Daily Hive reports that the film Emily will be the opening film at Toronto International Film Festival 2022 (September 8-18).
The programme’s opening film is Emily by Frances O’Connor. The film is described as a “boldly atmospheric portrait of Wuthering Heights author Emily Brontë,” and like all 10 Platform films is a world premiere. (Daniel Chai)
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iHeart Radio (Canada) reports that it will also be screened at Calgary International Film Festival 2022 (September 22 - October 2).
Other films of note being screened at CIFF include Final Cut, a French remake of a Japanese zombie film; Decision to Leave, a noir thriller directed by Park Chan-wook; Emily, a biopic of Wuthering Heights author Emily Bronte starring Emma Mackey as Bronte; and Riceboy Sleeps, a Canadian film about the challenges one South Korean family faces adjusting to life in Canada. (Stephen Hunt)
According to Irish Examiner this film is also one of 'The Hot 100' and is included in 'Your guide to what's happening this autumn and winter'. And Hollywood.com also lists it among the autumn releases to look forward to.
Emily (October 14)Writer of the deep and complex novel Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë now has a film of her life. Starring Sex Education star Emma Mackey, Emily follows the short life of the writer before her work with her only but beloved novel. (Natalie Daniels)
It's all very well Frances O'Connor claiming that it is not a biopic, etc. but these kinds of sites are listing it like it is.
More films as El Debate (Spain) recommends watching Jane Eyre 2011 this weekend.
Jane Eyre (Movistar+)Cary Fukunaga, director de la última película de James Bond, refleja a la perfección la hostilidad de los páramos ingleses en los que se desarrolla la vida de Jane Eyre. Esta institutriz huérfana encuentra cierto consuelo a su caos interior en Thornfield, la mansión donde enseña a una niña solitaria e incomprendida cuyo siniestro, enigmático e intimidante padre le despierta tanta desconfianza como interés. Una producción impecable a la altura de la novela de Charlotte Brontë en la que se basa. (Cristina Blanco Vázquez) (Translation)
Stage Whispers (Australia) reviews Shake and Stir’s touring production of Jane Eyre.
Enter director Michael Futcher, who deftly blocks the production so that changes in character are clearly defined by accent, stance or the addition of a small item of costume. Futcher respects the talent and training of his cast and their commitment to work with him to re-create Brontë’s characters. He also respects the intelligence of his audience! He knows they will follow when a freeze or a brief lighting snap changes a scene effectively – especially on a set that is designed to accommodate a range of spaces and levels.Josh McIntosh’s versatile grey, gothic set becomes the dreaded places where Jane lives her early life – and the melancholy grandeur of Thornfield Hall. Muti-levels reached by dim stairways are draped and framed by long grey curtains that shiver eerily in whispery breezes. Sarah McLeod’s original, gothic-sounding compositions echo as she sings at a piano and almost hidden in the shadowy curves, accentuated by Jason Glenwright’s moody lighting and the sounds of sudden storms or teeming rain created by Guy Webster. In this production Michael Steer the adds fiery stage effects that are so essential to Brontë’s macabre tale.Four actors – Julian Garner, Nellie Lee, Jodie Le Vesconte and Sarah McLeod – and three swings – Maddison Burridge, Hilary Harrison and Nick James – people McIntosh’s dark stage. Together they are taking the production to 39 venues across the country. They play over thirteen characters in a production that sees them dressed in drab grey lifted only by two touches of dull red, a beige cravat, a plain white wedding dress and a flimsy veil. Geared to accommodate the ubiquitous threat of Covid, each of the swings is ready to step in and take over at any time – and they do, seamlessly. That well does this ensemble and their crew work together. [...]This production will be remembered in images of high grey scaffold-like levels, shadows and flickering flames and a heartless society based on rigid beliefs and cruel classism. And images of a courageous young woman determined to stay true to herself.Seeing this production will benefit students studying both English and Drama. The former will be able to compare and contrast the text and the adaptation. The latter will see a variety of theatrical styles from Gothic Theatre to Magical Realism. They’ll see fine characterisation and ensemble acting – and just how creative multi-discipline theatre can be. (Carol Wimmer)
Femme Actuelle (France) interviews writer Tatiana de Rosnay.
On retrouve dans votre roman plusieurs thèmes qui vous sont chers : les secrets de famille mais aussi la mémoire des murs…T. de R.: Oui, je creuse cette obsession, dans le sillage de Modiano, des sœurs Brontë et de ma chère Daphné du Maurier qui aime autant les maisons que moi. Ce roman est un huis clos qui se déroule dans le minuscule appartement parisien de Candice, à la Butte-aux-Cailles. Ce lieu est un personnage à part entière. Une de mes héroïnes est comme moi obsédée par les traces qu’ont laissées les locataires précédents. (Amélie Cordonnier) (Translation)
A contributor to Book Riot admits to only reading romance novels on her phone.
It took me an embarrassingly long time to admit that I found reading The Duke and I by Julia Quinn just as enjoyable as Jane Eyre. Are they two different experiences? Yes. But the former was a great comfort during a stressful time in my life whereas the latter helped me realize how much I enjoyed literature. I just loved how romance books expected nothing from me other than to believe in love and meet cutes. (Neha Patel)
Twisted Sifter does indeed tell a twisted account of the Brontë sisters' relationship when listing '10 of the Most Intense Sister Rivalries in History'.
3. The Brontë sistersMany literary fans are familiar with the works of Charlotte Brontë (Jane Eyre) and Emily (Wuthering Heights) but are often surprised to learn there were actually three sisters in the family.The third sister was Anne and some say she might have been the best storyteller of the bunch…but there are also rumors that her sister Charlotte was responsible for derailing her career.To be fair, we should point out that Anne criticized the work of both of her sisters in her book The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, so it’s pretty clear that there was no love lost in this family.
