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BOOK CLUB: EMMA + Discussion
BOOK CLUB AT THE NFSA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANBERRA WRITERS FESTIVAL
Sun
8
Sun 8 Dec 1:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
125 Mins | Book Club at the NFSA
December
2020 | DCP | UK | D: Autumn de Wilde
Like the works of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen’s timeless novels are constantly studied, adapted and consumed afresh, by audiences of all ages.
Autumn de Wilde’s film adaptation is a playful contribution to the ever-growing Austen canon, starring Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown) alongside comedic giants Bill Nighy and Miranda Hart. A joyous take on the much-loved classic, de Wilde’s Emma is a quippy romp of period frivolity that still delivers Austin’s sharp satire of Georgian high society.
‘Autumn de Wilde’s adaptation ramps up the comedy, but Anya Taylor-Joy remains wonderfully edgy as Jane Austen’s meddling heroine’ – The Guardian
The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film and the novel with special guest Dr James McNamara, moderated by Canberra Writers Festival Artistic Director Beejay Silcox.
JAMES McNAMARA
James McNamara is the creator and Co-Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed television series The Artful Dodger, for Disney+ and Hulu. He is also the creator and Executive Producer of Detective Cooper, an international television drama for Goalpost Pictures and Quizzical Pictures. Other recent work includes writing, producing and directing an audio series with Princess Pictures for Audible, as well as television writers’ rooms for See Saw Films, Matchbox Pictures/NBC Universal, Foxtel, ABC and Endemol Shine. McNamara lectures in film and media studies at the University of California, specialising in adaptation studies – with a particular interest in screen adaptations of Shakespeare. He holds a doctorate in English from Oxford, as well as degrees in English and Law from the University of Western Australia and in screenwriting from AFTRS.
Like the works of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen’s timeless novels are constantly studied, adapted and consumed afresh, by audiences of all ages.
Autumn de Wilde’s film adaptation is a playful contribution to the ever-growing Austen canon, starring Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown) alongside comedic giants Bill Nighy and Miranda Hart. A joyous take on the much-loved classic, de Wilde’s Emma is a quippy romp of period frivolity that still delivers Austin’s sharp satire of Georgian high society.
‘Autumn de Wilde’s adaptation ramps up the comedy, but Anya Taylor-Joy remains wonderfully edgy as Jane Austen’s meddling heroine’ – The Guardian
The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film and the novel with special guest Dr James McNamara, moderated by Canberra Writers Festival Artistic Director Beejay Silcox.
JAMES McNAMARA
James McNamara is the creator and Co-Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed television series The Artful Dodger, for Disney+ and Hulu. He is also the creator and Executive Producer of Detective Cooper, an international television drama for Goalpost Pictures and Quizzical Pictures. Other recent work includes writing, producing and directing an audio series with Princess Pictures for Audible, as well as television writers’ rooms for See Saw Films, Matchbox Pictures/NBC Universal, Foxtel, ABC and Endemol Shine. McNamara lectures in film and media studies at the University of California, specialising in adaptation studies – with a particular interest in screen adaptations of Shakespeare. He holds a doctorate in English from Oxford, as well as degrees in English and Law from the University of Western Australia and in screenwriting from AFTRS.
December