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who-am-i-no-one · 3 years

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Emma. (2020)

I watched this movie in late January. After multiple viewings and re-reading the book, I have a lot of thoughts about this adaptation.

It seems rather strange, given that Emma is part of my holy trinity of Austen novels, that I didn't watched the most recent adaptation earlier. I think it was mostly due to my initial impression that Anya Taylor-Joy's otherworldly looks didn't quite match what I had in mind for the titular character. I decided to give this version a try after watching Queen's Gambit. Not sure that Anya's looks will ever grow on me, but she did impress me as a young actress who seemed to have a maturity beyond her years.

Long story short: really wished I had seen this movie earlier! It is absurd and heartfelt at the same time, imo, the version that best imbues Austen's humor. It is now my favorite adaption, with the possible exception of Clueless, and I'm not quite sure how much of that is just nostalgia.

From the casting to the direction to the script to the costumes to the set to the soundtrack, I could tell the creative team really put a lot of love into this project. It's always a joy to watch something that's made with love and made well.

Direction

Autumn de Wilde's directing is quite good. I would never have thought this was her first feature. She certainly has a unique and colorful style, which is probably to be expected for such a famous photographer.

Funnily, while watching the movie I kept thinking it reminded me of early Hollywood romantic comedies like Bringing Up Baby (incidentally one of my favorites) or The Philadelphia Story, and then reading interviews and seeing that she had tried to bring in some of that style of humor made me feel rather validated. Also the servants' reactions were awesome!

Absolutely loved the fact that they decided to show that Knightley and Emma were in love with each other very early on in the story, with Knightley more aware of it. I've read some people complaining about the surprise of Emma's being in love being ruined. But come on, did anyone reading two chapters into the book think it wasn't going to be the two of them together in the end?

Loved how much of Knightley's point of view we got in this movie. This is one repressed pinning man. I can totally see this Knightley riding ventre a terre from London in the rain because he thought Emma was heartbroken.

The only gripe I had was the lack of Frank and Jane's subplot. As it seems they shot some scenes for that, I assume it was the director's discretion to take them out. I remember thinking while watching the movie that they must have expected the audience to be familiar with the story because some things just didn't really get explained or extrapolated on a lot. If you hadn't read the book it'd be 30 minutes or more into the movie before you put two and two together and figured out why Mr. Knightley is always at Hartfield.

Script

The script takes most of the dialogue directly from the book, which is awesome. I love Austen's writing because there is a certain musicality to it and retaining that in large part for the movie really made it better for me. The deftness with which Eleanor Catton moved dialogue from one scene in the book to a totally different one in the movie was quite brilliant. Everything flowed so well.

The scenes that differed from the book were also excellent - namely, I really loved the Jane/Knightley duet, the infamous nosebleed and first kiss scenes. 💖 I thought the screenwriter used those changes to quickly establish plot points and character arcs well.

Costume/Hair

Not a Recency expert so can't say much about the costumes and hair as far as period correctness but from reading other reviews it seemed like they were very true to the period. Obviously appreciated them taking the time to show the audience how men got dressed in that time (purely for research purposes obviously 😜).

Emma's dresses were all quite beautiful. I especially loved the black evening dress, the pink one with the roses and the proposal dress. Also loved the little pop of red shoes that went with the proposal dress. As someone who wore red shoes with her wedding gown I heartily approve.

Absolutely loved how Emma's curls unwound as her life unravels. Similarly think they must have done the same for Knightley to a lesser extent. His hair during the card playing scene at the Westons was quite terrible.

Set

I! Loved! Hartfield! It looked just like a doll house. Really most of the sets looked good enough to eat. So much pastel. Reminded me of French macarons.

I liked how everything in Donwell Abbey was shrouded in Holland covers. Makes a good point that Knightley barely lives there at all, that his home has been with the Woodhouses for quite a while now. Which, of course, makes his sacrifice at the end just a little bit less of a sacrifice?

Soundtrack

Isabella Waller-Bridge's music really meshed well with the tone of the entire film. The male and female opera singers, sometimes sounding as if they are bickering with each other and other times seeming to be in duet, was a brilliant touch. The folk music was a little jarring at first but really grew on me.

