I LOVE the scene with them saying the love each other; but they went with the book on the scenery. I think what they should have done is what they did with 96 Emma; Start with them being in the garden then walk to a tree; for the reveal. I KNOW; the were walking period in the 96 version. I'm just saying in the 96 version the tree in the background; was SOO romantic!! The Panout was EVEN MORE romantic!!
I love what they did with this version. In the Gwyneth Paltrow version, Emma was much more of an adult. Here we get to see her as a woman who is still very enthusiastic and younger acting, so exuberant and happy.
Also, there need to be more Mr. Knightlys in the world.
This film doesnot really understand the time, Jane Austin live in! A women of this time would never, never touch a young man! She would never start to kiss him from herself. I am very dissapointed.
And you my friend should study the way women live in the 17th century! It was even impossible to touch the hand of a man. Have you read the books from Jane Austin? Have a nice day :-)
Some people say that Romola Garai is not... graceful enough... not enough filled the time's manners... ?? No. she is perfect... always a good heart... naive... a real girl as opposed to a retrojected political propaganda piece for our times. She is very human and that was what was so appealing. She is also very feminine, beautiful and rounded... not the emaciated semi masculine shapes that we have been made to think are women today. There will be other Emmas ... but Romola is wonderful.
I've read the book a few times before and I still feel the garden/proposal scene rather hasty and abrupt. The 1996 movie version handled this sequence much smoother where the dreadfulness in Emma and happy eagerness in Knightley are palpable and tender.
Romola Garai's Emma is so good, on par with Gwyneth Paltrow! However, as much as I like Miller (watch him in Mansfield Park), I prefer Jeremy Northam. The way he delivered his love was much more intimate and emotional. Miller did not seem comfortable squinting under the harsh light in the middle of an open garden. I feel that the director could have done better in choosing a more romantic setting for the proposal scene.
@lalala13nhc I've always felt that Knightley and Miss Fairfax "deserve" each other more and that Mr. Churchill and Emma have more in common than they do with their partners. Emma and Churchill even recognize this and discuss it in the book. But I agree that it doesn't make Emma any less lovable - though Austen said that she thought she was the only one who would love Emma. Anyway, why do heroines always have to be perfect, but heros can be full of flaws?
4:35 Emma doesn't want Mr Knightley to confess as she thinks that he will tell her that he likes Harriet and that Emma won't be able to handle the truth.
@magicrystalina Is it just me, or was that fact sort of elusive in this series? I've read the book, so I knew why she didn't want him to speak, but I thought something about the pacing and placement of the scenes made it hard to pick up on in this version. Too bad since it's sort of crucial. Maybe others were able to get it though. Maybe I'm the dunce. :)
@FrostedPingu How I look at it is; the Austen men: Mr. Darcy; Captain Wentworth; Mr. Knightly; Mr. Bertram; and so on. Are what a man SHOULD be; don't see it as high expectations; that what a man should be. WE shouldn't have to lower our standards; society lowered men's standards!!
"if I loved you less i might be able to speak about it more" has got to be on par with the "allow me to tell you how adently i admire and love you " line in my books :')
I get all warm and fuzzy when they are simply holding each others faces...it is so romantic sorry to sound all dreamy, but I hope to God I find a man like Mr. Knightly one day.
Continued.....sorry stupid iPod won't let me finsh my comment anyway the Emma of chapter one certainly didn't deserve knightly but by the end she had changed drastically and was definitively going to make a great mrs knightly. great acting on garai's part though
@fleurgi yes you are Probaly the minority but I wonder have you actually read the novel? Generally movies don't explain the characters development as well as the novel, when I watched this movie I also thought mr knightly too good for her, but once I read the book I thought differently the Emma of chapter one Cretan
i know i'm in the minority her but i dislike emma and do not think she deserves the kind mr. knightley. but then maybe i am just a little jealous but she is such a pot stirrer and the like
Wonderful... I only wish, that the camera would have lingered just one or two seconds longer on his face when she puts her hands around it, and he closes his eyes - the exact moment that he realises that she actually does love him - "The affection which he had been asking to be allowed to create, if he could, was already his." - as Austen puts it.
Thank you for uploading this! Thank you very much.
To add to the discussion, I love Romola's Emma. I really do. It's different from Gwyneth's interpretation, and I like that they are different. But I still don't like Miller's Mr. Knightley. (I feel like Romola's Emma is going to kick his butt in their marriage =)) He doesn't look/sound to me like somebody who is 16 years older. And I don't like some of his expressions. But I did like some of his scenes.
@JDlamusique I love them both, but tend to agree with you that JLM seems perhaps just a little bit young for Mr. Knightley - though he was actually 36 I think when doing the series - so quite precisely Mr. Knightleys age...
