History Film / Emma2020

* Mr. Elton is first seen during Miss Taylor's wedding, when he attempts to make himself sound more educated and refined by pronouncing the word "innocence" as "inNOcence", to the confusion of Mr. Woodhouse. From the start, we know that he has social climbing ambitions.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Emma tells Mr Knightley she cannot accept his proposal because Harriet is in love with him, which she never brings up in the book, instead accepting his proposal then and there. She later visits Robert Martin to tacitly apologize for her meddling in his and Harriet's relationship and tell him that he still has a chance with her, which also does not happen in the book.

* LetsDuet: Unlike in the novel where Miss Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill perform music together (and are secretly engaged), in this movie Miss Fairfax plays a duet with Mr. Knightley: She plays the piano while he plays the violin and they sing. Mrs. Weston suspects love is in the air...

* ManlyTears: The Knightley brothers both get teary-eyed at Emma and Mr. Knightley's wedding at the end.

* MustMakeAmends: Emma wants to make things right after she carelessly insulted Miss Bates. She comes to visit her to show her she respects her which she does also in the book. She also personally goes to visit Mr. Martin, trying to make amends for her previous meddling which separated him and his love Harriet.

** Harriet spontaneously throws a book with Mr Elton's sermons from Emma's carriage into the river. Because Emma told her she had had enough of her moping and talking about Mr. Elton and Harriet wants to show her grand friend that she understands and that she no longer cares for him.
* PercussiveTherapy: When Mr. Knightley comes home to Donwell from Hartfield after the ball at the Crown, he's so unhappy and angry that he starts undressing and throwing around his clothes rather forcefully.
* PerpetualSmiler: Mr. Elton sports a wide, ingratiating one for much of the film, save a few scenes.
* PetTheDog: It's subtle, but right after Emma carelessly insults Miss Bates, ''[[{{Jerkass}} Mrs. Elton]]'' of all people gives the latter what appears to be a look of pity, and her line "I really must be allowed to judge when to speak and when to hold my tongue" is implied to be in direct reference to what Emma has just done.

* GreenEyedMonster: Mr. Knightley isn't too fond of Frank Churchill's seeming preference for Emma. Nor is Emma very pleased when he and Jane Fairfax perform a duet and Mrs. Weston speculates that he sent her the pianoforte.
* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: It's heavily implied that Mr. Knightley wants to confess his love to Emma the morning after the ball. He's interrupted by Frank Churchill's sudden arrival to Hartfield, bringing Harriet (who is distressed and a bit injured) with him. Now Emma has to take care of her friend and they don't have a moment of privacy.

* LoveHurts: Robert Martin has an intense expression of pain in his face every time he's seen after Harriet rejected his marriage proposal. It's clear that he suffers. When Emma asks Mr. Knightly if Mr. Martin was very disappointed, he answers that a man cannot be more so.

* MeadowRun: After they get engaged, Mr. Martin waits for Harriet in the park at Hartfield. Harriet runs to him happily, he smiles a sweet smile and they share a gentle kiss. Then they hold hands and run together. Set to a romantic song. Only slow-mo is missing.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone?: Emma clearly regrets her insult to Miss Bates the moment she says it and is visibly uncomfortable when she sees how upset the woman is. After Mr. Knightley confronts her, she breaks down in tears on the way home.

** Harriet wants to burn her portrait and its elaborate picture frame in anger after she hears that Mr. Elton never loved her. Emma actually stops her and persuades her to keep the picture itself.
** Harriet spontaneously throws a book with Mr. Elton's sermons from Emma's carriage into the river. Because Emma told her she had had enough of her moping and talking about Mr. Elton and Harriet wants to show her grand friend that she understands and that she no longer cares for him.

%% * PinkIsFeminine: Emma wears a pink spencer to Miss Taylor and Mr. Weston's wedding.
* QuizzicalTilt: As Mr. Elton reveals the elaborate frame of Harriet's portrait, Harriet and Emma tilt their heads sideways simultaneously, each in the opposite direction.

