoundrel ... he loves her so much. <3
True2Narnia 3 days ago
EVERYBODY If you like "Emma", and especially if you love Mr Knighley, you ar HIGHLY recommended to purchase the book(s) "George knightley esquire" 1 and 2. It's Emma from Mr Knightley's point of view, and it is really skillfully written for a fanfiction... I live in Sweden, and I just ordered the two books... I really don't regret it at ALL ; 3
It reallt shows his awesome relashionship wiith John, his noble actions for Hartfield, and his realisation of his feelings.... along with his pain ^^b
DarkOrMisunderstood 1 week ago
wow! The best kiss of movies ever till now for me! "my friend..." beautiful!
anayellow1 1 week ago
AWW!! If I were Mr. Knightly and she said, "He HAS taken advantage of me; but not injured me." That would piss me off more; and would want to punch Mr. Churchill. He hurt the woman he loves.
SelenaMulan 2 weeks ago
This part in the book; I keep reading it over and over; cause; if you listen to Knightly u can figure WHY he was jealous. PLUS in the 96 versions; the looks/ words he gave were kind of telling. @liyelongnprosper92; I agree; I've ALWAYS loved that line; its SOO simple but SOOO romantic!! If I think of the begining of this one; when he complained about her NOT marrying it actually makes sense; he wanted to her to marry HIM!!!!!!
SelenaMulan 2 weeks ago
Mine are Captain Wentworth; Mr. Knightly(actually he went up; after remembering this part); and Mr. Darcy. Im sorry Federick writing that letter to Anne; did it for me!!!
SelenaMulan 2 weeks ago 2
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I'm in the middle of reading persuasion now. I've already seen 2 versions and while I liked it, didn't really elevate Frederick in my eyes. But I must say the book is a different story. I haven't gotten to the letter part right.
SuperSoulSeeker 1 week ago
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awww i love when he says dear emma during the story or my dearest emma in this case... he's adorable!!
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I think Gwyneth has a great look for the part. I just don't think her acting was nearly as good. It may not have been her fault though. For some reason I like seeing Emma full of life and full of herself. But I will admit, the "badly done" scene in the Paltrow version is till one of the best ever.
SuperSoulSeeker 1 month ago
While reading I could not help but picture Mr. Knightley as Billy Connolly (perhaps a little younger) and Mr. John Knightley as Gunnar Björnstrand (who knows why...). I haven't watched any filmed versions but I must say that on the face of it Gwyneth Paltrow seems perfect. She looks composed and rigid, and so more obviously discomposed by the smarting embarrassments she suffers. Romola Garai you expect to blunder, don't you?
theburt83 1 month ago
@theburt83 I think Romola fits Emma perfectly. From what I've come to understand, Emma is, on a whole, something of a female version of Mr. Darcy: prideful, vain, conceited, and selfish to a point. Romola's facial expressions make these characteristics all the more believable, yet, still somewhat arrogant!
I watched Gwyneth Paltrow and she's also very good as Emma but I think she lacks some of the...narcissism? arrogance? as Emma.
AzNBabyGrrlJLu 1 month ago 6
Yes, Edmund from MP. Roger Hamley is in Wives and Daughters. Please watch it if you haven't seen it already. It's here on youtube.
SuperSoulSeeker 1 month ago
I like D'arcy, Knightley, Edmund, Thornton, Roger Hamley, Mr. Rochester, lol.
I think the only period guy I DON"T like is Heathcliffe.
SuperSoulSeeker 2 months ago 6
@SuperSoulSeeker Who is Edmund(Mansfield Park???) and who is Roger Hamley??
emleep6 1 month ago
This is one of my favourite scenes too! She's so funny!
DoctorBoo13 2 months ago
That kiss looked so awkward.
Beckala67 2 months ago
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@myradishchan Glad to see at least 1 person thinks so. :P
andrewspaulding81 2 months ago
Romola Garai IS Emma. She's the most accurate depiction I've ever seen of her--and she still makes her likeable! Gwenyth's version glossed over all her bad traits and Kate Beckinsale's version made Emma a total, unlikeable bitch. But Romola is my favorite! Nothing seems forced in her acting, she is so natural. People complain she overacts but I don't see that. She's just very expressive, as Emma is.