Yeah, as you've mentioned, he seems a bit young, and in this case, I just get this vibe from him like he's a kid. And I get a different vibe from Mr. Knightley as a character, if you know what I mean. So, every time I listen to him saying that he's known Emma since her birth and he's 16 years older, it makes me laugh =)
o fato de essa Emma ser meio desajeitada, deve-se o fato de ela ser uma garota do campo, apesar de muito rica, e criada por uma governanta tão nova. o Sr Knightley fala no livro para Sra Weston que jamais a recomendaria para ser governanta se ela precisasse de novo emprego. Gostaria também de ver uma cena com Sr e Sra Elton morrendo de ódio e inveja dos dois, fecharia com chave de ouro. enfim esse é Sr Knitley mais bonito que ví.
depois de ler o livro 2 vezes, creio que essa seja a versão mais próxima. eu gostaria que mostrasse Sr. Knightley voltando a cavalo, debaixo da chuva, para mostrar seu desespero em reencontrar Emma. Apenas acho que o cenário é pobre diante do filme de Gwyneth, mas é muito melhor, o casal dá mais detalhes sobre seu amor. E o modo trata Harriet também é melhor, já que no livro, ela é protegida de Emma e no filme, mais parece um cachorrinho desajeitado, mostrando que jamais um cavalheiro a olharia.
Which of the Emma movies stays true to the book? I really need to read the book because I love the lines in the Gwyneth Paltrow version and this one has less but I haven't read the book so I don't know which is correct. I think movies should stick to the book....some movies don't turn out well because of it....
@lmbgemini Each version is pretty true to the book; each draws out different aspects of the book. I've seen three versions that I love to pieces - the old A&E with Kate Beckinsale, this one, and the newer Masterpiece Theatre one - and while they're different and there are different things that they've cut or added, I think they're all beautifully done.
Ahh,poor Mr. Knightly he is just trying to tell her want she want's to hear and because she was silly matching other people off she thinks he is going to tell her he is going to marry Harrriet,but he thinks she doesn't love him.:(
Ahh,poor Mr. Knightly he is just trying to tell her want she want's to hear and because she was silly matching other people off she thinks he is going to tell her he is going to marry Harrriet,but he thinks she doesn't love him.:(
i agree! i enjoyed the Gwyneth Paltrow version but not as much as this one. Jonny and Romola have a chemistry that just oozes from the screen. I love watching them, especially when they are disputing. LOVE IT!!!
I love how Mr Knighley sighs deeply as he comes out of the house--it's like he's just heard Mr. Woodhouse confirm that Emma has been mopey/sad for the last while...and he really is concerned to find her/console her....
Back again for another gorgeous meltdown and drool... this is WONDERFUL and the actors are totally sublime too... Well done JLM and Romola, you have totally stolen my heart.. *swoons again, into near-by chair frantically fanning* :0)X
@wendyoffroad I agree but I always wonder if it's on purpose. We are to assume that these characters (of that time) had never kissed or been kissed, so I guess it's the awkwardness of a very first kiss- not knowing quite what to do with yourself! That's my assumption, anyways. :)
It's probably even more correct to call it the Regency era, if we use references to the current royal rulers of Britain. It almost completely overlaps with what we call the Romantic period of course, but that is less of a historical term and mostly refers to the arts of that time. It is also a philosophical concept like the Englightenment according to some scholars we still live in the Romantic era.
Romola Garai is the most perfect, she IS Emma. Jonny Lee Miller is Mr. Knightley. Each character is played so perfectly. This is by far, and none equal, the best Emma. There is no way around it.
@AnnieBanana978 you are so correct. I cannot imagine any other in this role now. It's sad because I cannot watch the older versions without cringing now :D
I watched three versions of (Jane Austen's) Emma over the last couple of days..this one, the 1996 one with Paltrow, and then the 1996 one with Beckinsale.
This is the best version of Emma ..hands down !! Completely agree with goodmunki about the acting and casting...the characters are portrayed so well..and extremely naturally ! BRILLIANT!!
i wish emma would of tell mrs Weston that she is in love it was one of my favorite part of the movie with Paltrow, that would of made this my favorite version
I have watched several adaptations of Emma and like a previous post, I thought Kate Bekinsale's was the best until I saw this one. It's just perfect and the actress that played Emma was superb! I just loved watching her expressions, it was so much fun! I will be buying this movie and adding it to my collection of Jane Austen's movie adaptations.
This is the best adaptation of Emma I've seen so far. Emma is likable and Jonny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightly was swoon worthy.. and their banters were top notch!!
p.s. @mondrudru ... thanks a lot for posting this series.. Fabulous quality videos, best yet I've seen on youtube! :)
*ahhhh swoons yet again*... don't you just love the bit where Emma says ".. I was talking to Harriet..." and Knightley says ".. I don't mind what we talk of, we can talk of Harriet if you like..." and she laughs... I wonder if that was an ad-lib... because it seems so natural... LOVE It, love it love it.. Did I say I love it, because I really do... Oh happy me indeed :0)x
"I blush when I think of some of the things I said and did..." Don't we all. And THAT is exactly what I love JA for. The little things that aren't very important, yet make all the difference because they make the reader relate so perfectly well to the character. Ah no, now I need to go get my dose of Austen, or I won't be happy. =P
I used to think Kate Beckinsale's Emma was my favourite but now after watching this version I have 'TOTALLY' changed my mind... Love it love it... Johnny Lee Miller as Mr Knightley and Romola Garai as Emma are superb and I have now watched this version a lot in fact I am upto my 20th session now... Happy me :0)x
It's so frustratingly romantic the way the that neither of them know the other loves them and so they keep it to themselves when we are sitting here screaming at them to just say it already!!! lol :)
I am such a geek. All I can think of as he is kissing her is, all those windows! What if Mr. Woodhouse looks out...what if the servants see and begin to talk..Ack! Ack! Ack!