Johnny Flynn's end credits song "Queen Bee" is amazing. I love that we get Knightley's perspective at the end with a song written and sung by Knightley. It's a lovely coda to the movie. And now, if the next Austen hero doesn't write one for his SO I'm going to think him a very poor sort of lover.

Cast

Anya's Emma was really great. I'm glad they allowed Emma to be her bitchy self. Lol. I haven't watched the 1996 and 2009 versions in a while but I distinctly remember them making Emma too nice. I recall writing after watching the Garai version that Emma was actually mean and they should have let her be mean! If she's not a brat in the beginning, how will we see her change for the better later on? I love what a snob and how manipulative this Emma was and so assured of her place in her little society but still had the vulnerability of almost an imposter's syndrome which I feel most people can relate to.

Her chemistry with Johnny Flynn's Knightley was off the charts. Pretty much every scene they had together I half expected them to reenact the library scene from Atonement lol.

Mia Goth was a wonderful Harriet. She really captured Harriet's inexperience, naivete and diffidence. The orgasmic sounds she was making during the gypsies attack scene were awesome. Although, I could probably have forgone a few of Harriet's scenes for more Frank and Jane.

Not sure why they made Mia go brunette since the book specifically mentioned Harriet was fair? Perhaps having all three leads as blondes was just a bit too much. I'm also not sure if I liked Harriet's ending as I really don't think Emma, even in her most contrite mood, would invite further friendship from a tradesman's daughter and soon-to-be her husband's tenant farmer's wife. This seems a piece of modern day wishful thinking on the part of the creative team.

Bill Nighy was so good as Mr. Woodhouse. He made it so believable why everyone would do everything in their power to accommodate his whims. The gag with the screens was too funny. He was able to sketch out a lonely quirky old man who is afraid to lose those close to him in very limited screen time. Absolutely loved the scene where Emma was heaping blame on herself and he just sat with her in sympathetic silence.

Miranda Hart's Miss Bates was excellent as well. She has long been one of my favorite British comedic actresses but she can also do drama well. Her reaction to Emma's teasing on Box Hill and her forgiveness of Emma later brought me to tears.

Josh O'Connor's Mr. Elton was deliciously creepy. The carriage proposal scene was at once a little scary and hilarious. I actually liked the portrait scenes a little less because I found the acting there slightly affected and veering into 1995 Mr. Collins territory. But as Austen described Elton as having "a sort of parade in his speeches", this was much more forgivable. Really loved Mr. Elton's determination to eat cake during the Eltons' visit to Hartfield.

Tanya Reynolds was an excellent Mrs. Elton and in very little screen time was able to bring to life this meddlesome nouveau riche. Adored her little shimmy during the ball.

Amber Anderson's Jane really looked as if she were in a decline. Callum Turner did a good job as a slightly restless, mischievous and immature Frank Churchill. I did feel his looks were a bit too modern but that's just my personal view.

Given how many scenes they had I thought they used the time they had pretty well with furtive glances and sly smiles at each other to establish the relationship.

Connor Swindells was such a love sick puppy as Robert Martin. Did this role ever get cast in other adaptations? I don't seem to recall at all.

Special shoutout to Oliver Chris's John Knightley. Absolutely had me in stitches.

And last but never the least, Johnny Flynn's Mr. Knightley:

To preface, I will never not fall for Mr. Knightley in any version that I watch. And really, get yourself a good looking enough actor with good enough chemistry with Emma and good enough acting chops and you should have a fairly successful Knightley.

I judge all my Knightleys by the Box Hill scene. And up to that point in the movie, I really liked Johnny Flynn's Knightley. He was playful and sexy and jealous and slightly bitchy as well. The duet scene was lovely because I always appreciate a man who can play instruments and sing well. The sexiness and chemistry of the dance scene was off the charts. That's all well and good. And like I said before, given any well cast actor, I probably would have liked them in those scenes as well, just as I've liked Northam's and Miller's Knightleys.

