Friday, November 27, 2020

Emma. (2020)

We liked this adaptation of the Jane Austen novel, starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role, Johnny Flynn as Mr. Knightley, Mia Goth as Harriet, and Callum Turner as Frank, with a nice cameo by Bill Nighy as Emma's father.

Autumn de Wilde directs (her feature debut) from the screenplay adaptation by Eleanor Catton (ditto). De Wilde explained that the period at the end of the title is there because it's a period film.

As I write I'm streaming the soundtrack by Isobel Waller-Bridge (sister of Phoebe) and David Schweitzer on Apple Music and you can find it on YouTube if you wish.

Marvelous costumes are de rigeur for such a period piece and Alexandra Byrne takes credit here.

After I wrote about Taylor-Joy for Thoroughbreds she made a big impact starring in The Queen's Gambit. Nighy was last blogged for The Bookshop and Byrne for Mary Queen of Scots, in which I correctly predicted her forthcoming Oscar nomination.

Rotten Tomatoes' critics are warmer, averaging 87%, than its audiences at 72. We enjoyed it in mid-July, 2020.

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