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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.
- Last week, Emerald Fennell's film sharply departed from Emily Brontë's 1847 novel, sparking debate over casting and tone while leading the North American box office with over $34 million.
- Fennell said she reshaped the story using teenage responses because she loved the book and needed it to go further, while screenwriters and Brontë scholars note filmmakers compress novels for clarity, with co-writer O'Farrell calling condensing educational.
- Critics said reviews were mostly negative yet some found the film entertaining, Brontë scholars varied in opinion, and Margot Robbie admitted she hadn't read the book before filming.
- In the wider adaptation tradition, Wuthering Heights adaptations exceed 30 versions, with critics noting many take inventive license, placing Emerald Fennell's film in a long-standing creative lineage.
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Emerald Fennell's vision for Wuthering Heights didn't just include lusty sex for Jacob Elordi's Heathcliff and Margot Robbie's Cathy. Here's how the filmmaker made Emily Brontë's 1847 novel her own.
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