But, the Box Hill scene absolutely blew me away. To make sure I was not just biased towards the last Knightley I saw on screen, I did go back and compare each version's Box Hill scene and I am, actually, even more blown away. Some of it is a credit to the directing and script, but a large part of it is Johnny Flynn's acting in that scene.

As far a script and directing, the set up to the fight scene was fantastic. Loved Anya's expression changes after she makes the joke. Loved Miranda Hart's Miss Bates as she realizes what Emma meant. The silence that followed. Knightley's shocked face and how sympathetic he was to Miss Bates. Can probably write a whole thing just about this scene alone.

I loved the fact that Knightley had an internal struggle as to whether or not to approach Emma and reproach her for her behavior. I know the book has him tell Emma about his struggle but that just doesn't work as well for me on screen.

During the scene you can just tell how frustrated and disappointed in her he is even though he tries to keep his voice low. But the way he reprimands her does not at all feel lecture-y and I feel like part of it is because it seems like he starts to lose control a little bit as well. His voice starts to crescendo as she stubbornly refuses to admit she was in the wrong and culminates in "badly done, indeed!" with actual fingerpointing. Yikes.

Then he losses steam and looked regretful, almost devastatingly so, at his own outburst and perhaps felt that he was losing her by giving this speech and looked as if he would have said something more - an apology or some words of comfort to soften the blow? - but didn't.

This remorse and the struggle at the beginning really bookended the scene for me.

Absolutely loved his Knightley, and, really, him as an actor after that.

The proposal scene as well was very good. His delivery was just really good. The way he said "If I loved you less then I might be able to talk about it more." with some regret and then closing his eyes as if he can't believe what he just said. Soooo good. Also, he cries very pretty, lol.

The delivery of the three "yes" during the kiss scene as Emma asked for confirmation that he really was ok with giving up his house to come live with them was also brilliant. It just kept getting softer and softer but he never breaks eye contact. Absolute chef's kiss. His closed eyed little smile of content after Emma kisses him just made me melt into a puddle.

Yup, overall I'd say I rather liked his interpretation of Mr. George Knightley. 😜

I did wish they hadn't giving him such sideburns but after watching some Emma interviews I can totally understand. If he didn't have the sideburns there'd be more complaints about how young this Knightley was. He's got such a baby face.

...I seemed to have written an entire essay on this movie...yeah, I just have a lot of feelings and thoughts about this version...

#Emma #emma 2020 #jane austen #movie review #austen adaptations

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youngfcs · 4 years

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Hiya cib, I don’t know if my message got through or not but I was wondering if you knew of any actresses who could play Sean teale and Emma Dumont’s child from the gifted? She goes back in time when she’s 19-25 ish if that helps!

Hello!! I think tumblr lost the ask :( I’m so sorry! He has “latino” ethnicity (Venezuelan and Spanish), but I’ll give you some mixed options, some caucasians, or some latinos descendents, okay?

Emeraude Toubia

Emily Rudd

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Katie Sarife

Ksenia Solo (Lost Girl)

Laysla de Oliveira

Tanya Reynolds

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sexeducationfans · 4 years

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The Times interviews Tanya Reynolds

On being cast as Lily:

“I thought I was way too old to play a 16-year-old,” the Hemel Hempstead-born actress admits when we meet in a hotel in central London. It’s true, she’s already 28 — but a youthful-looking one, her pale face still full of young-Brontë gloom, her outfit a Pulp Fiction T-shirt, assorted silver rings and Dr Martens, which ground her tall, skinny frame. Waiting to audition, surrounded by “all these beautiful girls who were much younger than I was”, Reynolds assumed it was a no-hoper. Yet once she had started acting out two scenes — in which Lily, true to form, propositions a hapless boy — she should have twigged she was on to something good.

“The casting assistant was laughing so much, he had to hold his paper up in front of his face,” she recalls. “But I was so thrown by it, I thought I’d done something wrong. I thought my flies were open.”

On season 2:

It would be tempting to reveal more about the second series of Sex Ed, but we agree it’s no fun to give spoilers. Suffice to say that Lily’s big plotline involves writing the school play, “Which is a spectacular affair,” Reynolds says happily. “I can’t wait for the world to see what her brain has made. It’s just a beautiful thing. There are dicks everywhere.”