AugustineEmmeline 2 months ago 5
"He has taken advantage of me-but he has not injured me"
You go girl!
SuperSoulSeeker 2 months ago 2
My favorite Emma and Knightley. Paltrow is just dull. Northam is nice though.
SuperSoulSeeker 2 months ago 2
she overacts. the Gwyneth Paltrow version is better...
ToniAqua 3 months ago
I've been saying this for years....Jane Austen knows how to write her men!!
oliviachang18 3 months ago 4
I'm not to sure I like this version, I prefer the 1996 one. But of all, I love the book most.
jessicaannne 3 months ago
Romola's Emma seems a bit forced here. Why is she clipping the hedge in the beginning rather than lavender? They can obviously afford gardeners. Also, when she says, "You're angry with me?" and later when she brushes her forehead. Perhaps I'm only noticing these details, though, because I do acting myself...
an3188 3 months ago
@an3188 I thought the 'You're angry with me', 'Thought you were going to scold me like you used to' were heartwrenching, because Emma is so desperate to maintain any kind of relationship with him (or to remind him that they were once close enough for him to scold her), and she thinks she's lost him forever.
ChocolateIsMyDrug 3 months ago
Best version
slnita 4 months ago
I think this is the St version :-)
slnita 4 months ago
2.58 : cute when he says emma, he already says it like he loves her! cuute!
quirinelovesGod 4 months ago
Two lovely actors. I love the tenderness in Mrs. Knightley kind gestures and the hiden boldness in Emma.s smile. What a delight to watch these two beautiful people.
Massivo07 4 months ago 2
I wish I could combine different Emma movies together. This Mr. Knightly, Kate Beckinsale as Emma, then the general clothes and atmosphere from the movie version. Sigh, oh well. Guess I'll just have to watch all three interchangeably for now.
waterfallstarfall 4 months ago
Man hiding behind bush = stalker
Woman hiding behind bush = adorable
rentamidget1234 4 months ago 3
@rentamidget1234 that was funny :)
myradishchan 4 months ago
I think these are the best cast people in any of the Austen movie adaptions!
demigodcabin6 5 months ago 2
13 people have no sense of what is romantic
catman2316 5 months ago 3
This one's good, but I believe the Gweneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northrup version was more engaging, and the music was better, However, the dialogue of this scene is more realistic, therefore, it "engages" one at a different level. Interesting, how versions of the same book can be so varied. All good, but in different ways.
moranplano 5 months ago 4
Awwwh.. I'm sooo in love Mr. Knightley!!!!!
sassykrish1 5 months ago
I like the version with Kate Beckinsale and Mark Strong the best :) But this is also a lovely version I admit :))))
grnemrldeyes 5 months ago 2
Dear Johnny Lee Miller,
We have now seen you play two of Austen's heroes. Are you going too portray anymore?
With love, affection, and hope,
Your fan
BubblyBrainiac 5 months ago 2
Lovely version.
MissSuzie79 5 months ago
It's so beautiful that he's so sensitive so her touch. You would never have thought that he could be so emotional, but despite his strong appearance he has the softest inside that of a birds.
Pirate4T 5 months ago 4
Emma 1993 movie much more better
sharkbix 5 months ago
My heart melts EVERY SINGLE TIME.
gcatherinev 6 months ago
this is the BEST adaptation :D love it :D
zarmucin 6 months ago 3
Jonnyyyyyyy <3 <3 <3!!!!
OddmentTweak 6 months ago
Pride and prejudice is so very superior to Emma, both as book and as tv-series.
nimthirielhime 6 months ago
"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."
Awww!!!
livelongnprosper92 6 months ago 65
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worst adaptation of Emma.
