Emma

Emma

Emma is a fresh and witty adaptation of Jane Austen's comic masterpiece by award-winning writer Sandy Welch (Jane Eyre, North and South, Our Mutual Friend). Providing a rich insight into one of the author's most complex characters, this 2009 production of Emma from the BBC is spread over four hour-long episodes.

Romola Garai (Atonement, Vanity Fair) plays the beautiful, clever and rich Emma Woodhouse, a young woman who dominates her small provincial world of Highbury. Misguidedly believing that she is a skilled matchmaker, Emma repeatedly attempts to pair up her friends and acquaintances, often with regrettable consequences. Certain of her talents, she plays a dangerous game when she persuades her new friend, the young, pretty and socially inferior Harriet to reject an advantageous marriage proposal to a local farmer in favour of dashing Mr Elton. So begins a story which challenges Emma's naivety and her social preconceptions.

This compassionate and humorous story of self-deceit and self-discovery features a stellar cast that includes Romola Garai (Atonement), Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, Cranford, Gosford Park).

Special Features:
Emmas Locations
Emmas Costumes
Emmas Music
Emmas Mr Woodhouse.

Emma
* 2 Discs * ABC Retail Exclusive
RRP: $39.95