Emma (2020)

[ApathyMonger]

 

I watched the new Emma., starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Johnny Flynn. Much more focused on the comedy elements than the other adaptations I’ve seen, and it mostly works. Bill Nighy is hilarious. It gets a bit too cartoony at points, especially the music, and the second half of the movie drags a bit. Still a lot of fun though, and the cast is excellent. Nice to see some of the Sex Education kids start to pop up in supporting roles.

I was also surprised that it was written by Eleanor Catton, novelist of The Rehearsal and The Luminaries. I like her books, but they’re very different to this.

I also watched the two 1996 versions before this. The Gwyneth Paltrow one is okay: A decent cast of then up-and-comers including Toni Collette, Ewan McGregor, and Alan Cumming, but it feels a bit flat.

I liked the Kate Beckinsale TV movie more. It’s obviously a much cheaper production, but Beckinsale, Samantha Morton, and Mark Strong are great in the lead roles.

 

 

[pigs-in-space]

I saw this tonight. It was enjoyable but far from my favorite Austen adaptation and not even my favorite version of Emma. I liked both the Gwyneth Paltrow movie and Romola Garai miniseries better.

I thought the costumes were beautiful. Miranda Hart was criminally underused. The actress playing Jane Fairfax was perfect. I liked Anya Taylor-Joy more than I thought I would based on the previews. I loved the preoccupation with people getting dressed/undressed. It really gave the physical sense of how confined the rules of society could be.

[proserpina65]

I have to say, the commercials make this look terrible.  I love Miranda Hart, so I hope her Miss Bates isn't as much of a one-dimensional caricature as she appears in the commercial.  And I can't stand Anya Taylor-Joy's face - something about it drives me nuts.  So I'm not going to spend money to see this at the theater.  However, based on what I've read here, I would give it a chance when it hits cable.

 

On ‎02‎/‎14‎/‎2020 at 6:04 PM, ApathyMonger said:

also watched the two 1996 versions before this. The Gwyneth Paltrow one is okay: A decent cast of then up-and-comers including Toni Collette, Ewan McGregor, and Alan Cumming, but it feels a bit flat.

I liked the Kate Beckinsale TV movie more. It’s obviously a much cheaper production, but Beckinsale, Samantha Morton, and Mark Strong are great in the lead roles.

There are things I like about both versions.  I love Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson and especially Jeremy Northam in the Paltrow version, but Samantha Morton is a vast improvement on Toni Collette.  And I really enjoy Mark Strong's slightly different and yet equally appealing take on Mr. Knightley. 

Okay, I looked Taylor-Joy up on IMDB and realized where I'd seen her before: The Miniaturist.  Which was bad, very bad, and she was bad in it.  So that probably explains most of my dislike.  Although the weird proportions of her face and her overly pouty expressions don't help.

Edited February 27, 2020 by proserpina65

[SomeTameGazelle]

On 2/14/2020 at 6:04 PM, ApathyMonger said:

Much more focused on the comedy elements than the other adaptations I’ve seen, and it mostly works. Bill Nighy is hilarious.

Bill Nighy, the clothes, Hartfield, and Donwell were the parts I liked best. The footmen at Hartfield and Mrs Elton made me laugh a bit as well, but other than that none of the characters felt right to me. Isabella and John seemed so sour and Jane Fairfax quite grim.

 

On 2/27/2020 at 1:32 PM, proserpina65 said:

I love Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson and especially Jeremy Northam in the Paltrow version, but Samantha Morton is a vast improvement on Toni Collette.  And I really enjoy Mark Strong's slightly different and yet equally appealing take on Mr. Knightley. 

I would add Sophie Thompson's Miss Bates to the list of great elements of the Paltrow version. I like Miranda Hart a lot but I didn't think that this version did a good job of illustrating her station in life until Mr Knightley spelled it out in words of one syllable.

This Mr Knightley seemed to lack the polish of Jeremy Northam or Mark Strong, probably at least in part due to his hair.

I also spent some time wondering how Emma managed to get those tiny corkscrew curls by doing her hair up in rags.

Spoiler

What on earth was up with Emma getting a nosebleed?

