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Article: Austen found // Writer's work comes alive in `Emma'
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 9, 1996
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EMMA (STAR) (STAR) (STAR)
Emma WoodhouseGwyneth Paltrow
Mr. KnightleyJeremy Northam
Harriet SmithToni Collette
Mrs. WestonGreta Scacchi
The Rev. EltonAlan Cumming
Written and directed by Douglas McGrath. Based on the novel by Jane
Austen. Running time: 111 minutes. Rated PG (for brief mild
language). Opening today exclusively at the Fine Arts.
The British read the novels of Trollope during the London blitz
because his stories of Victorian life distracted them from the V-2
rockets. Maybe that helps explain the current popularity of movies
based on the novels of Jane Austen: In an impolite age, we escape to
the movies to see good manners.
"Emma" is the fourth ...
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