Tanya Reynolds interview: the Sex Education star on playing a horny geek and her new film, Emma, starring Bill Nighy

#Sex Education #Tanya Reynolds #interview #seforiginalposts

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popentertainment-moviereviews · 4 years

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EMMA. (2020)

Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Myra McFadyen, Josh O’Connor, Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan, Amber Anderson, Miranda Hart, Tanya Reynolds, Suzy Bloom, Vanessa M. Owen, Isis Hainsworth, Jill Buchanan, Connor Swindells, Chloe Pirrie, Rose Shalloo and Adrian Mozzi.

Screenplay by Eleanor Catton.

Directed by Autumn de Wilde.

Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated PG.

Like many 90’s teens, my introduction to the story and characters of Jane Austen’s Emma was through my watching and re-watching of 1995’s Clueless. Its privileged heroine, Cher, plays confident matchmaker while resisting her own unwanted suitors, until she meets her match in the one person who calls her out on her privilege, causing her to grow. 1996 brought us the Gwyneth Paltrow retelling of Emma, a film that I barely remember, though with Toni Collette as Harriet Smith, Ewan McGregor as Frank Churchill, and Alan Cumming as the status climber Mr. Elton, I feel certain it’s worth a re-watch.

Fast forward 14 years, and 2020 brings us the quirky Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role of Emma. Did we need another retelling of this story?

For sure, I don’t hold as strong of an opinion about this Emma reboot as the Little Women reboot of 2019. I am always happy to watch the source material as a comparison to Clueless, a film that holds a forever place in my heart. With its bright, detailed costumes, humorous dialogue, and ruggedly handsome Mr. Knightley (played by British musician Johnny Flynn), Emma. was a very enjoyable way to spend just over two hours of my evening.

Emma. is a story of friendship, love, and class status with characters that feel almost parodied in their portrayal of the time. Emma befriends Harriet Smith (played by Mia Goth), a young girl of unknown parentage. This gives her an air of mystery – for she could be the daughter of a prince or a pauper – and tries to guide the young, eager for love Harriet to a match that could be worthy of her place in society. Meanwhile, Harriet is smitten with a young strapping farmer, Robert Martin, who Emma feels is below Harriet’s potential worth.

Emma is dedicated to her ever-chilly father, Mr. Woodhouse (played by the very funny Bill Nighy) and misreads the romantic intentions of town chaplain Mr. Elton (played by Josh O’Connor) as a potential match for Harriet. Emma has her romantic intentions focused in on another mysterious character, Frank Churchill (played by Callum Turner), who unbeknownst to (nearly) all, is harboring his own secret.

She nearly belongs to the very perceptive Mr. Knightley, who surprises himself with his growing affections for the clever, but romantically misguided Emma.

While I enjoy Anya Taylor-Joy’s past work in thriller pieces Split, Glass, and Thoroughbreds (to name a few), I was nervous about her taking on the iconic Emma role. I feel like she reached her own stride in the role by midway and worked the petulant early 20 something privilege with ease.

Mr. Elton’s wife (played by Tanya Reynolds) was particularly grating, a tribute to the actress, her hair stylist, and general direction of the film.

Noteworthy, the crew is very female friendly with direction by Autumn de Wilde, the screen adaptation written by Eleanor Cotton, and musical credit shared by Isobel Waller-Bridge with David Schweitzer.

I feel confident that if you are like me, Emma. is worth the watch, if for nothing else, as a timely revisit to the story made 1990’s popular by Clueless. If you are better read than I and have a special affection for the original Austen story, I look forward to your thoughts after you have watched Emma. Regardless, it is a film worthy of an evening in the theater that will leave you with a positive afterglow to warm you through this start of March.

Bonnie Paul

#Emma.#2020 #Movie Review #Anya Taylor Joy #Bonnie Paul

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gravesdiggers · 5 years

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Golden Globe® and BAFTA® winner Bill Nighy (Page Eight, Their Finest), award-winning comedian and actress Miranda Hart (Miranda, Call the Midwife, Spy) and more join the cast of Working Title and Blueprint Pictures’ Emma.