I actually look towards the windows with a knot in my stomach. Like I said, what a geek.
Mr. Knightly's gentle caresses on the bench scene are so incredibly tender and, well frankly, very sexy. With his one hand distractedly playing with hers and his other gently on her neck, it is one of the most heart achingly sweet scenes I have ever seen. I can't believe that Masterpiece Theatre cut this scene out when they aired it. Thank you for posting this and thank goodness the scene is in the DVD. Yay!
i love how in this adaption they have the part of mr. knightley explaining the love he feels for emma on the bench. Its so romantic!!! I Love this actor so much!!
I thought Mark Strong did the best job of portraying Mr. Knightly's evolution from the surrogate older brother of Ema's young years through the struggle with her adolescent selfishness into the strong but sexy lover of her adulthood.
Oh, my goodness. Obviously something went wrong on the OPB website when I watched this the first time on their website because after the kissing scene it went straight to the part where she tells him she won't leave her father.
i think every adaptation has it's merits. It's just a fantastic story! JA was a great story-teller. This version has the best Mr Knightly i've ever seen JLM plays it perfectly and emma is also very strong. Don't forget Austen intended the audience not to like Emma until she sees the error of her ways. I think they've got it just right here. Brilliant
i agree, the beckinsale strong version is great, but i personally think that all of the emma adaptations are fabulous - the best overall of any austen book
they all have a few greats, but the consistancy of the emma adaptations is way higher
Microeconomicssucks he was just acting frigid in his role, but in real life he was married at one time to angelina Jolie ... don't think anyone could be frigid around her lol
I love the way she touches him, so gentle and caring. Oh, how I love this Mr. Knightly!!!! So sexy and a gentleman, wish I had a magic wand and"whosh" in my living room so I can stare at him all day.. JLM you are up there with Colin Firth and Rupert Penry-Jones. xoxoxoxxo Mr. Knightly
I like JLM as Mr. Knightlley very much, but I think that Romola is too foolish and loudmouthed for Emma. Kate Beckinsale plays her a lot better and I prefer that version with Mark Strong.
O no, I have to admit I am disappointed, I expected more passion more chemistry between them ( like in version with Kate Beckinsale and Mark Strong) and I simply can't find it here, Mr Knightly could be a little bit more suprised and happier when Emma shows her feelings for him!? And I know Emma is a little childish but they both looks like children when they kiss. Is there anybody who thinks the same?
Well, it was probably a first kiss for both. They didn't kiss 30 people before finding their true love/ getting engaged. An age of innocence... To some, childishness.
I LOVE the scene with them saying the love each other; but they went with the book on the scenery. I think what they should have done is what they did with 96 Emma; Start with them being in the garden then walk to a tree; for the reveal. I KNOW; the were walking period in the 96 version. I'm just saying in the 96 version the tree in the background; was SOO romantic!! The Panout was EVEN MORE romantic!!
SelenaMulan 17 hours ago
I dont care what u say about her hairstyle; I like it!! I agree about Harriets it is weird looking!!
SelenaMulan 18 hours ago
I swear my bones turn to jelly when he porposes to her xxxxxxxxxxxx
msmoviefanatic 1 month ago 2
must be awkward to hide behind a bush...
yvantran 1 month ago 6
I love what they did with this version. In the Gwyneth Paltrow version, Emma was much more of an adult. Here we get to see her as a woman who is still very enthusiastic and younger acting, so exuberant and happy.
Also, there need to be more Mr. Knightlys in the world.
gerbil4you 1 month ago 5
i LOVE 6:20 AND if i loved you less i might be able to talk about more - AMAZING
charegirl96 2 months ago
these dang type of books are the reason so many men fall short!!!!
marmatron8 3 months ago 6
This is a different version than the one on tv, are those extra scenes on the DVD?
Katharos703 3 months ago
@Katharos703 Yes, the extra scenes are on the DVD. Some scenes were cut out of the American production that was shown on PBS's Masterpiece.
MsBdh5 3 months ago
I think this is the best version ever. Thanks BBC made this DVD!!!!
claude1585 5 months ago 9
Poor, poor Knightley!
abeautifulnightsky 5 months ago 6
(cries)
thicketwings05 5 months ago 5
Am I the only one whose heart completely breaks when he says, "I will obey you."?
thefootlefolly 5 months ago 21
"I do not mind what we talk of. You can talk of Harriet if you must." ^.^
muffinbanana 6 months ago 16
I think my face cracked in half from smiling. And screaming. And burying it in the blanket.