 

Edited February 29, 2020 by SomeTameGazelle
more hair thoughts

[Dr.OO7]

I saw it today. What a lovely film.

Having seen Clueless several times, it was fun trying to guess who was who.

[GaT]

On 2/27/2020 at 10:32 AM, proserpina65 said:

Okay, I looked Taylor-Joy up on IMDB and realized where I'd seen her before: The Miniaturist.  Which was bad, very bad, and she was bad in it.  So that probably explains most of my dislike.  Although the weird proportions of her face and her overly pouty expressions don't help.

Ever since the commercials for this started playing, it was driving me crazy trying to remember where I knew her from. I finally realized it was from this Hozier video

 

[Luckylyn]

On 2/28/2020 at 10:17 PM, SomeTameGazelle said:

Bill Nighy, the clothes, Hartfield, and Donwell were the parts I liked best. The footmen at Hartfield and Mrs Elton made me laugh a bit as well, but other than that none of the characters felt right to me. Isabella and John seemed so sour and Jane Fairfax quite grim.

 

I would add Sophie Thompson's Miss Bates to the list of great elements of the Paltrow version. I like Miranda Hart a lot but I didn't think that this version did a good job of illustrating her station in life until Mr Knightley spelled it out in words of one syllable.

This Mr Knightley seemed to lack the polish of Jeremy Northam or Mark Strong, probably at least in part due to his hair.

I also spent some time wondering how Emma managed to get those tiny corkscrew curls by doing her hair up in rags.

  Reveal spoiler

What on earth was up with Emma getting a nosebleed?

 

The nosebleed was real.  The actress gets them sometimes.  They just decided to go with it as if it was in the script.

I enjoyed it a lot.  I particularly liked how the dance seen was done.  I loved how Knightley was so moved that he chased after her carriage.  I thought that was a great way to demonstrate the level of emotion.

Edited March 1, 2020 by Luckylyn

[SomeTameGazelle]

3 hours ago, Luckylyn said:

The nosebleed was real.  The actress gets them sometimes.  They just decided to go with it as if it was in the script.

I have read that the director, Autumn de Wilde, frequently gets nosebleeds so she thought that giving Emma a nosebleed would evoke the emotional turmoil she is experiencing. I can't say it particularly worked for me.

 

https://www.salon.com/2020/02/24/emma-nudity-bloody-nose-anya-taylor-joy-johnny-flynn-de-wilde/

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The plan for filming the scene was to cut away from Taylor-Joy, apply the fake blood, and then continue shooting. The actress' nose had other plans though.

"This is going to sound crazy, but please just roll with me on it. Whilst we were doing the scene, my nose started bleeding and it bled when it was supposed to [in the script]. I have no idea how it happened, but I got a nosebleed on cue," says Taylor-Joy.

 

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"I'd get nosebleeds all the time. Every time I was in homeroom, and it was your turn to stand up and read something I would get a nosebleed. I'm so fascinated with the human body betraying you," says de Wilde.

I read another article about how everyone involved with the film agrees that Mr Knightley is a "mansplainer" which I don't think is exactly fair. When Mr Knightley lectures Emma it is usually because he is defending the rights and interests of people who are lower than she is on the social scale and she is harming them in some way. I did like the fact that in the movie when he scolds Emma for her treatment of Miss Bates at Box Hill, Emma is in her carriage towering over him so it doesn't feel like Mr Knightley is bullying her.

 

4 hours ago, Luckylyn said:

 I particularly liked how the dance seen was done.

I enjoyed the style of dancing very much.

 

 

[Nidratime]

Saw the movie today and really enjoyed it. It's a different take on the story and it's good to get "new" versions. The Paltrow version was pretty faithful and people all looked the part. This version, not every one fit my vision -- like Mr. Knightly -- but I loved the emphasis on the comedy and the emotion between Emma and Knightly that was more visceral, earlier in the movie. In terms of the comedy, for instance, I loved how they fleshed out John and Isobel. In the Paltrow version, they're barely there and are paragons of virtue. In this movie, they have personality and aren't perfect. In fact, with the way Isobel acted, you can see where Mr. Woodhouse's OCD-ness rubbed off on his older daughter.

