**** EMMA (1996 TV MOVIE) *****
IMDb Link......: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118308/
IMDb Ratings...: 7.2/10 from 4,147 users
Director.......: Diarmuid Lawrence
Writers........: Jane Austen (based on a novel by),
Andrew Davies (screenplay)
Stars..........: Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton, Mark Strong
Genres.........: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jane Austen's Emma is an adaptation of the 1815 novel of the same
name. It was adapted for the British television network ITV in 1996,
directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and dramatised by Andrew Davies, the
same year as Miramax's film adaptation of Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
This production of Emma stars Kate Beckinsale as the title character.
Miss Emma Woodhouse of Hartfield lives in the small town of Highbury,
and is young, pretty, and rich. Though she has decided she will never
marry, Emma takes credit for matchmaking her friend and former governess,
Miss Taylor, to the widower Mr. Weston. Emma decides to organize
marriages for others of her acquaintance, despite friendly warnings not
to meddle from Mr. Knightley, who is both an old friend, her brother-in
-law, and the wealthy owner of Donwell Abbey. Emma resolves to marry her
new friend, a pretty orphan named Harriet Smith, to the young parish
priest Mr. Elton. This fails once Emma realizes to her horror that Elton
desires to marry her instead.
New arrivals come to Highbury, including young orphan Miss Fairfax and
Elton's new pretentious wife. Frank Churchill, the handsome son of Mr.
Weston, also arrives generating interest and gossip. Emma, so sure of her
ability to judge the feelings of others, believes that Frank wishes to
marry her. Eventually the town discovers that Frank and Miss Fairfax have
been secretly engaged, while Emma comes to recognize her true feelings for
Mr. Knightley.
FILE INFO:
Container.......: mkv
File Size.......: 936 MB
Run Time........: 01:46:41
Video Resolution: 704x462 (1,52:1)
Video Codec.....: x264
Video Quality...: Constant Quality RF: 22,0
Audio...........: 2.0 channels, aac, 160 kbps
Audio Language..: English
Soft-Coded Subs.: English (VobSub, muxed in)
English (separate .SRT)
Frame Rate......: 25,000 fps
Source..........: DVD (PAL)
Sample..........: Included
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