That kiss was so damn satisfying :')
EriksShatteredMirror 6 months ago 14
@sokratine19 And also, it's Jane AustEn, nos Austin!!
Austeninbath 6 months ago
lol@ her failed attempt at hiding behind the bush
Maybeshesbornwithitt 6 months ago 12
This film doesnot really understand the time, Jane Austin live in! A women of this time would never, never touch a young man! She would never start to kiss him from herself. I am very dissapointed.
sokratine19 6 months ago
@sokratine19
You my friend do not understand women...in any time... peace
fauxgrace 6 months ago 3
@fauxgrace :
And you my friend should study the way women live in the 17th century! It was even impossible to touch the hand of a man. Have you read the books from Jane Austin? Have a nice day :-)
sokratine19 6 months ago
@sokratine19
Emma, as well as Jane Austin's other characters (and the author herself), lived at the end of 18th - beginning of 19th century, not 17th.
TheAustenReader 6 months ago
@sokratine19 I agree the kissy scene was very unbecoming, even when Frank and Ms. Fairfax kissed. This is my only dislike of the movie.
Maybeshesbornwithitt 6 months ago
Some people say that Romola Garai is not... graceful enough... not enough filled the time's manners... ?? No. she is perfect... always a good heart... naive... a real girl as opposed to a retrojected political propaganda piece for our times. She is very human and that was what was so appealing. She is also very feminine, beautiful and rounded... not the emaciated semi masculine shapes that we have been made to think are women today. There will be other Emmas ... but Romola is wonderful.
LibertyEnfolds 6 months ago 2
I've read the book a few times before and I still feel the garden/proposal scene rather hasty and abrupt. The 1996 movie version handled this sequence much smoother where the dreadfulness in Emma and happy eagerness in Knightley are palpable and tender.
CityParakeet 6 months ago
Romola Garai's Emma is so good, on par with Gwyneth Paltrow! However, as much as I like Miller (watch him in Mansfield Park), I prefer Jeremy Northam. The way he delivered his love was much more intimate and emotional. Miller did not seem comfortable squinting under the harsh light in the middle of an open garden. I feel that the director could have done better in choosing a more romantic setting for the proposal scene.
CityParakeet 6 months ago 3
8:52 is by far the sweetest look on Emmas face I've ever seen. It tells me just how much she loves Knightly.
Pirate4T 7 months ago 2
@lalala13nhc I've always felt that Knightley and Miss Fairfax "deserve" each other more and that Mr. Churchill and Emma have more in common than they do with their partners. Emma and Churchill even recognize this and discuss it in the book. But I agree that it doesn't make Emma any less lovable - though Austen said that she thought she was the only one who would love Emma. Anyway, why do heroines always have to be perfect, but heros can be full of flaws?
ameliaparvaneh 7 months ago 2
4:35 Emma doesn't want Mr Knightley to confess as she thinks that he will tell her that he likes Harriet and that Emma won't be able to handle the truth.
magicrystalina 7 months ago 5
@magicrystalina Is it just me, or was that fact sort of elusive in this series? I've read the book, so I knew why she didn't want him to speak, but I thought something about the pacing and placement of the scenes made it hard to pick up on in this version. Too bad since it's sort of crucial. Maybe others were able to get it though. Maybe I'm the dunce. :)
47thUsername 7 months ago in playlist Emma 2009
7:08 you can just imagine Mr Woodhouse looking out the window.
EMMAAAAAAA!
lizzielonglegs 7 months ago 4
Can't stop watching long enough to comment!
47thUsername 7 months ago in playlist Emma 2009 4
I blame Mr Knighley for my unrealistically high expectations of men!
FrostedPingu 8 months ago 172
@FrostedPingu
Me too!!! :P
lucyyh11 7 months ago
@FrostedPingu :)
girl4mac4 4 months ago
@FrostedPingu i know right!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheXxDaRkRoSeXx 3 months ago
@FrostedPingu How I look at it is; the Austen men: Mr. Darcy; Captain Wentworth; Mr. Knightly; Mr. Bertram; and so on. Are what a man SHOULD be; don't see it as high expectations; that what a man should be. WE shouldn't have to lower our standards; society lowered men's standards!!
SelenaMulan 1 month ago 7
@FrostedPingu I agree...its all Jane Austen's fault :)
soomak 1 month ago 2
I wish I could find a Mr. Knightley!! There must be one out there for me, because my real name is truly Emma.
hopelessromantic1311 8 months ago 13
"if I loved you less i might be able to speak about it more" has got to be on par with the "allow me to tell you how adently i admire and love you " line in my books :')
TallysDoodles 8 months ago 63
I get all warm and fuzzy when they are simply holding each others faces...it is so romantic sorry to sound all dreamy, but I hope to God I find a man like Mr. Knightly one day.
lambertlover978 8 months ago 12
Continued.....sorry stupid iPod won't let me finsh my comment anyway the Emma of chapter one certainly didn't deserve knightly but by the end she had changed drastically and was definitively going to make a great mrs knightly. great acting on garai's part though
yellowpages2000 8 months ago 4
@fleurgi yes you are Probaly the minority but I wonder have you actually read the novel? Generally movies don't explain the characters development as well as the novel, when I watched this movie I also thought mr knightly too good for her, but once I read the book I thought differently the Emma of chapter one Cretan
yellowpages2000 8 months ago
i know i'm in the minority her but i dislike emma and do not think she deserves the kind mr. knightley. but then maybe i am just a little jealous but she is such a pot stirrer and the like
fleurgi 8 months ago
Oh.My.Gosh. That was the cutest kiss of all time!!!
emmilovesmusic 8 months ago
abominable scoundrel! I love pre-Victorian literature insults!
taylorncl 8 months ago 15
I love how she's trying to hide behind a bush.