[katha]

Haven't seen the movie, but for me one of the major strengths of the book is that Emma is actually not a great person for a good part of the book. She behaves in classist and snobbish ways that could very well have resulted in ruining the lives of Jane Fairfax, Robert Martin and Harriet Smith. And she does it because she's bored and thinks she's entitled and they are just puppets there for her amusement. I know she tries to rationalize it as "for Harriet's own good" or something, but she's pretty damn cruel and manipulative.

The moment a film tries to scrub it away and soften it up, IMO it misses a central theme of the book (as the Paltrow version did, though I like aspects of it anyway). Emma growing in self-reflection and empathy is the main point of the book IMO. Knightley is there for the ride, but he doesn't have to be essential for it. But that self-realization needs to happen, if it doesn't, IMO any movie adaptation has missed the point.

Edited March 2, 2020 by katha

[proserpina65]

On ‎02‎/‎28‎/‎2020 at 10:17 PM, SomeTameGazelle said:

I would add Sophie Thompson's Miss Bates to the list of great elements of the Paltrow version.

Oh, I agree, she was wonderful, and her performance really captured the tragedy of being trapped in her situation.

20 hours ago, SomeTameGazelle said:

I read another article about how everyone involved with the film agrees that Mr Knightley is a "mansplainer" which I don't think is exactly fair. When Mr Knightley lectures Emma it is usually because he is defending the rights and interests of people who are lower than she is on the social scale and she is harming them in some way

Nope, nope, nope, Mr. Knightley is not a mansplainer.  As you point out, his critiques of Emma's behavior are well-deserved, and in defense of those who cannot defend themselves to her.

[pigs-in-space]

On 3/2/2020 at 1:26 AM, katha said:

Haven't seen the movie, but for me one of the major strengths of the book is that Emma is actually not a great person for a good part of the book. She behaves in classist and snobbish ways that could very well have resulted in ruining the lives of Jane Fairfax, Robert Martin and Harriet Smith. And she does it because she's bored and thinks she's entitled and they are just puppets there for her amusement. I know she tries to rationalize it as "for Harriet's own good" or something, but she's pretty damn cruel and manipulative.

The moment a film tries to scrub it away and soften it up, IMO it misses a central theme of the book (as the Paltrow version did, though I like aspects of it anyway). Emma growing in self-reflection and empathy is the main point of the book IMO. Knightley is there for the ride, but he doesn't have to be essential for it. But that self-realization needs to happen, if it doesn't, IMO any movie adaptation has missed the point.

I was browsing Rotten Tomato's reviews of this movie, and found one that really spoke to me regarding Emma's character:

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This Emma seems to regard those around her less as people in need of her skills, and more like butterflies she can’t wait to pin down to a decorative board for her own amusement.

I do think that yes, Emma is classist and snobbish but I also believe she genuinely thinks she is helping the people around her. Which didn't come across so well in this version.

[shipmate]

I gotta say, I was disappointed by this version. There were seeds of possibility that never seemed to bloom for me character-wise. And on the shallow side, those tiny Claire's store quality faux hair ringlets were distracting.

[methodwriter85]

I personally enjoyed this. And how swooney was Callum Turner as the Austen cad?

This definitely leaned more into the comedic elements and it seemed to land well- I was hearing people laugh along with me.

The dance scenes were great, and the peacocking between Frank Churchill and Mr. Knightley was great.

*Surprised to learn that Johnny Flynn is 36-37- I was going to say something about how I expected Mr. Knightly to be older, and it turns out he still is. The actor just looks young with his hair like that.

[howiveaddict]

I think if they had shown more of Miss Bates and Mrs Bates at home, earlier in the movie, it would show more how poor they really were.

Only two quibbles with this version:  Emma and Mr Knightly were not wearing gloves when they danced together. That would have been a big faux pas.  Enjoyed the dance scene a lot otherwise.  Also, Mr Woodhouse would not have run down the stairs, near the beginning, like he did.  He would have been too afraid that he would fall and break a hip.  Or get a cold from the draft caused by moving so fast.

[StatisticalOutlier]

I'd see it again just to gaze at the costumes.  Forget movie awards--the costume designer deserves a Nobel Prize.

 

[ExplainItAgain]

Agreed, the costumes were lovely. I thought the movie was great - I really enjoyed the comedy aspects. 

