Emily

Biography, Drama, Romance Rated: R 130 min
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Actor Frances O’Connor’s directorial debut imagines author Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story as the grist for her imaginative and passionate novel Wuthering Heights, now considered one of the greatest books of all time. Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily yearns for artistic and personal freedom as she struggles to channel her creative potential. Sex Education‘s Emma Mackey stars in this visually stunning, revisionist biography of a brilliant and rebellious misfit’s singular moment of triumph.

“O’Connor’s liberties work for a story that, above all, is about art as an act of radical sovereignty.” — Manohla Dargis, The New York TImes
“O​’Connor’s Emily overcomes her quirks, engages her desire, and fulfills her passions—and then some.” — Tim Cogshell, AV Club
directed by
Frances O'Connor
written by
Frances O'Connor
with
Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead
language
English, French
country
United Kingdom, United States