** Mr. Woodhouse is obsessed with an imagined draft in his house and tries to protect himself with multiple screens of different shapes and sizes. He orders screens to be arranged for other guests as well and he's shown to dislike the chill caused by ladies' fans. One time he's completely surrounded in a box made up of several screens. It works to Mr. Knightly and Emma's favor when he orders a large screen to be put up separating them from him, so they get to have a private conversation away from him.

* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: After Emma's ill-thought remark to Miss Bates on Box Hill, awkwardness descends over the party. Despite Mr. Weston's attempts to break the mood, the guests quickly excuse themselves and the picnic ends soon after.

* SnowMeansDeath: Mr. Woodhouse dislikes snow intensely and immediately gets up and leaves as soon as Mr. Elton offhandedly mentions that it's going to snow during the Christmas party (despite the hosts' protestations that they have enough room for everyone to stay the night). He mentions it was snowing when his wife died.

* VictoryPose: Mr. Knightley raises his arms in a victorious gesture after Emma starts leaving the garden, determined to make things right between Harriet and Robert Martin shortly after they (Emma and Mr. Knightley) confessed love for each other.

-->-- '''Mr. Knightley'''

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Mr. Elton, a clergyman officiating a wedding (of Mr. Weston who is one of the most prominent residents in Highbury), tries to sound high-class and pronounces words ultra clearly with great pathos. However, his pronunciation of the word "innocence" with the accent on the second syllable -- instead on the first -- is decidedly off.
-->'''Mr. Elton:''' Dearly beloved friends, we gather here... in this time... of man's... great [=inNOcence=]. \\
'''Mr. Woodhouse:''' ''[whispers to Emma]'' [=InNOcence=]? Innocence. No?

* AdaptationalHeroism: Emma tells Mr. Knightley she cannot accept his proposal because Harriet is in love with him, which she never brings up in the book, instead accepting his proposal then and there. She later visits Robert Martin to tacitly apologize for her meddling in his and Harriet's relationship and tell him that he still has a chance with her, which also does not happen in the book.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the book Harriet has not the faintest inkling that Emma also has feelings for Mr. Knightley when she explains how she fell in love with him. Here, she immediately realises: "You think of Mr. Knightley for yourself."

* AdaptationNameChange: The housekeeper of Donwell Abbey is called Hodges in the book. In this movie, she's called Mrs. Reynolds, which is the name of the housekeeper of Pemberley in another Austen's book ''Pride and Prejudice''.

** Emma goes to Mr. Martin to make amends after she realizes that she was wrong to persuade his love Harriet to refuse his marriage proposal. She brings him a basket with a goose and a picture of Harriet which Emma painted. It's a hint that Harriet still loves him and it also means that Emma herself approves of their match now.

* BadassArmfold: Mr. Knightley, the owner of Donwell Abbey, is a very intelligent and reasonable gentleman who is seen with his arms behind his back several times, for example when he stands by the window and talks to Mrs Weston about Emma at Randalls, when he speaks with Emma at the ball or when he's at his grand house at the gallery and he talks to his guests.

* BreakupBonfire: After Harriet hears that Mr. Elton meant to marry Emma and never loved or meant to propose to her, she wants to burn her portrait which Emma painted and Mr. Elton admired and purchased a gaudy frame for. Emma wants Harriet to save the portrait but encourages her to burn the frame if she must.
* BrickJoke: The final scene of the movie is a wedding, officiated by Mr. Elton. He repeats the same lines as he did in the wedding at the beginning of the movie, but this time he pronounces "innocence" correctly.

* CharacterExaggeration: Isabella Knightley in the book is very concerned about her children and their well-being, especially their health. In this movie it's about the only thing she talks about. In the book it's only slightly annoying to the more reasonable characters, but here she's insufferable, calling ''for the doctor'' when her baby spits up a bit of milk, causing both Emma and Mr. Knightly to laugh at her over the top reaction.
* ChekhovsGun: Emma pleads with Harriet not to burn her portrait which Emma painted for Harriet and Mr. Elton whom the artist assumed to be in love. Disappointed Harriet doesn't burn it and Emma keeps it as a picture of her dear friend. Later, she brings the picture to Mr. Martin as a gift, to show him that she's sorry for separating him and Harriet and to let him know that Harriet might still love him.
* ContrappostoPose: Emma's watercolour portrait of Harriet is a whole-length in the contrapposto pose. Harriet is slightly turned to one side, standing with one arm relaxed while she's lifting her other arm above her head and is holding a feather. Emma takes Harriet's likeness for Mr. Elton's benefit so that he can admire Harriet's beauty.