On a completely shallow note, the actress who played Harriet is uncommonly pretty. She has quite an expressive face and I thought she was a delight.

[Irlandesa]

I was excited when I read that Emma would be one of the movies made available on Friday by Universal.  I wanted to go and see this but couldn't make it  during the first weekend it was out and realized it wasn't prudent after that.

But then I read rental would be $19.99 for 48 hours...and I got less excited.  I get that they're selecting a price because they're expecting multiple people to watch the rental but since I likely would have gone alone, this does not excite me.

[Jillibean]

On 3/17/2020 at 1:19 AM, Irlandesa said:

I was excited when I read that Emma would be one of the movies made available on Friday by Universal.  I wanted to go and see this but couldn't make it  during the first weekend it was out and realized it wasn't prudent after that.

But then I read rental would be $19.99 for 48 hours...and I got less excited.  I get that they're selecting a price because they're expecting multiple people to watch the rental but since I likely would have gone alone, this does not excite me.

Agreed! I’m also very, very attached to the miniseries version, so I’m a little wary of this one. 

[Macbeth]

On 3/2/2020 at 1:26 AM, katha said:

Haven't seen the movie, but for me one of the major strengths of the book is that Emma is actually not a great person for a good part of the book. She behaves in classist and snobbish ways that could very well have resulted in ruining the lives of Jane Fairfax, Robert Martin and Harriet Smith. And she does it because she's bored and thinks she's entitled and they are just puppets there for her amusement. I know she tries to rationalize it as "for Harriet's own good" or something, but she's pretty damn cruel and manipulative.

The moment a film tries to scrub it away and soften it up, IMO it misses a central theme of the book (as the Paltrow version did, though I like aspects of it anyway). Emma growing in self-reflection and empathy is the main point of the book IMO. Knightley is there for the ride, but he doesn't have to be essential for it. But that self-realization needs to happen, if it doesn't, IMO any movie adaptation has missed the point.

Well I think this movie did a much better job of that than the Paltrow version, which is the only version I have seen.  I really think Anya did a really good job of understanding how horrible it was re what she said to Miss Bates.  And from there she learned that how she manipulated Harriet not to accept Mr. Martin's proposal was a terrible thing.  So I believe that Emma's arc is much better portrayed here.  You can see Emma making the insulting comment to Ms. Bates in this version.  It wasn't believable in Paltrow's version.

I thought Mia Goth as Harriet was superb.  Bill Nighy bringing life to Mr. Woodhouse was fantastic.  Nobody will every replace Jeremy Northam as Mr. Knightly for me.  Fantastic surprise to see Gemma Whelan as Mrs. Weston - when I last saw her as Yara on Game of Thrones.  Unfortunately this Frank Churchill was a non-entity to me.  The actor doesn't have anywhere near Ewan McGregor's charisma. IMO.

And most importantly there were servants here in spades.  You understood that they did everything for the upper class.  Including unrolling Emma's stockings at the end of the day.

The nose bleed scene at the end was a WTF for me at least.  

I did like the focus on the humor and the music worked for me as well as the cotton candy palettes.  

The clothes might have been confining for men but in terms of women - the empire-waist dresses for women was much more liberating that the styles that came before and after.

Here's a brief excerpt from Wikipedia on how it came about:

"Fashion in the period 1795–1820 in European and European-influenced countries saw the final triumph of undress or informal styles over the brocades, lace, periwigs and powder of the earlier 18th century. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, no one wanted to appear to be a member of the French aristocracy, and people began using clothing more as a form of individual expression of the true self than as a pure indication of social status.[1] As a result, the shifts that occurred in fashion at the turn of the 19th century granted the opportunity to present new public identities that also provided insights into their private selves. Katherine Aaslestad indicates how "fashion, embodying new social values, emerged as a key site of confrontation between tradition and change."[2]

For women's dress, the day to day outfit of the skirt and jacket style were practical and tactful, recalling the working-class woman.[3] Women's fashions followed classical ideals, and tightly laced corsets were temporarily abandoned in favor of a high-waisted, natural figure.[4] This natural figure was emphasized by being able to see the body beneath the clothing. Visible breasts were part of this classical look, and some characterized the breasts in fashion as solely aesthetic and sexual.[5]"

 

 

 

 

 

[Irlandesa]

I finally got to see this and I really enjoyed it.  It was a perfect Sunday afternoon movie to watch while it's cold out. 