BrionyMae 6 months ago
Until yesterday, I was in only in love with Mr. Darcy. Now Mr. Knightley has stolen my heart as well. Hm... time to arrange a nice little "Austen-Men-Harem"... anyone wants to join? :)
primuka 6 months ago 175
@primuka
I agree with you but Mr. Lefroy (Becoming Jane) is adorable as well!! I love them!!
SugarAngel95 5 months ago 3
@SugarAngel95 Yes, yes, yes! How could I forget him... :)
primuka 5 months ago
@SugarAngel95 especially when he is played by james mcavoy ;)
123doobedoo 4 months ago
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oh yes... I love his special look and smile when they dance :D
SugarAngel95 4 months ago
@SugarAngel95 Me too! do you know where i can watch the episodes of emma?:)
123doobedoo 4 months ago
@123doobedoo Unfortunately not. I'm sorry. ;)
SugarAngel95 4 months ago
@SugarAngel95 Okay. Excuse me while I go and bawl my eyes out! ;P
123doobedoo 4 months ago
@primuka "Austen-Men-Harem"!?!? Haha! I like your phraseology. Mr. Knightley seems more agreeable and sociable than Mr. Darcy, who comes across as quite reserved and standoffish. I feel that the relationship between Knightley and Emma is more favorable for marriage.
an3188 3 months ago 5
@primuka Include Mr. Thornton, and I'm in! :)
ChocolateIsMyDrug 3 months ago 2
@ChocolateIsMyDrug ahhh...Mr. Thornton indeed! I'm in :)
ytube7271 2 months ago
@primuka You need to check out Capt. Wentworth of "Persuasion." He tops them all!
juicyXD 3 months ago 7
@juicyXD no way Thornton is the best!!!
Niamphje 2 months ago 4
@primuka I like Knightley, but I LOVE Darcy!!!
KarliMarieRoberts 2 months ago 3
@KarliMarieRoberts Oh yes. I know this feeling. :)
primuka 2 months ago
@primuka Who doesn't?
KarliMarieRoberts 2 months ago
@primuka what about Mr. Wentworth or Mr. Thornton? I prefer them over all=)
Kareena1988 1 month ago
@primuka I totally agree
debsa68 1 month ago
@primuka lol I'm still a sucker for Mr. Darcy :)
painterofemotions33 2 weeks ago
@primuka He's charming but it won't be easy for someone to take Mr. Darcy's place in my heart!
anayellow1 1 week ago
@anayellow1 Same here... :)
primuka 1 week ago
eleven people dislike this scene??? REALLY PEOPLE?
angielizzia 7 months ago 4
I haven't seen this entire version... can anyone tell me why she's so upset?
loulie1997 7 months ago
@loulie1997 I take it you probably haven't read the book either, but the reason why she's so upset is because she believes Mr. Knightley is coming to tell her of his love for Harriet Smith, and she cannot bear it.
Spiceofmadrid 7 months ago
@Spiceofmadrid No I'm in the middle of Mansfield Park! I love it! Thanks a lot! I remember now!
loulie1997 7 months ago
I wish I could find a Mr. Knightley!! There must be one out there for me, because my real name is truly Emma.
hopelessromantic1311 7 months ago
@hopelessromantic1311 SAME!!!
loulie1997 7 months ago
@loulie1997 NICE!! :) Emma is the best name in the world!! lol
hopelessromantic1311 7 months ago
@hopelessromantic1311 I wish I could too, but there's a problem here - I have no non-related male childhood best friend who could possibly be my Mr. Knightley. Oh well... maybe I'll have to be the female 'Mr. Knightley' to some promising but clueless male 'Emma'? :)
ChocolateIsMyDrug 3 months ago
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I just finished watching this movie!! I love this adaption!!!
hopelessromantic1311 7 months ago
Thank you so much for putting all the versions together! Very handy. ;)
Artemisss1 8 months ago
hi i love this version so much!!! thank you for posting it! may i ask though how you get your clips?
JaneAustenGirl2 8 months ago
The version with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam has always been a great favourite of mine, but I think I like this one even better. I find the love story so easy to believe. Jonny Lee Miller and Romola Garai has a wonderful and very convincing energy between them.