Rowan94100 8 months ago 6
If only men like Knightley existed in real life...
chobeethaninov 9 months ago 4
Wonderful... I only wish, that the camera would have lingered just one or two seconds longer on his face when she puts her hands around it, and he closes his eyes - the exact moment that he realises that she actually does love him - "The affection which he had been asking to be allowed to create, if he could, was already his." - as Austen puts it.
hvilborg 9 months ago 3
@hvilborg Yeah, I agree. It would've been nice.
JDlamusique 9 months ago
Thank you for uploading this! Thank you very much.
To add to the discussion, I love Romola's Emma. I really do. It's different from Gwyneth's interpretation, and I like that they are different. But I still don't like Miller's Mr. Knightley. (I feel like Romola's Emma is going to kick his butt in their marriage =)) He doesn't look/sound to me like somebody who is 16 years older. And I don't like some of his expressions. But I did like some of his scenes.
JDlamusique 9 months ago
@JDlamusique I love them both, but tend to agree with you that JLM seems perhaps just a little bit young for Mr. Knightley - though he was actually 36 I think when doing the series - so quite precisely Mr. Knightleys age...
hvilborg 9 months ago
@hvilborg Oh, was he? Really? Huh...
Yeah, as you've mentioned, he seems a bit young, and in this case, I just get this vibe from him like he's a kid. And I get a different vibe from Mr. Knightley as a character, if you know what I mean. So, every time I listen to him saying that he's known Emma since her birth and he's 16 years older, it makes me laugh =)
JDlamusique 9 months ago
o fato de essa Emma ser meio desajeitada, deve-se o fato de ela ser uma garota do campo, apesar de muito rica, e criada por uma governanta tão nova. o Sr Knightley fala no livro para Sra Weston que jamais a recomendaria para ser governanta se ela precisasse de novo emprego. Gostaria também de ver uma cena com Sr e Sra Elton morrendo de ódio e inveja dos dois, fecharia com chave de ouro. enfim esse é Sr Knitley mais bonito que ví.
48silko 9 months ago
depois de ler o livro 2 vezes, creio que essa seja a versão mais próxima. eu gostaria que mostrasse Sr. Knightley voltando a cavalo, debaixo da chuva, para mostrar seu desespero em reencontrar Emma. Apenas acho que o cenário é pobre diante do filme de Gwyneth, mas é muito melhor, o casal dá mais detalhes sobre seu amor. E o modo trata Harriet também é melhor, já que no livro, ela é protegida de Emma e no filme, mais parece um cachorrinho desajeitado, mostrando que jamais um cavalheiro a olharia.
48silko 9 months ago
Romola Garai is the best Emma!!
mickmeggie 10 months ago 3
Which of the Emma movies stays true to the book? I really need to read the book because I love the lines in the Gwyneth Paltrow version and this one has less but I haven't read the book so I don't know which is correct. I think movies should stick to the book....some movies don't turn out well because of it....
lmbgemini 10 months ago
@lmbgemini Each version is pretty true to the book; each draws out different aspects of the book. I've seen three versions that I love to pieces - the old A&E with Kate Beckinsale, this one, and the newer Masterpiece Theatre one - and while they're different and there are different things that they've cut or added, I think they're all beautifully done.
RPtheTruth 10 months ago
Ugh! Sweetest confession. I loved this scene. Best Emma ever made. Bravo BBC. These characters feel alive out of Jane Austen's book~
panamakira 10 months ago 6
that scene on the bench has got to be one of the loveliest scenes ever :)
Dazzlingbabe19956 10 months ago 6
ilove it!!!
longcoldsummer13 11 months ago
And there you were... Love them talking on the bench
peace143peace 11 months ago 5
Finally! Waited a long time for this scene.
imova 11 months ago 3
I wish Emma wore her red dress dress or coat in this scene, it suits her skin so well... Lucky girl she gets to kiss JLM....lol
wickandde 11 months ago 6
I wish Emma wore her red dress dress or coat in this scene, it suits her skin so well...
wickandde 11 months ago 2
Johnny Lee Miller aged rather well.
sblood311 11 months ago 5
Dear God, pleeeeeease send me someone like Mr. Knighly just maybe a few years younger!! Please!
alexandruthegreat95 11 months ago 4
I do not mind what we talk of, we can talk of Harriet.
AHdorable :D
gcatherinev 1 year ago 9
I think it is just the weather but I LOVE that after emma tells mr knightly not to continue it goes grey.