** Harriet falls for Mr. Knightley after she's snubbed by Mr. Elton who refused to dance with her. Mr. Knightly courteously asked her to dance and she becomes infatuated with him.
** Mr. Knightley dances with Emma. Their looks and touches are very suggestive. After the ball, Mr. Knightley decides to confess his love to Emma, but events intervene and he has to postpone it.

* EroticEating: At the picnic in the Donwell Abbey park, Emma eats a single strawberry rather slowly and catches Mr. Knightley's eyes while doing so.

** Mr. Knightley touches the bridge of his nose as Emma starts flattering Harriet and repeats to her Mr. Elton's compliments.

** What Mr. Knightley does after the ball can only be described as moping. He throws around his clothes and lies down on the floor, and then covers his face with his hand.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: The servants are a fountain of these, exasperatedly trying to get on with their jobs as the main characters deal with their romantic drama. For example, when a frustrated Mr. Knightley tears off his coat and flops down on the floor, you can see a footman in the background come in, realize his boss is having a moment, and immediately turn around and leave.

''Emma'' ([[LuckyCharmsTitle stylized]] as ''Emma.'') is a 2020 comedy-drama film based on the seminal Creator/JaneAusten [[Literature/{{Emma}} novel of the same name.]] It was directed by Autumn de Wilde and stars Creator/AnyaTaylorJoy, Johnny Flynn, Creator/BillNighy, Creator/MiaGoth, Creator/MirandaHart, Creator/CallumTurner, Creator/JoshOConnor, and Creator/RupertGraves.

The film was released on February 14, 2020 in the United Kingdom, and on February 21, 2020 in the United States.

'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsOwj0PR5Sk Trailer #1]] and [[https://youtu.be/nOCDjU-frrg Trailer #2]].

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Mr Elton, a clergyman officiating a wedding (of Mr Weston who is one of the most prominent residents in Highbury), tries to sound high-class and pronounces words ultra clearly with great pathos. However, his pronunciation of the word "innocence" with the accent on the second syllable -- instead on the first -- is decidedly off.
-->'''Mr Elton''': Dearly beloved friends, we gather here... in this time... of man's... great [=inNOcence=]. \\
'''Mr Woodhouse''': ''[whispers to Emma]'' [=InNOcence=]? Innocence. No?

* AdaptationalHeroism: Emma tells Mr Knightley she cannot accept his proposal because Harriet is in love with him, which she never brings up in the book, instead accepting his proposal then and there. She later visits Robert Martin to tacitly apologize for her meddling in his and Harriet's relationship and tell him that he still has a chance with her, which also does not happen in the book.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the book Harriet has not the faintest inkling that Emma also has feelings for Mr Knightley when she explains how she fell in love with him. Here, she immediately realises: "You think of Mr Knightley for yourself."

* AdaptationNameChange: The housekeeper of Donwell Abbey is called Hodges in the book. In this movie, she's called Mrs Reynolds, which is the name of the housekeeper of Pemberley in another Austen's book ''Pride and Prejudice''.

** Emma goes to Mr Martin to make amends after she realizes that she was wrong to persuade his love Harriet to refuse his marriage proposal. She brings him a basket with a goose and a picture of Harriet which Emma painted. It's a hint that Harriet still loves him and it also means that Emma herself approves of their match now.

* BadassArmfold: Mr Knightley, the owner of Donwell Abbey, is a very intelligent and reasonable gentleman who is seen with his arms behind his back several times, for example when he stands by the window and talks to Mrs Weston about Emma at Randalls, when he speaks with Emma at the ball or when he's at his grand house at the gallery and he talks to his guests.

