Totally Clueless : Heckerling and Queer Sexuality in Austen’s « Emma »
This chapter offers a new reading of the sexual politics that are at play in Jane Austen's 1816 "Emma" through the exploration of film director Amy Heckerling's retelling of Austen's original story. Heckerling's 1995 film, "Clueless", can be understood as a free translation of "Emma" which allows an interrogation of some of the novel's received readings, especially those related to its male characters. [...]
19th century Amy Heckerling Cinema English literature Film adaptations Jane Austen Heckerling, Amy Cinéma Clueless (film) Emma (roman) Littérature anglaise Adaptation XIXe siècle Austen, Jane