And I lovelovelove this adaption, seen it SO many times, Romola Garai is by far the best Emma :D And SO stunning.
hanhorror 1 year ago 2
5:34 mr Knightly is so cute!!!!!!!!!
kellymind1993 1 year ago
Poor Emma she is most definatly NOT well.
Ahh,poor Mr. Knightly he is just trying to tell her want she want's to hear and because she was silly matching other people off she thinks he is going to tell her he is going to marry Harrriet,but he thinks she doesn't love him.:(
eireaile 1 year ago
Poor Emma she is most definatly NOT well.
Ahh,poor Mr. Knightly he is just trying to tell her want she want's to hear and because she was silly matching other people off she thinks he is going to tell her he is going to marry Harrriet,but he thinks she doesn't love him.:(
eireaile 1 year ago
Poor Emma she is most definatly NOT well.
eireaile 1 year ago
LOL at emma hiding behind the bush.
prixchk280 1 year ago 10
her hiding behind the tree and peeking out from behind it with that smile made me laugh soo hard! that was amazing! loved it!
101musicfan 1 year ago
:') sweetest couple EVER!!!!! jonny is quite handsome :)
sashhi25 1 year ago
@sashhi25 only quite??
eireaile 1 year ago
Romola Garai is one of the best actresses ever :)
danworldemperor 1 year ago 2
Thanks for posting :D
This version is by far the best, with the best cast :)
danworldemperor 1 year ago
i agree! i enjoyed the Gwyneth Paltrow version but not as much as this one. Jonny and Romola have a chemistry that just oozes from the screen. I love watching them, especially when they are disputing. LOVE IT!!!
lavivits 1 year ago
This is officially my favorite Emma!!! Romola and JLM are just perfect for the roles... have to watch this once again...
lulubibi100 1 year ago 2
@lulubibi100 i have watched this version about 5 times. you never get tired of it!!!!
CaliXiNamiKai 1 year ago
Way to hide behind a tree that is not big enough.
clpearson991 1 year ago 6
I love how Mr Knighley sighs deeply as he comes out of the house--it's like he's just heard Mr. Woodhouse confirm that Emma has been mopey/sad for the last while...and he really is concerned to find her/console her....
jiggedygirl 1 year ago
"Abominable scoundrel!!" LOL
221Verona 1 year ago 5
Back again for another gorgeous meltdown and drool... this is WONDERFUL and the actors are totally sublime too... Well done JLM and Romola, you have totally stolen my heart.. *swoons again, into near-by chair frantically fanning* :0)X
wenglishsal 1 year ago 5
Damn, I have tears running all over my face....
58littlerascal58 1 year ago 6
7:00 most awkward kissing shot EVER. Why are his arms just hanging down? :P
wendyoffroad 1 year ago 5
@wendyoffroad if you look one of his arms is raised after about one second but it is on the other side
peaceluvaable 1 year ago
@wendyoffroad I agree but I always wonder if it's on purpose. We are to assume that these characters (of that time) had never kissed or been kissed, so I guess it's the awkwardness of a very first kiss- not knowing quite what to do with yourself! That's my assumption, anyways. :)
LCMac3 1 year ago
"I examined my own heart. And there you were... never I fear, to be removed."
Omg I love that!!!
I love Mr. Knightley!!!
mo95261 1 year ago
"I do not mind what we talk of, we can talk of Harriet if we must." hahaha Knightly keeps making me laugh. love him :)
aussiegirlnz 1 year ago 6
awww Knightly seems to really like holding babies. Lol
aussiegirlnz 1 year ago 6
I love how Mr Knightley is playing with little Emma... He sure has a weakness for Emmas x)
SleepingAngel2 1 year ago 17
that little caress of his face was perfect.and victorian kissing:)
how i love this adaption.just perfect
Orlaithja000 1 year ago 7
@Orlaithja000 Emma isn't set in the Victorian era. It's a romantic novel and takes place in the Romantic era... You know like Edwardian and Georgian.
BaconQueen1 1 year ago
It's probably even more correct to call it the Regency era, if we use references to the current royal rulers of Britain. It almost completely overlaps with what we call the Romantic period of course, but that is less of a historical term and mostly refers to the arts of that time. It is also a philosophical concept like the Englightenment according to some scholars we still live in the Romantic era.
Soliwo 1 year ago
@Orlaithja000 Victorian kissing? There is still a lot for me to learn.
Artemisss1 1 year ago
Romola Garai is the most perfect, she IS Emma. Jonny Lee Miller is Mr. Knightley. Each character is played so perfectly. This is by far, and none equal, the best Emma. There is no way around it.
AnnieBanana978 1 year ago 210
@AnnieBanana978 you are so correct. I cannot imagine any other in this role now. It's sad because I cannot watch the older versions without cringing now :D
puddlemini 1 year ago
@AnnieBanana978 I was never a great fan of Jane Austen but this was , as you say, perfect.
clearly 10 months ago
@AnnieBanana978 I heartily agree!
