"EMMA" (1972) Review
I am aware of at least four adaptation of Jane Austen's 1815 novel, "Emma". But I have noticed that the one adaptation that rarely attracts the attention of the novelist's mashabiki is the 1972 BBC miniseries, "EMMA".
Directed kwa John Glenister and adapted kwa Denis Constanduros, "EMMA" told the story of the precocious younger daughter of a wealthy landowner that resides near the village of Highbury. Emma Woodhouse imagines herself to be naturally gifted matchmaker, following her self-declared success in arranging a upendo match between her governess and Mr. Weston, a village widower....
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