This is a period piece, a stylish comedy of manners for discerning viewers and is well worth savouring.
is a superb screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. It observes in perfect detail the rituals and splendour of the English landed gentry while delivering a scintillating satire on social class and the pain of growing up.
The opening credits describe Emma Woodhouse as “handsome, clever, and rich” and the film guides viewers through her adventure of misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that was staring her in the face all along.The film opens in celebration. Emma, a young woman about to turn 20, played by the expressive, wide-eyed Anya Taylor-Joy, has just formed her latest “match”, that of her governess to a wealthy neighbour and widower .
The script is perfectly pitched with dialogue in keeping with the age and the ensemble delivers in every aspect. It’s a delight to watch.Emma’s father is portrayed by the droll Bill Nighy. He makes the old man endearingly distant and with a strong hypochondriac tendency. His finely cut costumes are elegance personified and he has the ideal figure to wear them with aplomb.
Two other characters to leave an impact on the production are the dashing Frank Churchill , who makes the most of his belated entrance and TV’s funny lady, comedian Miranda Hart, who plays the gossipy and garrulous Mrs Bates, whom Emma cruelly insults during a picnic.
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