Jane Austen's early nineteenth century novel, Emma spawned two well-known films from the mid-nineties. These are of course Emma, directed by Douglas McGrath and Clueless, written and directed by Amy Heckerling. While Emma is a direct adaptation of the novel, Clueless was merely inspired by its themes and messages. Furthermore, Emma aspires to successfully present the novel in celluloid and entertain a female, adult audience whilst introducing Jane Austen to a new generation. Conversely, Clueless …showed first 75 words of 1446 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1446 total…place easily recognised and related to by today's youth. Emma also succesfully accomplished its goal of presenting a classic piece of literature on screen while also introducing and provoking interest in Austen's works through targetting a young, female audience. There were also obvious character parallels, especially between Cher and Emma; Josh and Mr Knighly; and Tai and Harriet Smith. Ultimately, both films provided original adaptations of Austen's Emma in addition to fullfiling their own purposes.