* BreakupBonfire: After Harriet hears that Mr Elton meant to marry Emma and never loved or meant to propose to her, she wants to burn her portrait which Emma painted and Mr Elton admired and purchased a gaudy frame for. Emma wants Harriet to save the portrait but encourages her to burn the frame if she must.
* BrickJoke: The final scene of the movie is a wedding, officiated by Mr Elton. He repeats the same lines as he did in the wedding at the beginning of the movie, but this time he pronounces "innocence" correctly.

* ChekhovsGun: Emma pleads with Harriet not to burn her portrait which Emma painted for Harriet and Mr Elton whom the artist assumed to be in love. Disappointed Harriet doesn't burn it and Emma keeps it as a picture of her dear friend. Later, she brings the picture to Mr Martin as a gift, to show him that she's sorry for separating him and Harriet and to let him know that Harriet might still love him.
* ContrappostoPose: Emma's watercolour portrait of Harriet is a whole-length in the contrapposto pose. Harriet is slightly turned to one side, standing with one arm relaxed while she's lifting her other arm above her head and is holding a feather. Emma takes Harriet's likeness for Mr Elton's benefit so that he can admire Harriet's beauty.

** Harriet falls for Mr Knightley after she's snubbed by Mr Elton who refused to dance with her. Mr Knightly courteously asked her to dance and she becomes infatuated with him.
** Mr Knightley dances with Emma. Their looks and touches are very suggestive. After the ball, Mr Knightley decides to confess his love to Emma, but events intervene and he has to postpone it.

* EroticEating: At the picnic in the Donwell Abbey park, Emma eats a single strawberry rather slowly and catches Mr Knightley's eyes while doing so.

** Mr Knightley touches the bridge of his nose as Emma starts flattering Harriet and repeats to her Mr Elton's compliments.

** What Mr Knightley does after the ball can only be described as moping. He throws around his clothes and lies down on the floor, and then covers his face with his hand.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: The servants are a fountain of these, exasperatedly trying to get on with their jobs as the main characters deal with their romantic drama. For example, when a frustrated Mr Knightley tears off his coat and flops down on the floor, you can see a footman in the background come in, realize his boss is having a moment, and immediately turn around and leave.

* GreenEyedMonster: Mr Knightley isn't too fond of Frank Churchill's seeming preference for Emma. Nor is Emma very pleased when he and Jane Fairfax perform a duet and Mrs. Weston speculates that he sent her the pianoforte.
* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: It's heavily implied that Mr Knightley wants to confess his love to Emma the morning after the ball. He's interrupted by Frank Churchill's sudden arrival to Hartfield, bringing Harriet (who is distressed and a bit injured) with him. Now Emma has to take care of her friend and they don't have a moment of privacy.
* ItWasAGift: Miss Fairfax receives a pianoforte. It's quite a mystery who sent it, though most people assume it's her benefactor and foster father Colonel Campbell. [[spoiler: It's actually from Frank Churchill and they have been secretly engaged for months.]]
* LetsDuet: Unlike in the novel where Miss Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill perform music together (and are secretly engaged), in this movie Miss Fairfax plays a duet with Mr Knightley: She plays the piano while he plays the violin and they sing. Mrs Weston suspects love is in the air...
* LoveHurts: Robert Martin has an intense expression of pain in his face every time he's seen after Harriet rejected his marriage proposal. It's clear that he suffers. When Emma asks Mr Knightly if Mr Martin was very disappointed, he answers that a man cannot be more so.
* ManlyTears: The Knightley brothers both get teary-eyed at Emma and Mr Knightley's wedding at the end.
* MeadowRun: After they get engaged, Mr Martin waits for Harriet in the park at Hartfield. Harriet runs to him happily, he smiles a sweet smile and they share a gentle kiss. Then they hold hands and run together. Set to a romantic song. Only slow-mo is missing.
* MustMakeAmends: Emma wants to make things right after she carelessly insulted Miss Bates. She comes to visit her to show her she respects her which she does also in the book. She also personally goes to visit Mr Martin, trying to make amends for her previous meddling which separated him and his love Harriet.

