I know it's been 20 years, and I love the book, but it feels a bit soon for another film of "Emma"

[nineveh_uk]

Though that sentiment is probably in large part because having seen the trailer, I am deeply unconvinced.

"EMMA Trailer (2020)" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[lilliburlero]

God, that looks gruesome. There's that new David Copperfield adaptation too, that looks to be along similarly farcical lines, but Dickens at least gives more of an imprimatur for actual grotesques.

[nineveh_uk]

I've not seen the David Copperfield trailer, but at least Dickens is starting from a different point than Austen! Emma Wodehouse is not a Mean Girl (as the makers of Clueless knew well).

[clanwilliam]

Copperfield has the advantage of Armando Iannucci doing it, which definitely makes it appeal to me.