And btw - even though I am as much in love with Mr. Darcy as any woman who has made his aquintance, I do think I would choose Mr. Knightley over him. :o)
hvilborg 8 months ago
How funny: Sick Boy is now Mr. Knightley.
creature57 8 months ago 3
I have yet to see an Emma adaption that I do not love. I really can not pick between the three I have seen. and don't try to get me to choose a favorite Knightley (though I might just favor Jeremy Northam a little bit more ;) )
deadSIRENS 9 months ago
Jonny's so charming in this scene. I think I actually fell in love with him when I first saw this!
Charliefarley170287 9 months ago 2
Watch the 1972 version - it deserved to be decked in BAFTA's!
Aquaseventytree 9 months ago
I'm sorry but this adaptation is by far the worst and cheesiest. The actress cannot act (she 'acts' like a teenager with a crush), the Mr. Knightley hasn't got THE FACTOR, and the dialogue has been highly modernised to an extent that whatever charm was left from the book has gone.
Aquaseventytree 9 months ago
@Aquaseventytree This version truly is more modern-like than any other version, but I still prefer this. This is an adapt that really "lives". If you have got acquainted with Jane Austen herself, you can notice that she really did overstate his dialogues: no one can speak so decorative when having so great feelings, try it yourself - but in books. This version shows the feelings like they supposedly were. And Emma was young and very lively, not so considerable as she was described elsewhere.
SawiLotus 8 months ago 3
@Aquaseventytree teenager i guess? i used to love emma with gwyneth and jeremy...but i love this one for the acting...and JLM has got more than just than the FACTOR
kaorudono25 7 months ago
I haven't seen the whole movie but I prefer this scene in the Gwyneth Paltrow version. Mr Knightley is so much better in that one.
lmbgemini 9 months ago
@lmbgemini me too. The Paltrow version makes me feel like she's being snooty and condesending towards people like Harriet Smith for the sake of it, but in this one you get much more of the sense that Emma is interfering b/c she really does want to help... in her own convulted sort of way.
33rosyposy 9 months ago
@lmbgemini
I agree about him. I've tried to consider LeeMiller, but it just doesn't work for me.
JDlamusique 9 months ago
I used to think this Emma was annoying.. Now I think she's funny.
bhanshee75 9 months ago
If only we girls all had a Mr. Knightly. If he were mine, I would melt away everytime I see him!
ccregehr 9 months ago 5
I don't know why but every time Jonny Lee Miller says "You will not ask me my secret?" I melt like a puddle.
Streetweare 10 months ago 4
Awww how can I see this over and over again and everytime I do, smile like an idiot??
I love this version. So tender, beautiful, sweet...Romola and Jonny did a great job. and...I just love JLM oinsss what a man..so, so...I can describe him. I just love him 3
lucyyh11 10 months ago
I love how every Knightley I've seen says that line the same way. hist aunt is in the way, his aunt dies. I love it. Brilliant.
kenruneck 10 months ago 3
If I loved you less, I'd be able to talk about it more - the most romantic line in literary history.
PIPPIN542 10 months ago 5
love it!this makes me cry!!
Mevite 10 months ago
I LOVE this version of Emma. The Gwyneth Paltrow version really did not "Capture" the story. Plus this one managed to get a good looking guy to play George Knightly. And no offence to anyone, but Romola is a better "Masterpiece Theater" actor the Paltrow.
TheManyFacesofJester 10 months ago 6
They always manage to make this scene soooo awkward. It's best in the Gwyneth Paltrow version, though
fangzy7 11 months ago
'If I live you less i might be able to talk about it more''
I love that line.
That is a quote from P&P, Darcy said it too
BlondeiGirl 11 months ago 3
she looks clumsy =S Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy are much better....