Joining the previously announced Anya Taylor-Joy in the titular role and Johnny Flynn as George Knightley, Nighy will take on the role of Emma’s father Mr. Woodhouse, with Hart as Miss Bates. Rounding out the cast are Mia Goth as Harriet Smith, Josh O’Connor as Mr. Elton, Callum Turner as Frank Churchill, Rupert Graves as Mr. Weston, Gemma Whelan as Mrs. Weston, Amber Anderson as Jane Fairfax, and Tanya Reynolds as Mrs. Elton. Autumn de Wilde will direct this new adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, written for the screen by Eleanor Catton with Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and Blueprint Pictures’ Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin producing.

Principal production began this week in England and will run through the spring. Focus Features and Universal Pictures International will distribute the film worldwide.

So that explains the sideburns! Fantastic news! :)

Mr Weston is a lovely character - a former army captain who’s liked by pretty much everybody. What a great role for Rupert to get. Can’t wait!

#Rupert Graves #Emma #Mr Weston

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Hi :) Could you please maybe make some avatars of Tanya Reynolds ? She's a british actress who just was in 'Sex Education', but also 'Delicious'. Thanks a lot

Hello sweety! I just posted 15 avatars of Tanya Reynolds! I hope you will like it and sorry for late reply!

#Tanya Reynolds #200x320 #request #anon #minnie

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THE FORECAST CALLS FOR “FABULOUS” AS “RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE” RETURNS TO LOGO FOR A SECOND SEASON ON FEBRUARY 1, 2010 AT 9:00PM ET/PT

Twelve New Drag Divas Fight Tooth-and-Press-On-Nail to be Crowned “America’s Next Drag Superstar”Celebrity Guest Judges Include: Kathy Griffin, Cloris Leachman, Debbie Reynolds, Tatum O’Neal, Jackie Collins, Henry Rollins, Kathy Najimy and Terri Nunn

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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” returns stronger than ever with a dream team of A-list celebrity and judges. Each week, joining RuPaul on the judges’ panel includes the return of fashion journalist Merle Ginsberg and Project Runway breakout star Santino Rice. In addition, star-studded guest judges will grace the runway and decide which drag queen will need to “lip synch for their life” at the end of each weekly larger-than-life challenge. Guest judges and stars include: Kathy Griffin (comic/actress), Cloris Leachman (Academy Award winning actress), Debbie Reynolds (legendary actress), Jackie Collins (prolific novelist), Tatum O’Neal (Academy Award-winning actress), Kathy Najimy (actress), Henry Rollins (punk rock icon), Terri Nunn (singer of “Berlin”), Marissa Jaret Winokur (Tony Award-winning actress), Dita Von Teese (international burlesque star), Niecy Nash (“Reno 911!”), Martha Wash (Dance music hitmaker), Robert Verdi (Logo’s “The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi”), Kim Coles (comic/actress), Tanya Tucker (country music legend), Lisa Rinna (actress), Mathu Andersen (master image creator), Gigi Levangie Grazer (writer/creator of USA’s “The Starter Wife”), Alec Mapa (comedian/actor), Phoebe Price, Marc Malkin (E! Television), Mike Ruiz (photographer), James St. James (pop culture personality) and Ryan Heffington (choreographer).

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Jessica Wild – San Juan, Puerto Rico Jujubee – Boston, MA Morgan McMichaels – Los Angeles, CA Mystique Summers Madison – Bedford, TX Nicole Paige Brooks – Atlanta, GA Pandora Boxx – Rochester, NY Raven – Riverside, CA Sahara Davenport – New York, NY Shangela – Los Angeles, CA Sonique – Atlanta, GA Tatianna – Falls Church, VA Tyra Sanchez – Orlando, FL In the end, only one will have what it takes to win the coveted title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar,” and a prize package that includes headlining Logo’s “Drag Race” Tour featuring exceptional ABSOLUT® drinks, a feature photo spread in Paper Magazine, a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics, a one year PR contract with the leading LGBT firm Project Publicity and becoming part of l.a. Eyeworks legendary designer eyewear campaign.

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