I was pleasantly surprised by the chemistry between the leads.  I think I'm so used to romcoms that aren't quite getting that right these days that I'm extra grateful when it does work.

The music and costumes were great, as everyone has said, but one thing I loved the most about the movie was the choreography.  I'm not just talking about the dance scenes but the overall flow in the way the main characters and the background characters moved.  This was really obvious in the scenes with the servants who were always moving around the main characters.  Little touches like that, and the humor, helped make this a light and fun watch.

[caracas1914]

I confess I'm a big fan of  Anya Taylor Joy and her "anime" face, it strikes as so cinematic.   Loved her in "Split"/ "Glass" as a teenager and currently "The Queen's Gambit" she made the character so interesting.

Her take on Emma what I enjoyed is she didn't work overly to make her " likable", this Emma is clearly a snob and patronizing and the snap with her early dialogue with Knightley was there.

There were nice touches, such as the attendees cooing over Emma's singing/ piano performance totally trumped by Jane Fairfax's pseudo humble "I guess I can play unreheared" morphing into "this is how it's done, bitch".  Emma's reaction was priceless.

I was surprised that that character who was fleshed out differently  to me was Vicar Elton played by Josh O'Connor.  Yes the obsequiousness is still there;  However his humiliation and anger at Emma's rejection rang so genuine,  and then the  subtle ambivalence with his final marriage choice and the hint he's been humanized a bit at the end (his cadence on the world "innocence") was a fresh take.  Eli Cumming now has competition as far as the ideal Elton.

Edited October 29, 2020 by caracas1914

[tres bien]

I watched this  during HBO's free week.

Being a fan of the 1996 version, I thought this was no better or worse.

One thing for sure. I still detest the women's hairstyles of the early 19th century.

Edited November 26, 2020 by tres bien

[Milburn Stone]

We watched this solely because we were enchanted by A T-J in The Queen's Gambit, and we're glad we did.

I had a feeling Mr. Elton and Prince Charles were one and the same :) but I wasn't sure until we later returned to The Crown for the current season. Yep. I appreciate the actor's skill in creating two very different characters.

We enjoyed the movie and the only "contrarian" thing I have to say is that I was not crazy about Bill Nighy's performance. I can't say I've seen him play an OCD person before, but despite that, the whole thing was really Bill Nighy-y. Like, "there he goes again, being all Bill Nighy and all." And I've always liked the Bill Nighy Thing. But the schtick is played out.

[SeanC]

De Wilde was the runner-up for Best Feature Debut in the Boston Society of Film Critics' awards over the weekend.  Nice to see some of the critics remembering this film, since it's I think been a bit left out of year-end discussions.

Also, I live in hope of ATJ getting a Golden Globe nomination, particularly with everybody loving her in The Queen's Gambit.

[meep.meep]

We watched this as our Christmas Eve movie and liked it.  Thought Josh O'Connor was overdoing it a bit.  Didn't like the Mr. Knightly approach being so juvenile, but choices!  The music was wonderful.  They actually incorporated more of the book than is usual.

Emma's father does not have OCD - he is a hypochondriac.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Golden Globe nomination!

BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL OR COMEDY - Anya Taylor-Joy

[methodwriter85]

On 12/27/2020 at 1:15 PM, meep.meep said:

Didn't like the Mr. Knightly approach being so juvenile, but choices! 

The actor playing this Mr. Knightly is actually on the older side (I think he was about 35 or 36 when they filmed), but he just gave off a boyish vibe compared to what you'd expect with Mr. Knightly, who's always been cast as a mature type save for his Paul Rudd Clueless form. (Which made sense because Cher was 15 instead of Emma's 21.) I did like him though- those blond curls!

Edited February 4, 2021 by methodwriter85

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Critics' Choice Award nominations!

Best Production Design – Kave Quinn, Stella Fox

Best Costume Design – Alexandra Byrne

Best Hair and Makeup

[shapeshifter]

I just watched this because I spent a couple of my younger decades rereading Austen and I enjoyed The Queen's Gambit. 

