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ACTOR
Patricia PlaceKatherine NelsonNathan MitchellStephanie Breinholt
DIRECTOR
Gary Cook,T.C. Christensen
SYNOPSICS
Emma Smith: My Story (2008) is a English movie. Gary Cook,T.C. Christensen has directed this movie. Patricia Place,Katherine Nelson,Nathan Mitchell,Stephanie Breinholt are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2008. Emma Smith: My Story (2008) is considered one of the best Biography,Drama,History movie in India and around the world.
Before her death, Emma reflects on her life; beginning with her childhood, up through her final years in Nauvoo. Based on the life of Emma Hale Smith.
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Emma Smith: My Story (2008) Reviews
A wonderful, inspiring and romantic film
I found the film to be truly uplifting. It's amazing to see the challenges that Emma and Joseph went through and found the faith and strength to endure. This film elevated my opinion of Emma Smith and confirmed the love that she and her husband shared. It's hard to fit a life into two hours, but so many key points were touched on, handled well and the time goes by fast. Emma Smith's strength was truly shown here, or more accurately, how she found it. The film also portrays well the tenderness and sweetness of the family's relationships. Photography and acting were excellent and the film left me wanting to know more about their lives. Using the format of an interview between Emma and her adopted daughter brought in an excellent connection for those with a naturally skeptical or challenging views which were answered well by Emma herself. A very tastefully done movie. Thank you to those who made it happen.
Excellent film
This film was wonderfully done with a great soundtrack. Unlike past LDS historical films, where the focus is Joseph Smith or Bringham Young, this film is about Emma, her perspective, and how she saw things. It's narrative/conversation that Emma is having later on in life with her daughter Julia Murdock Smith, about all of the events that surrounded her and Joseph-thru *her* perspective. The film touches on all the controversial issues, and doesn't gloss over them. Whether you are LDS or not, you will appreciate this film, it is touching, honest and both heart wrenching and heartwarming. Go see it. :) David
Did we watch the same movie?
I was disappointed with the movie. Maybe if I was Mormon, I'd think the movie was cool but I thought it was a whitewashed story about Emma Smith. No doubt, she was a woman of strength and great faith in her religion. I respect her for that but I can tell it was a man that wrote the script of this movie...it was dry and bland on the areas that a woman would touch on. It did walk us through her faith as a child, how she fell in love with John, how they married and the struggles they went through as John received revelations from God. They moved a lot and built many towns and temples. She doubted herself at times but found strength to submit to God's will. Great. Hello! Aren't they forgetting to touch upon a rather important subject? Polygamy? Well, they DID touch on it...like 2 or 3 sentences about it! That is weak. I know I'm a modern woman and not of that particular faith but I strongly believe in a movie about ANY person that had a husband who married 32 other women, it was a pretty significant part of her life that should be addressed for more than 5 minutes of the film. I don't even need to see how it was horrible it was that he had other wives, just tell me how it happened, and how she dealt with it. If it was beneficial to be in that kind of situation, then show us how it was. How did he break it to her? how did he pick the next woman? Was there jealously? Was it like a sisterhood or women helping each other? How did these families live? And why did he do this? How did that differ from her second husband's betrayal that they spoke about in the beginning of the movie since John married younger women too? Obliviously, she endured a plural marriage through her obedience to her God.....show it! I think people want to know...or is it just me? I think the Mormons that made this movie didn't want to rock the boat or upset anybody from the faith so they didn't want to speculate on how it affected her. That is what I don't like about this film. I in no way want the film to depict Mormonism poorly, more information the facts of Emma's life with no candy coating.
Inspiring and Inspired!
Seeing EMMA SMITH: MY STORY in the theatre was a pleasant surprise! Who would have ever thought the time would come when a commercial theatre would be offering such an inspiring film as this one turns out to me. Professional on every level with special praise going to T.C. Christensen's magnificent cinematography, Merrill Jenson's perfect score (one that I hope comes out on CD), down to Sheri Ohman's outstanding costumes. Technically, in every way, this has a look that matches anything to come out of Hollywood. The performances, especially by Katherine Thompson (as the young Emma Hale Smith), Patricia Place (marvelous as the older Emma), and Nathan Mitchell as Joseph Smith, make flesh and blood people of Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale who became his wife. There is a special feeling and beauty in seeing the restoration of the gospel told through the eyes of the woman who was called on to endure so much. This is a faith promoting experience that deeply touched me almost from the moment it started. The quality of the film matches that of the films produced and shown by the LDS Church (and that's saying a great deal), but has the advantage of a longer running time to explore and develop the love between Jospeh and Emma then could be done with limitations of a shorter running time. Gary Cook and T.C. Christensen have teamed up as directors and have been inspired to create a motion picture that I found to be truly inspiring! This is one of the finest films that I have ever experienced.
I didn't think I'd like it, but I loved it!
I really wasn't planning on seeing this movie, because I haven't always been impressed with the movies about LDS subjects put out by others besides the LDS church. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the entire movie. It was done in such a way that it kept one's interest, and also showed the depth of feeling that Emma must have had in her life with Joseph Smith. I thought it revealed the anguish that she felt in his suffering and her compassion for Joseph and their children. It also showed the happiness and intimacy they shared as a married couple. It touched on all the important issues that would have affected Emma. I thought the polygamy issue was handled well, in that not a lot is known about what went on at the time, and many of the stories that have been told about Joseph and polygamy are untrue or exaggerated. In the movie, Emma did say that it was the hardest thing they had to deal with, and I imagine it was. I'm not sure anymore could be truthfully portrayed, considering the controversial nature of the subject. I loved the musical score -- especially how the old hymns were scored. The cinematography was professional. As a woman, I thought the movie an appropriate portrayal of a wife, daughter, mother, and woman of faith.