![]() ![]() Emma's neighbor (and sister's brother-in-law) Mr. Elton ( Josh O'Connor), so she convinces Harriet not to accept a proposal from handsome tenant farmer Robert Martin (Connor Swindells). ![]() Emma is determined to pair Harriet with young vicar Mr. Looking for a matchmaking project, Emma, who lives with her anxious father ( Bill Nighy), befriends Harriet Smith ( Mia Goth), a young woman of unknown parentage who attends the village's boarding school for underprivileged girls. is based on Jane Austen's classic 19th century novel in which aristocratic not-quite-21-year-old Emma Woodhouse ( Anya Taylor-Joy) is bored after the marriage of her beloved governess, Miss Taylor ( Gemma Whelan), to widower Mr. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.ĭirector Autumn de Wilde's EMMA. Adapted by screenwriter Eleanor Catton and directed by photographer and music director Autumn de Wilde, the movie has themes of empathy, compassion, and learning to ask for forgiveness. The movie, like the book, explores issues of women's roles in society, friendship and courtship across social classes, and why manipulating others, even for their own good, rarely ends well. There's no strong language or violence, though one character is nearly set upon by thieves, and another gets a nosebleed. Characters drink socially, and Emma believes a man to be drunk. But characters do kiss, flirt, and talk about marriage and courtship. It's quite tame overall, but there's a quick scene of partial nudity when Knightley ( Johnny Flynn) undresses (his naked backside is shown) and another side view of Emma ( Anya Taylor-Joy) as she warms her rear end near the fireplace for a moment before lowering her gown. is a delightful adaptation of Jane Austen's much-beloved classic about a clever, charming young woman who can't stop meddling in her friends' love lives. ![]()
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