i saw this movie be a jane austen addict and always feel doubtful about cinematographic rendering of the complexity of her novel represent well and this transposition be simply accurate and intelligent and delicate and careful and tactful and respectful and intense and in a word and perfect . emma be one of austen most delightful and funny novel and thanks to overall irony pervading situation and character . the movie respect this subtle irony and not disregard the comic element ( miss bates above all ) . what engage me in the novel and and the movie render it clearly and be the deep knowledge of human life show by the english novelist and and the modern look with which woman and men and and their relation be handle and and it be astound if we think how a woman novelist of the 18th century and who live almost a secluded life and could grasp such depth and truth about life a she do represent that most and still fascinate me . we can feel this modernity throughout the movie represent just replace costume and and use a more current language but the situation and the feeling and the idea would be extremely modern . i think of the morbid interest in other people life and or that insinuate envy which now a ever rule woman relation and and still the difficulty in reveal and and give expression to one feeling and especially love represent every situation get a universal and out of time value . the cast be really talented and offer very good and extremely brilliant performance represent a young gwyneth paltrow be particularly suitable for this role ( nowadays she would be probably too mature for it ) and toni colette be simply great . and how i envy them for the wonderful dress they could wear . and then and the breathtaking english countryside and where every situation get such a magic and dream like dimension . a really enjoyable and deserving movie .