Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling
in other people's affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men
and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her
interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and
her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.
Summary written by Philip Brubaker {coda@nando.net}
Based on the Jane Austen novel, "Emma" tells the story of a young
woman in England who plays her town's matchmaker. When attempting
to match up her friend with the Reverend Elton, Emma starts to
run into complications, which multiply amongst themselves with
cases of mistaken intentions of love, a cast of supporting
characters who each love someone else, but Emma doesn't know who
loves who, and Emma finally realizing the one person she truly
loves.
Summary written by Anonymous
Reworking of Jane Austen's classic novel, set in nineteenth
century England, about the rather unsuccessful attempts at
matchmaking carried out by a beautiful young woman (Gwynneth
Paltrow) on her unsuspecting friends.
Summary written by Jonathan Broxton {j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk}