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Episode 45 · September 17, 2017 · 1:41:04
Emma
For our first (but not last) time covering a Jane Austen adaptation, we knew we needed to rope in someone better read, smarter, and generally superior to us — so we nabbed Superfan Tracy Tanoff! We rode through the rain* to tell you about the Gwyneth Paltrow Emma, easily the second-best adaptation of the novel Emma made in 1995-1996.
*metaphorically.**
**No, not even.
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Tracy Tanoff
Tracy Tanoff
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Emma
(1996)
Directed by Douglas McGrath
Romance
Comedy
Drama
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6.25
tampons
Chick Flick!
Adaptations
Jane Austen adaptation
Bechdels
Fails reverse Bechdel test
Tropes
Corsets
Feminist under-/overtones
Focus on female relationship
Letter writing
Bad date/bad date montage (blind or otherwise)
Love triangle
Male eye-candy
Movie is generally derided by men
Movie was suggested by Netflix after streaming Leap Year
Strong female protagonist(s)
Uncomfortably sincere declaration of love
Wedding(s)/wedding planning/wedding crashing
Widower character
Woman makes a fool of herself at work
Sage advice delivered by parent, best friend, token black character, boss, landlord/lady, homeless person, etc.
Sexy precipitation (i.e., rain or snow that is good for kissing in)
Takes place at least 15 years in the past (from the film's release date), but no earlier than 1558