SweetChichi1 11 months ago
I never get why they change the speech. It just bugs me as I know it word for word and in this some of the speech seems out of placeand perhaps a little too modern. I'm not sure what I think of Romola as Emma- the acting is too dramatic and she isn't really how I imagine Emma, but it is an interesting interpretation of the character. I prefer Mark Strong as Mr Knightley, but this one is pretty good. It's great though. Emma is the best story ever :3
proudtobeasarahfan 11 months ago
How that man can squint and still be ridiculously attractive is beyond me.
HennyMusgrove 11 months ago 3
why don't they ever stay true to the book? it is OK to do that :P kissing...yea right. in those times. i get that they wanna dramatise things to make it more interesting but the pride and prejudice bbc version with colin firth proves that you CAN be completely true to the book and be just as popular
joystixxify 11 months ago
@joystixxify "Completely true to the book" does not involve Mr. Darcy emerging from a pond, dripping wet and presumably oozing the Mr. Darcy animal magnetism, I would like to point out. That, too, is to appeal to the modern sensibility. It's not so terrible, I would suggest.
zaumbe 11 months ago 5
@zaumbe you're right about the mr. darcy scene but that one thing didn't go against every etiquette of jane austen's era. i don't mind change if it still makes sense. seeing two non-married people kiss in a jane austen story just feels wrong
joystixxify 11 months ago
Friendship is for her more important than her love. Very nice - very Jane Austen.
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siththee 11 months ago
When shes hiding behind the bushh haahha
angiehoang206 11 months ago
He has aged so awesomely...and so dearly. He makes my heart stutter and my blood slow to a crawl...sigh
CrazyGood88 11 months ago
@CrazyGood88 I know what you mean. Cyber-punk, druggie, romantic fool, serial killer, gentleman. Man can do it all!
puddlemini 11 months ago
@puddlemini YES!! exactly. love him.
CrazyGood88 11 months ago
Although Paltrow In Shakespeare in Love was truly immortal so is Romola Garia in the is version of Emma. I don't really like either Mr. Knightly although J Miller is true to the character... J Northan and Paltrow did not have it on screen together... that version is about comedy... this version is about a real young women with little real experience in the world and there is something about Romola and her growing sophistication and yet sweet innocence that is wonderful.
LibertyEnfolds 11 months ago 2
He plays Mr Knightly so sweetly :) he makes me want to "aww" all the time :D
PiellaGibson 1 year ago
Jeremy Northam executed the same lines better than Johnny Lee Miller did. Even though I like this adaptation, Jeremy Northam's acting skills makes me like the other one better!
ilovJoeJonas 1 year ago 2
Jeremy Northam executed the lines better than Mark Strong did. Though I like this adaption, Jeremy Northam's acting makes me like the other adaption better!
ilovJoeJonas 1 year ago
this is not one of my favorite adaptations..although it is comical and fun, it seems rather forced and too modern for the time period Jane Austen's Emma was put in.
my favorite is the BBC one (it follows the book exactly! down to facial expressions) and the 1996 film!
RedSoxRox333 1 year ago
the best emma in my opinion second place for the 1997 emma with Kate Beckinshale
robertaburattini 1 year ago
@robertaburattini
I agree.
TheGlaros 1 year ago
@robertaburattini Oh I so agree with you.. Romola Garia 1st, Kate Beckinsale 2nd and Gwyneth Paltrow 3rd... But I love to watch them all, because I love the book so much... *sighs* Oh and JLM is GORGEOUS too... hee hee.
Regards from Wales UK :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago
romola garai is a great emma!! but i think johnny lee miller is too short for her. and a little bit too awkward.
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blacknovel1 1 year ago
She is very lovely Emma. Adorable creature.
blacknovel1 1 year ago
Jonny Lee Miller is my most favorite Mr. Knightley ever. He has captured it perfectly. He is gentle and noble and at the same time you can see the flciker of emotions on his face. With little gestures he can convey what he is feeling, he can convey his turmoil of emotions inside and he looks really handsome. This adaptation as a Tv version was just awesome. I don't want to compare it to the movie because both are so different mediums. The movie is great but tv version is just as great.
pearlmode 1 year ago 77
@pearlmode Yes, Jonny Lee Miller was an amazing Mr. Knightley!!
hopelessromantic1311 7 months ago
ahah it's so funny when she tries so hide and then he sees her :DD
rrrullgardina 1 year ago 4
I do enjoy previous performances by Romola Garai and Johnny Lee Miller both him in Mansfield Park and her in I Capture the Castle. Both are quite good.
saintsandmusic 1 year ago
Personally, I like Jeremy Northam as Mr. Knightly better, but I do like Romola Garai as Emma SO much more than Gwyneth Paltrow. But over all this is a good version!
yukicross2010 1 year ago
I love the awkwardness of the beginning. It's so real. This is my favorite adaptation of a Jane Austen novel. All of the actors are just superb.
SugarMountain15 1 year ago 2
I need to agree with @OneHindo, i really prefer the movie from 1996, because i just love the chemistry between mr. knightley and emma and jeremy northam is my favorite knightley! He is so sweet and gentle and just.... well yeah, perfect :D
However, i am impressed by romola garai playing emma in this version! She is so energetic, lively and self-confident and with all her gossiping and stuff she becomes really modern. I can really imagine her in the real world ;)
Pusteblume7021 1 year ago
i like mark strong's version of mr. knightley better. but garai is really good in this part.
sona590 1 year ago
did people use at that time the line " put the record straight"?. Just wondering as it sounds weird.. Loveee all of jane austens adaptations!! and the books!! great actors in this one!
angiemaciela 1 year ago
@angiemaciela
I read the same question elsewhere quite a while ago. If I remember it well, it is indeed an old idiom, and the modern term "record" goes back to an older term "record" that had a different meaning. The word isn't new, only the meaning it was given.
TheGlaros 1 year ago
@TheGlaros Ahhh didnt know! thank u for the data! x
angiemaciela 1 year ago
@TheGlaros .. Yep agree with you.. Record - as in record of the event.
Brilliant version of EMMA though isn't it... Good Old Beeb (BBC TV) Love it :0)X
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jayanihansani 1 year ago
Hi, Can anyone pls tell what are the other bbc classic productions like EMMA, i wanna watch them all...anyone???
freshglance 1 year ago
@freshglance
I recommend "Jane Eyre" (2006) and "North & South" (2004) - both were adapted by Sandy Welch, the screenwriter of "Emma" (2009).
TheGlaros 1 year ago
@TheGlaros I will check it out..
freshglance 1 year ago
@freshglance
I would also recommend the 2008 version of Persuasion (Jane Austen), and the 2007 version of Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen). North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) is my favourite period drama, with Persuasion (Jane Austen) being next, then the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen). Hope that helps your viewing enjoyment! :-)
cj4sseasons 1 year ago
i saw the other versions with this scene.. and liked this the best.. hell i didnt even like the others..
freshglance 1 year ago
OMFG. I love this very much. Very much. I can't believe that Mr. Knightley is supposed to be 38 years old and Emma's what? 21. :) Very touching. Their love is very touching. I love the kiss. It's wonderful.
chesykin97 1 year ago
OMFG. I love this very much. Very much. I can't believe that Mr. Knightley is supposed to be 38 years old and Emma's what? 21. :) Very touching. Their love is very touching.
chesykin97 1 year ago
I wish I lived when this was set. Everything was so much more romantic and proper. I'm not gonna lie, I love Mr Knightley in this xx
Annaaaa120 1 year ago 4
this seems to be nice. my fav will remain the gwyneth paltrow and jeremy northam version! this knightley is edmund from mansfield park!
amethystphoenix 1 year ago
my favourite Emma :)
I like this adaptation
OneHindo 1 year ago 82
Hye I like the kiss in this version better though! The earlier one was all awkward. Also this one is bit more on the teary-side but still nice. I like the other one too...it was emotional despite the fact tht emma started smiling at the end while in this version, she is in tears throughout
amethystphoenix 1 year ago
@OneHindo I find the adaptation pretty annoying!I know that everyone says it is all good etc but the movie with Gwyneth Paltrow was a lot better in my opinion because it was more romantic and showed more chemistry!The lady who plays Emma in here is too overdramatic!
ics002 1 year ago
@ics002 the movie was great.. what I mean is the character (this is my favorite Emma as a character).. I like this adaptation but the movie was better I agree
but Emma (the character) is adorable in this one ^_^
OneHindo 1 year ago
this emma is very awkward, her speech is so choppy. and miller as knightly doesnt look man enough and lacks the charm jeremy northem possesses.
