I so agree with you. I'm fed up of blonde Emmas and brunette Harriets. They got it right here.

I agreed with the exception of Mark Strong. He’s an excellent actor but if it was up to me I’d substitute Jeremy Northam who’s a bit more transparent. Bernard Hepton is by far the best Mr. Woodhouse with Michael Gambon not too far behind.

I don't know, they seem to be trying too hard to make him appear 'old'. I find the actor to be a quite unfitting choice, to be honest.

@@reasonablyserious There's quite an age gap, and considering Emma isn't a teenager anymore but in her twenties, he's on par. The Knightleys in the recent times look and act, too young.

@@samhart4205 16 years, so he's at max 40 years old. I agree often times actors chosen are too young and/or good looking, but the other extreme isn't better (like in Sense and Sensibility 1995 -- where the captain looks at least double the claimed age)

@@reasonablyserious I think Mark Strong was really well cast here.

It also looks to me well-balanced and tasteful. All characters are well spelled out unlike the american version of the same year, where Jane Fairfax only says a few words. Great production overall.

@@maksimkempe3425 my english literature professor agrees with you

It's a beautiful, detailed production that embodied all of Austen's societal values. You feel the time period in this adaptation, very much.

Its a great adaptation, with the characters (except for John Knightley who is a bit too good humoured in this, and maybe Harriet who is a bit too intelligent in this) and scenes very true to the novel. With the Romolai Garai version and the car crash 2020 version, you wonder whether the writer, director and actors had ever read the book.

@@lizclegg7556 as far as book accuracy goes, you Emma fans are spoiled rotten. You have so many relatively close to the source versions to nit pick over, so that you can call any version not a hundred percent to your view of the book bad, but think for a moment what we Mansfield Park fan girls go through! It's either the tv equivalent of a stage play or a messy movie with no loyalty to the source whatsoever. We haven't got our true version yet.

I agree. It’s not perfect, but the characters seem to really embody the essence of Austen’s wit and social satire

No other version can compare.

Samantha Morton is a terrific actress

I completely agree

+혜림 my dear Hyerim, I think you should read the original novel of Jane Austen, then will understand the difference between the one of 2009 and this one.

Junhi han I'm sure the events follow better in this version to the book, but I meant that the way he acts is a little smoother in the more recent version, that is all.

@alison webster Hahahaha, calm down. XD People acting like this is the bible or something. I can disagree with you; doesn't ruin your experience or besmirch Emma's reputation as a story. XD

The 2009 was beautifully shot, but it seemed like an unbalanced adaptation. Unsure, what to do with it's main character. Emma came off as bipolar sometimes. Yikes.

The parting scene in this version is the truest to the book.

Emma 2009, is shot in warm colours and the palette is generally spring/summer. Not exactly accurate or layering except for the fact it was beautiful to see.

The Romolai Garai version never shows Emma becoming a real adult. She is still acting like a silly little girl at the end of it. There were many excellent things in that version, but it fails crucially in showing Emma's final development.

@@lizclegg7556 I was in the 2009 version too modern by Emma being soooo modern.

@@soledadferrer1325 Were you? Who did you play?

@@lizclegg7556 I just read how my comment was autocorrected and made no sense. I guess what I tried to say was "I also found Emma in the 2009 version too modern." :)

You know Jane Austen herself called Emma a character "no one but myself will much like."

Harriet Smith and Robert Martin are much more interesting than Emma and Knightley in my eyes! I'd love a book or film from their perspective!

You must not have seen the 2020 version yet. Now there's a mean girl for sure! Ugh! And a stupid twit of a Harriet as well. Please, please read the book. Read it slowly and let the Austen's real characters reveal themselves. Jane Austen knew how to write a girl who could be self deluded, etc and still loveable. Growing up is a series of painful mistakes but she does learn and grow. Jane Austen never lets Emma off the hook for the pain she causes others and she suffers for it.

@@cs3742 Well I'm not sure Emma is ever sufficiently punished by Austen for what she does to Farmer Martin. Luckily everything turns out for the best. However, I agree that in the 2020 version Emma is a bitch. Which is a major failure, because if there is one thing Emma is not, she is not a bitch.

@@lizclegg7556 i haven't seen 2020's Emma so i can't comment on that. I will say that in the book Emma isn't exactly a bitch but she is one hell of a snob. Kind of can't wait to see how that's made worse in the 2020 Emma.