Rowan94100 8 months ago
@AnnieBanana978 I totally agree.
Duda14andebol 6 months ago
MR. KNIGHTLEY I LOVE YOU!!!!
shortstack33 1 year ago 12
this makes me so happy.
By far best adaptation
cp2tall 1 year ago 17
when emma and knightley sat ont he bench...my heart went gah gah-i'm so happy for them <3
Ayumura96 1 year ago 17
I watched three versions of (Jane Austen's) Emma over the last couple of days..this one, the 1996 one with Paltrow, and then the 1996 one with Beckinsale.
This is the best version of Emma ..hands down !! Completely agree with goodmunki about the acting and casting...the characters are portrayed so well..and extremely naturally ! BRILLIANT!!
mjoshi07 1 year ago 16
i wish emma would of tell mrs Weston that she is in love it was one of my favorite part of the movie with Paltrow, that would of made this my favorite version
adriaDythea 1 year ago
@adriaDythea I 100% agree! Then you get to see her all bubbly with her feelings :D
LivingintheShire 1 year ago
"I examined my own heart.....and there you were." That has to be the sweetest line I've ever heard.
RPtheTruth 1 year ago 283
@RPtheTruth I was never a Jane Austen fan but as you so rightly say, perfect.
clearly 10 months ago
@RPtheTruth Most definately, if only men still spoke like this!
Rowan94100 8 months ago
she is the greatest Emma, a fantastic actress well done indeed!
Solange90210 1 year ago 12
I have watched several adaptations of Emma and like a previous post, I thought Kate Bekinsale's was the best until I saw this one. It's just perfect and the actress that played Emma was superb! I just loved watching her expressions, it was so much fun! I will be buying this movie and adding it to my collection of Jane Austen's movie adaptations.
p1nkobs3ssion 1 year ago 9
The kissing part was very romantically done. Very sweet!!
Maria6237 1 year ago 7
The best of all the Emma adaptations, no doubt! Am I the only one to love more Jane and Frank than Emma and Mr. Knightley?
cahvalois 1 year ago
@cahvalois yes. lol but i think its sweet how they had frank and jane meet (think in previous vid) it showed he really loved Jane.
SongBird4Jesus27 1 year ago
@cahvalois I suppose u are ;) I LOVE mr Knightley and HIS Emma <3
mywishLE 1 year ago
@mywishLE Hahhaa, that's ok! The problem in all adaptations is that Jane is always undervalued, Jane from the book is so enchanting!
cahvalois 1 year ago 4
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:]:] I just melted into a puddle from 5:50 onwards. Need tissues now lol. Thanks for posting!
emz56781 1 year ago
:]:] I just melted into a puddle from 5:50 onwards. Need tissues now lol. Thanks for posting!
emz56781 1 year ago 19
This is the best adaptation of Emma I've seen so far. Emma is likable and Jonny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightly was swoon worthy.. and their banters were top notch!!
p.s. @mondrudru ... thanks a lot for posting this series.. Fabulous quality videos, best yet I've seen on youtube! :)
coolfire 1 year ago 17
*ahhhh swoons yet again*... don't you just love the bit where Emma says ".. I was talking to Harriet..." and Knightley says ".. I don't mind what we talk of, we can talk of Harriet if you like..." and she laughs... I wonder if that was an ad-lib... because it seems so natural... LOVE It, love it love it.. Did I say I love it, because I really do... Oh happy me indeed :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago 17
"I blush when I think of some of the things I said and did..." Don't we all. And THAT is exactly what I love JA for. The little things that aren't very important, yet make all the difference because they make the reader relate so perfectly well to the character. Ah no, now I need to go get my dose of Austen, or I won't be happy. =P
tw1hart 1 year ago 7
Watched again and... YEP.... I am still loving this version above all others... Happy me indeed... *sighs deeply in total contentment* :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago 4
it only took four episodes for this chick to see the neo-classical light!
REIworker 1 year ago
I used to think Kate Beckinsale's Emma was my favourite but now after watching this version I have 'TOTALLY' changed my mind... Love it love it... Johnny Lee Miller as Mr Knightley and Romola Garai as Emma are superb and I have now watched this version a lot in fact I am upto my 20th session now... Happy me :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago 8
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TheDoctorrWho 1 year ago
@TheDoctorrWho gotta be the dumbest comment on You tube!
vivascargill 1 year ago
this is definately my favorite part of the entire film. it's so cute. but they're hilarious when they're fighting!
iggle07 1 year ago 5
It's so frustratingly romantic the way the that neither of them know the other loves them and so they keep it to themselves when we are sitting here screaming at them to just say it already!!! lol :)
felixranoff 1 year ago 12
I am such a geek. All I can think of as he is kissing her is, all those windows! What if Mr. Woodhouse looks out...what if the servants see and begin to talk..Ack! Ack! Ack!
