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'Sex Education' star Emma Mackey: From 'Emily' to 'Barbie'

Franco-British actress Emma Mackey speaks to Eve Jackson about playing the role of "Wuthering Heights" author Emily Brontë in British-Australian actress Frances O’Connor's directorial debut "Emily". Since the breakout star of series "Sex Education" hit our screens in 2019, she's worked with Kenneth Branagh in "Death on the Nile", played…

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'Emily' review: The power and fire of the gifted, strange Brontë sister

Late in her own relatively short life, the writer Charlotte Brontë published a brief "biographical notice" about her two sisters, Emily and Anne, both fellow writers who died tragically young. Of Emily, who died in 1848 at the age of 30 after publishing her sole novel "Wuthering Heights," Charlotte wrote,…

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Review: Wuther true or false, 'Emily' weaves a passionate portrait of a Brontë sister

"Wuthering Heights" was first published in 1847 under the name Ellis Bell — a pseudonym for Emily Brontë, of course, and one that she adopted in tandem with her sisters Charlotte and Anne, in their individual novels as well as a book of poetry. "Jane Eyre" was published under Currer…

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Missing Sergeant Cawood and Happy Valley? Here are creator Sally Wainwright’s other shows

Hoorah, there’s 30 years’ worth of Sally Wainwright dramas to watch

Evening Standard

Emma Mackey brings Wuthering Heights author Emily Brontë boldly to life in Frances O'Connor's directorial debut

This creative departure from the biopic genre by Australian actor-turned director Frances O’Connor reframes parts of the author's life and inspirations that have long eluded biographers.

ABC News

January movie guide: Time to go wild with Oscar hopefuls Babylon, The Fabelmans and Tar

January movie guide includes three Oscar hopefuls including Babylon, Tar and a Steven Spielberg biopic, The Fabelmans

The New Daily

Streaming: the best hopeful films for a new year

It’s time to embrace positivity – from the underdog idealism of Rocky to the transcendent A Matter of Life and Death and the gloriously morbid optimism of Harold and Maude

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Emily Brontë's death needs to be radically reimagined – an expert explains

Novelist Charlotte Brontë was devastated when her sister Emily died from tuberculosis on December 19, 1848.

The Conversation

‘Well, thanks for that’: Emma Mackey reveals nickname Russell Brand gave her on Death on the Nile set

Brand gave Mackey an interesting nickname based on her appearance

The Independent UK

Emily review – the wildest Brontë sister is set free in full-blooded gothic fable

The author of Wuthering Heights is no sickly recluse in actor turned director Frances O’Connor’s sensuous, spine-tingling feature debut

The Guardian - UK

Film Emily will introduce Brontë sisters to younger audiences, says co-star

Oliver Jackson-Cohen, who plays illicit lover, says outsider theme is ‘hugely relatable’

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #56: From Britbox to Shudder, the best niche streaming services

In this week’s newsletter: Whether you’re after horror, arthouse, reality TV or teatime crime, don’t be afraid to look past the ‘big five’

The Guardian - UK

Emily movie review: Emma Mackey blazes but the Brontës deserve better

Frequently scintillating, but ultimately Frances O’Connor’s directing debut disappoints

Evening Standard

Emily review: A fictionalised Brontë biopic that captures the soul of an artist, if not her reality

‘Sex Education’ star Emma Mackey plays the ‘Wuthering Heights’ author with profound sensitivity

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Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë and the truth about the 'real-life Heathcliff'

When Emily Brontë published Wuthering Heights in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, outraged Victorian critics deemed it savage, indecent and immoral. One described it as “a compound of vulgar depravity and unnatural horrors”.

The Guardian - UK

Emily review – love, passion and sex in impressive Brontë biopic

Director Frances O’Connor shows author’s creative path to writing Wuthering Heights through the two great loves of her life

The Guardian - UK

Frances O’Connor: ‘I’m putting Emily Brontë in the centre of her own story’

The actor turned writer-director is taking an unconventional approach to her feature film debut about the Wuthering Heights author

France 24

Dinard Festival of British cinema: 'Emily' takes home top prize

Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us more about the 33rd edition of the Dinard Film Festival, in which all three prizes went to the same movie: "Emily", a new take on Emily Brontë. But first, we look at a video of leading French actresses cutting their hair in a show…

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Evening Standard

Emma Mackey feels ‘protective’ of Emily Brontë after portraying author for upcoming biopic

The period epic follows Emily Brontë in the leadup to her literary masterpiece, Wuthering Heights.

The Guardian - US

Emily review – sensitive Brontë biopic is a thrillingly unconventional watch

Toronto film festival: Sex Education’s Emma Mackey makes for a perfect Emily Brontë in actor turned writer-director Frances O’Connor’s deft drama

Evening Standard

Our pick of some of the best book to film and TV adaptations, from Pachinko to Dune

There have been hundreds of wonderful screen adaptations. These are some of our favourites

The Independent UK

Top 35 literary locations in the UK as voted by readers

A study of 2,000 literary lovers has revealed the top 35 places to see in the UK, which have been made famous by the books they rate the most

Wales Online

Top 35 must-see locations for book lovers - with Brontë sisters' home topping list

The literary list features sites made famous by both authors and by their works - from Shakespeare's birthplace, to Sherwood Forest from Robin Hood

The Independent UK

40 best books to read before you die, from Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar to Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall

Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read

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Adrian Dunbar to star in new Emily Brontë biopic

It's set to be released in October 2022

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