There are 5 versions of Emma that I’m going to propose. Starting with the one everyone has heard of.
Emma (1996) The one with Gwyneth Paltrow. It’s really good, accurate, funny, sweet, and bonus, it has Toni Collette before she was famous Toni Collette. And Rachel Portman did the music so there’s a lot of clarinets and upbeatedness and strings. Huzzah.
Emma (2009 mini series) This one is very good, and they made Emma and her relationship with her father more 3 dimensional, which I thought was interesting. Emma is played by Romola Garai and Mr. Knightley is played by Johnny Lee Miller. Bonus: Mr. Weston is played by Robert Bathhurst, who was Lady Edith’s pseudo-love interest in the first season of Downton. Alas, poor Edith, Miss Taylor beat you out.
Emma (1996 BBC) This one is alright. Not my favorite but on the plus side, it has Kate Beckinsale before she was a vampire. She portrays a very young Emma, which is accurate but still…eh. It kind of got overshadowed by the Gwyneth Paltrow version. The 90s were a big time for Jane Austen.
Aisha (2010) The Bollywood version of Emma with Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol. It’s cute, the music isn’t typical Bollywood fare, and Sonam is very pretty. I couldn't find a trailer with English subtitles but you can pretty much understand what's going on.
And last but not least, Clueless (1995), Like I said, the 90s were a big time for Jane Austen.
Bonus: knee socks and funky hats. And Paul Rudd before he was famous Paul Rudd.
Happy Reading!
Emma (1996) The one with Gwyneth Paltrow. It’s really good, accurate, funny, sweet, and bonus, it has Toni Collette before she was famous Toni Collette. And Rachel Portman did the music so there’s a lot of clarinets and upbeatedness and strings. Huzzah.
Emma (2009 mini series) This one is very good, and they made Emma and her relationship with her father more 3 dimensional, which I thought was interesting. Emma is played by Romola Garai and Mr. Knightley is played by Johnny Lee Miller. Bonus: Mr. Weston is played by Robert Bathhurst, who was Lady Edith’s pseudo-love interest in the first season of Downton. Alas, poor Edith, Miss Taylor beat you out.
Emma (1996 BBC) This one is alright. Not my favorite but on the plus side, it has Kate Beckinsale before she was a vampire. She portrays a very young Emma, which is accurate but still…eh. It kind of got overshadowed by the Gwyneth Paltrow version. The 90s were a big time for Jane Austen.
Aisha (2010) The Bollywood version of Emma with Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol. It’s cute, the music isn’t typical Bollywood fare, and Sonam is very pretty. I couldn't find a trailer with English subtitles but you can pretty much understand what's going on.
And last but not least, Clueless (1995), Like I said, the 90s were a big time for Jane Austen.
Bonus: knee socks and funky hats. And Paul Rudd before he was famous Paul Rudd.
Happy Reading!
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