I actually look towards the windows with a knot in my stomach. Like I said, what a geek.
jennyallworthy 1 year ago 4
@jennyallworthy i thought the same thing!
philmott101 1 year ago
Mr. Knightly's gentle caresses on the bench scene are so incredibly tender and, well frankly, very sexy. With his one hand distractedly playing with hers and his other gently on her neck, it is one of the most heart achingly sweet scenes I have ever seen. I can't believe that Masterpiece Theatre cut this scene out when they aired it. Thank you for posting this and thank goodness the scene is in the DVD. Yay!
jennyallworthy 1 year ago 7
This version is lovely, but my favorite will always be the one with Paltrow :) I guess I'm stubborn that way.
ghouliegirrl 1 year ago 4
haha ya me too... I think my favorite Knightly is the Paltrow one :)
felixranoff 1 year ago 4
What I would give if I could be Emma...
Eveline245 1 year ago
7:43 my heart melt. Mr Knightley looks like a boy.
liliswedina 1 year ago
this is like the millionth time i have wached this now i love it sooooooo much!
mskittyluver10 1 year ago
@ElfoBlanco But Mr.Knightley as well...those two takes of breath when Emma approaches are gut-wrenching!!
HermioneNo1 1 year ago
may i ask why emma says she will "put the record straight?" Did they even HAVE records back then?!
aislingconnell 1 year ago
@aislingconnell lol, not vinyl records, written records :D
embreydl 1 year ago
@embreydl u'd know i was blonde lol :P
aislingconnell 1 year ago
@aislingconnell .. maybe Emma means record... as in 'record of an event'... What a fantastic version of Jane Austen's fabulous book... :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago
This is truly romantic! Their confessions were so heartfelt and too long over due.
KarensHalifax 1 year ago
i love how in this adaption they have the part of mr. knightley explaining the love he feels for emma on the bench. Its so romantic!!! I Love this actor so much!!
JaneAustenGirl2 1 year ago 3
I'm glad they took out that 'I held you when you were 3 1/2 weeks old' line from the Beckinsale version. :]
iiitsjessmarie 1 year ago
I thought Mark Strong did the best job of portraying Mr. Knightly's evolution from the surrogate older brother of Ema's young years through the struggle with her adolescent selfishness into the strong but sexy lover of her adulthood.
mizjohs 1 year ago
Oh, my goodness. Obviously something went wrong on the OPB website when I watched this the first time on their website because after the kissing scene it went straight to the part where she tells him she won't leave her father.
lainy97203 2 years ago
i think every adaptation has it's merits. It's just a fantastic story! JA was a great story-teller. This version has the best Mr Knightly i've ever seen JLM plays it perfectly and emma is also very strong. Don't forget Austen intended the audience not to like Emma until she sees the error of her ways. I think they've got it just right here. Brilliant
beccaneal 2 years ago 8
i agree, the beckinsale strong version is great, but i personally think that all of the emma adaptations are fabulous - the best overall of any austen book
they all have a few greats, but the consistancy of the emma adaptations is way higher
bryn61213 2 years ago 3
"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."
So true and so sweet.
MauraAnastasia 2 years ago 14
hey the book is pretty good!
vivascargill 2 years ago
1:51 is the best part.
StealthBlue 2 years ago 3
Microeconomicssucks he was just acting frigid in his role, but in real life he was married at one time to angelina Jolie ... don't think anyone could be frigid around her lol
eden11234 2 years ago
Wow, I think she played that part beautifully--when he is talking to her of his feelings and she has to respond.
CowCowMeows 2 years ago 4
Well matched this two- Love them- this version of Emma is really the best.
gzsaos51 2 years ago 9
"I will obey you." My gosh he sounds so cute!
blueberriejellybean 2 years ago 7
@ blue not in the book Emma says 'You may command me'
vivascargill 2 years ago
I love the way she touches him, so gentle and caring. Oh, how I love this Mr. Knightly!!!! So sexy and a gentleman, wish I had a magic wand and"whosh" in my living room so I can stare at him all day.. JLM you are up there with Colin Firth and Rupert Penry-Jones. xoxoxoxxo Mr. Knightly
boonies27 2 years ago 9
The best version of Emma! Everybody plays perfectly.
nabiy13 2 years ago 6
I like JLM as Mr. Knightlley very much, but I think that Romola is too foolish and loudmouthed for Emma. Kate Beckinsale plays her a lot better and I prefer that version with Mark Strong.
gerasim0v 2 years ago
O no, I have to admit I am disappointed, I expected more passion more chemistry between them ( like in version with Kate Beckinsale and Mark Strong) and I simply can't find it here, Mr Knightly could be a little bit more suprised and happier when Emma shows her feelings for him!? And I know Emma is a little childish but they both looks like children when they kiss. Is there anybody who thinks the same?
aniarebet 2 years ago
he does look kinda frigid...but I think that is how he is meant to be :)
microeconomicssucks 2 years ago
It looks like he's trying not to cry when she stops him!
sparklebabyboy 2 years ago 2
Well, it was probably a first kiss for both. They didn't kiss 30 people before finding their true love/ getting engaged. An age of innocence... To some, childishness.
sparklebabyboy 2 years ago 8
alright, calm down. I was just making a point. I didn't mean it like that anyways
microeconomicssucks 2 years ago