Emma.
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YouTube TVPeacock PremiumYouTube TVDirector, Autumn de Wilde interprets Emma as a self-indulgent, selfish, and pretentious snob. But Emma evolves, and there’s a likable feminist quality to the character as she roots for her friends to have better lives comparable to hers. I’d also argue that while the Emma 2020 adaptation has a different tone than Jane Austen’s novel, out of all the interpretations, what this Emma gets right is how beautiful it is to watch.
The director Autumn de Wilde’s precise aesthetic is an ideal match for the rigid social rules of Jane Austen’s classic novel.All of which is to say that it is high time for Austen to return to the big screen, and Autumn de Wilde’s Emma is evidence of the familiar charm that can come with such a project. The opening credits present the title with an ostentatious period—EMMA.—perhaps suggesting that this will be the final cinematic word on the 1815 novel, or maybe just winking at the film’s status as a period piece.
