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Jul 17, 2020 · Clueless is one of the best films of 1995 not despite, but because it manages—and I quote Cher quoting that Polonius guy in Hamlet —“to thine own self be true.”. It remains the smartest ...
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The film is a loose adaptation of Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma. The plot centers on a beautiful, popular, and rich high school student who befriends a new student and decides to give her a makeover while playing matchmaker for her teachers and examining her own existence. Clueless was filmed in Southern California over a 40-day
Jul 19, 2020 · When it was released in July of 1995, writer-director Amy Heckerling’s high-school comedy—which was based on Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma —took a classic story about a privileged,...
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Mar 26, 2015 · In short, things seemed kind of dismal. And then came Clueless, a feminist movie based off Jane Austen's Emma. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Clueless. And our world hasn’t...
Apr 10, 2014 · Clueless directs its snark more at Cher, who’s so sheltered and inexperienced that a brief, accidental moment of driving on the big, scary freeway counts as, like, a major life trauma. (“Boy,” she thinks afterward, “getting off the freeway makes you realize how important love is.”)
Aug 30, 2024 · After all, it is based on a work of literary fiction — Jane Austen's Emma — and remains one of the best retellings of classic books of all time.
Jul 20, 2020 · Amy Heckerling's Clueless is adapted from Jane Austen's Emma, where a 19th century English setting is transposed onto a Californian backdrop, proving that a good narrative works wherever you...
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