This is far different to the book.
Somehow, I must say, it was easier to empathize with Emma than while reading the book. I like the beginning where barely was any dialogue and we get to see the isolation and delusion Emma grew up with - differently to the book.
However, Emma is less sensual than I'd imagine and the focus is more on the money depth than her true quest. Her affairs are part of a much more profound struggle for transcendence from the ordinary life in which she feels trapped.
Also they left out the kid she had completely and shortened the moments of despair when she is left / pained by her various lovers - until the end, where an unnecessary climax occurs. The book has far more tension throughout the whole story and we constantly can feel her longing. So - I like the look, the atmosphere, but as an adaptation it kind of missed the point.
Somehow, I must say, it was easier to empathize with Emma than while reading the book. I like the beginning where barely was any dialogue and we get to see the isolation and delusion Emma grew up with - differently to the book.
However, Emma is less sensual than I'd imagine and the focus is more on the money depth than her true quest. Her affairs are part of a much more profound struggle for transcendence from the ordinary life in which she feels trapped.
Also they left out the kid she had completely and shortened the moments of despair when she is left / pained by her various lovers - until the end, where an unnecessary climax occurs. The book has far more tension throughout the whole story and we constantly can feel her longing. So - I like the look, the atmosphere, but as an adaptation it kind of missed the point.