Purchase Emma2, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam,
on DVD/Blu-Ray.
You can stream via Amazon Prime, too.
The Emma2 soundrack is also available on CD.
This is the 1996 Miramax adaptations starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam. It's my favorite of the lot (or, it was), for a number of reasons. It was nominated for two Oscars, and declared the "Best Film of the Year!" by the New York Post.
Jane Austen's Emma: Miramax 1996
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Film credits and awards, cast interviews, filmographies,
and more.
- Purchase Emma2, with Gwyneth Paltrow, on DVD/Blu-Ray. You can stream it via Amazon Prime, too.
- Purchase the Emma2 Soundtrack on CD
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Internet
Movie Database Emma listing
- Official Miramax site
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Film Script
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Classic quotations
from the film
- Photos and videos from this adaptation are available in our gallery!
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Academy Award-winning film soundtrack
and review
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Non-soundtrack music notes.
- Emma 2 was
filmed on location in Dorset,
South England, and near London. Filming locations include:
- Mapperton (Randalls), a Tudor house near Beaminster, Dorset - Official Mapperton Site
- Village of Evershot (which served as Highbury) - Near Yeovil, Dorset (and not far from Mapperton)
- Came House (Hartfield), Winterborne Came, near Dorchester, Dorset
- Crichel House (Donwell Abbey exterior) - Newton, Dorset - Crichel House History | Crichel Estate for Sale | A Landmark for Landowners: Crichel House
- Stafford House - West Stafford, Dorset.
- Claydon
House (Donwell Abbey) - Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire. The ball scene was also filmed here.
- Style Court presents Emma and Claydon House. The piece includes images and discussion of the beautiful home where the ball and Donwell Abbey scenes were shot.
- Coker Court and St. Michael's Church - East Coker, Somerset
- Stratfield Saye (Hartfield interior) - Basingstoke/Reading, Hampshire. The dining room doubles as Hartfield's.
- Syon House (Hartfield interior) - Brentford, Middlesex. Syon's Long Gallery is the backdrop for Hartfield as Frank Churchill attempts his confession re: Jane to Emma.
- Breakspear House - London area
- 1996 Miramax Emma locations care of Movie-locations.com
- Caroline's
assessment of the Emma 2 locations versus those
from Emma 3
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My review of women's fashion
in the Emma adaptations
- Heather's Austen Adaptations Costume Pages
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Another article on the Emma 2 costumes and the Regency
fashion fad
- Elsa Klensch on runway
hairstyles inspired by the film, at CNN Interactive
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Charity's
Emma 2 page
- Eras of Elegance Emma 2 page
- SusanT's
Emma Wallpapers
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Reviews and articles:
- Cassandra Farell's review
- Kali Pappas' defense of Northam and Paltrow, and a comparison of the Emma 2 and Emma 3 Knightleys.
- Metacritic aggregation of reviews
- Peter M. Nichols discusses Emma 2 and Emma 3 in terms of the recent onslaught of Austen film adaptations.
- San Francisco Chronicle review
- Rolling Stone review (beware errors)
- Cathleen's review at peers.org
- An Alibi Film Vault Review and Interview with Dough McGrath by Angie Drobnic
- Behind the Scenes of Emma, from Ages of Elegance
- Movieweb Emma section
- Sun-Times Roger Ebert review
- Time Emma feature, mostly about Gwyneth
- Telegraph interview with Greta Scaachi
- Detroit News review
- Urban Desires review
- Chick flick?
- NOW Review
- Internet Movie Database index of Emma 2 reviews