In spite of these explanations about the nose bleed:

On 3/1/2020 at 5:25 PM, SomeTameGazelle said:

https://www.salon.com/2020/02/24/emma-nudity-bloody-nose-anya-taylor-joy-johnny-flynn-de-wilde/

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The plan for filming the scene was to cut away from Taylor-Joy, apply the fake blood, and then continue shooting. The actress' nose had other plans though.

"This is going to sound crazy, but please just roll with me on it. Whilst we were doing the scene, my nose started bleeding and it bled when it was supposed to [in the script]. I have no idea how it happened, but I got a nosebleed on cue," says Taylor-Joy.

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"I'd get nosebleeds all the time. Every time I was in homeroom, and it was your turn to stand up and read something I would get a nosebleed. I'm so fascinated with the human body betraying you," says de Wilde.

--the nose bleed took me completely out of the scene --I think maybe because since both the director and the lead actress often get nosebleeds, it was treated like it was normal, and to me it's not, and it wasn't in the book. The only time I've had nose bleeds in my 6+ decades is when I was on chemotherapy. If I ever see it again, I will leave the room or FF through that part. 

The only other part that bothered me was that in my mind, Mr. Knightley was more mature, and more of her father's friend --both of which served to make the match with Emma more of a surprise.  

Otherwise I felt it was true to the source material and did it justice. 

Bill Nighy's Mr. Woodhouse was my favorite take on a character. I might try watching something else of his. 

 

[Milburn Stone]

On 2/12/2021 at 8:27 PM, shapeshifter said:

Bill Nighy's Mr. Woodhouse was my favorite take on a character. I might try watching something else of his. 

Only recently did I read my first Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice. And then watched the 1995 BBC series. 

Mr. Bennett definitely put me in mind of Mr. Woodhouse. Made me like Bill Nighy's performance more, in retrospect.

[EtheltoTillie]

3 hours ago, Milburn Stone said:

Only recently did I read my first Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice. And then watched the 1995 BBC series. 

Mr. Bennett definitely put me in mind of Mr. Woodhouse. Made me like Bill Nighy's performance more, in retrospect.

I'd have to say that Mr. Woodhouse is actually more like Mrs. Bennet.  She's always complaining about her "nerves."  I love the 1995 BBC series of Pride and Prejudice; it's my favorite version.  I also like the 1940 movie with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, even though it departs somewhat from the book.

[Milburn Stone]

20 minutes ago, GussieK said:

I'd have to say that Mr. Woodhouse is actually more like Mrs. Bennet.  She's always complaining about her "nerves." 

Good point!

[Tangent] The Penguin edition of P&P had an interesting introduction, in which the Austen scholar wrote that while Mrs. Bennet is certainly more than a bit ridiculous, she was not wrong to perceive an urgent need to marry off her daughters well--given that the Bennet property, and such wealth as there was, was entailed and would go to none of them. Made her a tad more sympathetic in my eyes. (And Mr. Bennet's treating the whole thing as a joke, a bit less sympathetic.)

[EtheltoTillie]

@Milburn Stone now you should go back and watch the other two versions of Emma for comparison as I just did (1996 with Gwyneth Paltrow and 2008 BBC four-partner with Romola Garai).  Then you could also watch Clueless.  For some reason I was really getting into comparisons of how the different characters were portrayed in each and some events.  The scene where Emma insults Miss Bates is essentially verbatim in all three, as it's THE pivotal scene for Emma's character to earn redemption. 

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Oscar nominations!

Best Costume Design
“Emma”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Mulan”
“Pinocchio”

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“Emma”
“Hillbilly Elegy”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Pinocchio”

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Costume Designers Guild Award nomination!

Excellence in Period Film
Emma – Alexandra Byrne
Judas and the Black Messiah – Charlese Antoinette Jones
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – Ann Roth
Mank – Trish Summerville
One Night in Miami – Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

[SeanC]

Taylor-Joy and O'Connor were paired up for one of Variety's annual actor videos, and they talk a fair bit about Emma. (as well as their other projects).

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/anya-taylor-joy-furious-mad-max-1234996532/