All articles tagged with #emily bronte
A Defector review argues Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights is visually extravagant but narratively shallow, distorting Brontë's moor-born romance by whitewashing Heathcliff, retooling Catherine, and prioritizing fashion, interiors, and montage over the novel's themes of liberty and ferocity, culminating in a contrived death that reveals little about the characters or Brontë's world.
Vox’s Constance Grady argues Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights fetishizes style over Brontë’s brutal tension, neuters Heathcliff and Catherine, and shifts Nelly Dean into a villain, resulting in a film that provokes little and mirrors more of a Nicholas Sparks vibe than Brontë’s edge.
At the UK premiere of Wuthering Heights, Margot Robbie stunned in a sheer silk chiffon dress by Dilara Findikoglu and wore a replica mourning bracelet said to be made from the hair of Emily and Anne Brontë (echoing Charlotte Brontë’s historic keepsake). The look channels the novel’s gothic romance as the film hits theaters February 13, with Robbie’s red-carpet styling drawing widespread notice.
A BBC Culture piece argues that Wuthering Heights remains misunderstood due to its nonlinear structure, multiple narrators, and brutal themes of love and revenge. It traces early mixed reviews and the reveal that Emily Brontë wrote under Ellis Bell, then discusses how Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn adaptation and other screen versions have handled the darker second half, often toning it down. The article emphasizes that the novel’s legacy endures by challenging readers to grapple with questions of love, violence, morality, and what makes a “great” story.