A movie that takes liberties with 'Wuthering Heights'? Scholars are OK with that
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation alters key character portrayals and compresses the narrative, sparking debate on fidelity versus artistic license in adapting Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel.
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‘Cathy naur’: Emerald Fennell’s 'Wuthering Heights’ in review
“You have a problem with Saltburn? Shhh. Quiet luxury,” says Tina Fey during her 2024 appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast, “Because what are you going to do when Emerald Fennell calls you about her next project […] where Act Three takes a sexually violent turn and you have to pretend to be surprised by that turn?” Did “Wuthering Heights” turn out to be as predictably mindless and gratuitously pornographic as we expected? I paid £13.50 and …
Hot Take: The ‘Wuthering Heights’ Hate Has Gone Too Far
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights made some bizarre choices. It opens with the community’s creepy celebration of a public execution. Uncomfortably, the scene centers on children discussing the dying man’s state of arousal, which has manifested physically in his pants as he hangs over the crowd. As someone who hasn’t read Emily Brontë‘s beloved book, this was a wild way to enter the world of Wuthering Heights. However, I loved Fennell’s previou…
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