Whitesparkles 1 year ago
@Whitesparkles have seen the whole series? emma with gwyneth was my favorite....this one is just as good or even better...but i still like both versions
kaorudono25 1 year ago
@Whitesparkles
I like Northam, but IMO his character is too playful, not serious enough for Mr. Knightley.
TheGlaros 1 year ago 2
complicated but really simple underneath. love it!!
InaCzarina 1 year ago 3
I wish people today would still be talking like that
guitarocket01 1 year ago 2
Along with Colin Firth playing Mr. Darcy, Jonny Lee Miller has to be one of my favorite Jane Austen leading men. I have been a fan of his for years and I think he was adorable in this version. SO MUCH better than the Gwenyth Paltrow version!! His expression at 5:34 is heart wrenching!!!
mamashoop 1 year ago 6
awwwwwww!! cutest scene ever!!! :') im tearing up x
LottieGlenisterzGirl 1 year ago 2
I like this version very much, but I must say, I prefer the way the script followed in the version with Jeremy Northam and Gwenyth Paltrow
kieghacat 1 year ago
I love how Emma's expression changes at 4:32
This is soooo romantic!
alexandrabak 1 year ago
@alexandrabak i love 5:50 when he like isnt sure
AnnaBxox24 1 year ago
AHHH!! ITS EDMUND! FROM MASEFIELD PARK!
luvsbooks95 1 year ago
He must really like the jane austen movies....
omgnfw156 1 year ago
I actually liked Mark Strong's Mr. Knightley, because it seemed so much closer to what Jane Austen intended: a man who's spent Emma's whole life trying to be the firm guiding hand she doesn't have, helping her control her strong will and spoiled status to become the wonderful woman he knows is in there. Then he has to somehow find a way to stop being her big brother/parent figure to transform into the lover he wants so much to be, and he struggles with that until pity and love carry him away.
mizjohs 1 year ago
I really liked Johnny Lee Miller as Edmund (his quiet reserved way kind of fit thoughtful Edmund, the curate) but I thought he was very weird as Mr. Knightley. I don't know if the role was written in such a way, but sometimes I thought this Mr. Knightley had an obsessive compulsive disorder; he was very particular about where and how he would walk, stand & sit, talk, etc. My best Mr. Knightley is Jeremy Northam - not too angry as Mark Strong and not to weird as this one. 2nd comes Mark Strong.
injaley 1 year ago
Johnny looks funny in these clothes ;) i can't help noticing that he is not so good for this role. he was perfect Edmund, but, come on, he will never be mr Knightly!
sorry, Johnny.
Jeremy Northam one and only mr Knightly!
ikaa94941 1 year ago
I wish I had my own Mr. Knightley!!! <3 <3
golachica1311 1 year ago 3
has anyone noticed Mr knightly is also in one of the other jane austen movies i think its becomeing jane
RaeBabeehLovesYouuuh 1 year ago 2
@RaeBabeehLovesYouuuh Jonny LeeMiller is also in Mansfield Park 1999 as Edmund Bertram. Have you seen the clip on my channel?
SMaryG 1 year ago
@SMaryG
i havent but i will see now :)
RaeBabeehLovesYouuuh 1 year ago
@SMaryG Ironically, Blake Ritson (who plays Mr. Elton in the movie) also played Edmund Bertram in the 2007 TV version of Mansfield Park. :)
bookwurmgurl 1 year ago
@SMaryG He obviously likes Austen then! :)
PiellaGibson 1 year ago
@RaeBabeehLovesYouuuh
Nah, its the older version of mansfield park. circa 1999 or so
SamRAber 1 year ago