Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary birthday!

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth on Dec 16, 1775, let's discuss how a master of situational humor and irony gets translated from her original 19th century novel to the 21st century big screen. Austen innovated on the technique of indirect free discourse, whereby the character's inner thoughts interweave with that of the third-person narrator in her novels. Due to the widespread use in contemporary novels now, it's often overlooked how groundbreaking Austen is in this regard. Her novel Emma is particularly rich in this technique.

Emma (2020, director Autumn de Wilde) and Emma (1815, author Jane Austen)

The heroine Emma Woodhouse is an independent, confident young woman who is too clever for her insular village while also lacking wisdom or introspection to put her intellect to real use. Having no need for marriage herself due to her wealth, she instead plays matchmaker for others as a way to alleviate her boredom, which inevitably leads to a series of mishaps and misunderstandings. Will Emma develop the wisdom to rein in her well-intentioned but frivolous ways?

Please watch the film AND read the book before you come; the discussion will contain spoilers.
To find where can you watch it and with which language options:
https://www.werstreamt.es/film/details/1969288/emma/