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fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

The Timeless Provocations of "Wuthering Heights" (the Novel)

A few days after Emerald Fennell's film adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" came out, a friend sent me an Onion headline about a bookseller frantically pulling classics off the shelf before Fennell enters the store. No beloved novel could be safe from the dangers of the director introducing anachronistic costumes, original songs by Charli XCX, selectively color-blind casting, and explicit B.D.S.M. scenes for its Byronic hero.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago
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Does "Wuthering Heights" Herald the Revival of the Film Romance?

A mediocre but popular romantic adaptation shows audiences still embrace unabashed romance and the genre's vitality despite Hollywood's abandonment.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
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Tell us: has the new Wuthering Heights film adaptation inspired you to read Emily Bronte's novel?

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights film aims to provoke a primal response and has prompted readers to read or re-read Emily Brontë's tempestuous novel.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Is Heathcliff a narcissist, a madman, a proto-Marxist? The enduring enigma of the Wuthering Heights' hero

Heathcliff embodies a complex, contradictory cultural icon whose interpretations shift with eras, amplified by a new film adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
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