** Harriet wants to burn her portrait and its elaborate picture frame in anger after she hears that Mr Elton never loved her. Emma actually stops her and persuades her to keep the picture itself.
** Harriet spontaneously throws a book with Mr Elton's sermons from Emma's carriage into the river. Because Emma told her she had had enough of her moping and talking about Mr Elton and Harriet wants to show her grand friend that she understands and that she no longer cares for him.
* PercussiveTherapy: When Mr Knightley comes home to Donwell from Hartfield after the ball at the Crown, he's so unhappy and angry that he starts undressing and throwing around his clothes rather forcefully.
* PerpetualSmiler: Mr Elton sports a wide, ingratiating one for much of the film, save a few scenes.

%% * PinkIsFeminine: Emma wears a pink spencer to Miss Taylor and Mr Weston's wedding.
* QuizzicalTilt: As Mr Elton reveals the elaborate frame of Harriet's portrait, Harriet and Emma tilt their heads sideways simultaneously, each in the opposite direction.

* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: After Emma's ill-thought remark to Miss Bates on Box Hill, awkwardness descends over the party. Despite Mr Weston's attempts to break the mood, the guests quickly excuse themselves and the picnic ends soon after.

* SnowMeansDeath: Mr Woodhouse dislikes snow intensely and immediately gets up and leaves as soon as Mr Elton offhandedly mentions that it's going to snow during the Christmas party (despite the hosts' protestations that they have enough room for everyone to stay the night). He mentions it was snowing when his wife died.

* VictoryPose: Mr Knightley raises his arms in a victorious gesture after Emma starts leaving the garden, determined to make things right between Harriet and Robert Martin shortly after they (Emma and Mr Knightley) confessed love for each other.

-->-- '''Mr Knightley'''

* ActorAllusion: Miss Bates, played by Creator/MirandaHart, runs to Emma and excitedly cries "Such news!" In her sitcom ''Series/{{Miranda}}'', Miranda's mother's {{Catchphrase}} and later everyone's {{Sharephrase}} is an excited and hammy "Such fun!"

* CostumePorn: There's no shortage of beautiful costumes and [[NiceHat spectacular hats]], all designed by Alexandra Byrne.

->'''Harriet:''' Miss Woodhouse! You will never guess what has happened. Robert Martin has offered me his hand. Do advise me.\\
'''Emma:''' Oh, no, no, no. The words must be your own. You must be the best judge of your own happiness.

''Emma'' ([[LuckyCharmsTitle stylized]] as ''Emma.'') is a 2020 comedy-drama film based on the seminal Creator/JaneAusten [[Literature/{{Emma}} novel of the same name.]] It was directed by Autumn de Wilde and stars Creator/AnyaTaylorJoy, Johnny Flynn, Creator/BillNighy, Mia Goth, Creator/MirandaHart, Creator/CallumTurner, Creator/JoshOConnor, and Creator/RupertGraves.

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[[caption-width-right:300:''"You should not make matches. Whatever you say, always comes to pass."'']]

''Emma'' ([[LuckyCharmsTitle stylized]] as ''Emma.'') is a 2020 comedy-drama film based on the seminal Creator/JaneAusten [[Literature/{{Emma}} novel of the same name.]] It was directed by Autumn de Wilde and stars Creator/AnyaTaylorJoy, Johnny Flynn, Creator/BillNighy, Mia Goth, Creator/MirandaHart, Creator/CallumTurner, and Creator/RupertGraves.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone?: Emma clearly regrets her insult to Miss Bates the moment she says it and is visibly uncomfortable when she sees how upset the woman is. After Mr. Knightley confronts her, she breaks down in tears on the way home.

* OhMyGodWhatHaveIDone?: Emma clearly regrets her insult to Miss Bates the moment she says it and is visibly uncomfortable when she sees how upset the woman is. After Mr. Knightley confronts her, she breaks down in tears on the way home.

* OhMyGodWhatHaveIDone: Emma clearly regrets her insult to Miss Bates the moment she says it and is visibly uncomfortable when she sees how upset the woman is. After Mr. Knightley confronts her, she breaks down in tears on the way home.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Mrs Elton pointedly declares herself tired of sitting after Emma insults Miss Bates on Box Hill and she and her husband are the first to leave the picnic.