Emma: Bill Nighy details how he found 'the humour' in Jane Austen adaptation

Emma Woodhouse (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) spends a lot of her time in Emma. dealing with the ongoing relationships forming around her. While 1815 Victorian-era England was certainly a very serious time, the Jane Austen film is filled with comedy, and exceptional moments of dry humour.

With the recently released home-video version of the film, viewers have been given a look into how the film was made, and indeed how the comedy scenes were concocted.

An exclusive clip for Express.co.uk shows off actors such as Bill Nighy and Johnny Flynn discussing their work on the film.

Flynn, of course, played one of Emma’s love interests, George Knightly, and was wrapped up in a number of awkward scenarios throughout the course of the film.

Although Mr. Knightly almost lost on out on marrying the ineffable Emma, he was the source of some comedy in the film.

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In the clip from Universal, Mr. Woodhouse actor Nighy began by giving some details on how Emma. was filmed, and how it was made to feel authentic, whilst still capturing some of the story’s humour.

He explained: “There was a movement expert – you know, a period expert – on the set.

“So that if you did anything they really wouldn’t do in 1815 she would tell you.”

With so much focus on how each actor talked and moved on set, Harriet Smith star Mia Goth confessed it was a good thing for the actors so spend so much time together.

Flynn’s comments were inter-spliced with various behind-the-scenes clips of the cast learning dance routines on set.

Nighy spoke up again whilst referencing how his director, Autumn de Wilde ran the set.

“Autumn wanted to remain entirely faithful to the period,” he said.

“And find whatever humour there was in that.”

source: express.co.uk