Emily (2022)

R10/14/2022History, Drama, Romance2h 10m

The imagination behind Wuthering Heights.

Overview

The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne; her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother whom she idolises.

Top Billed Cast

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    Emma Mackey

    Emily Brontë

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    Fionn Whitehead

    Branwell Brontë

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    Oliver Jackson-Cohen

    William Weightman

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    Alexandra Dowling

    Charlotte Brontë

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    Gemma Jones

    Aunt Branwell

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    Adrian Dunbar

    Patrick Brontë

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    Amelia Gething

    Anne Brontë

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    Veronica Roberts

    Tabby

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    Gerald Lepkowski

    Mr. Linton

Emma Mackey is really quite strong in this imagining of the life (and love) of "Wuthering Heights" author Emily Brontë. Portrayed as a rather shy and reluctant woman, she lives in the shadow of her successful teacher sister Charlotte (Alexandra Dowling) with her somewhat wayward brother Bramwell (Fionn Whitehead) under their outwardly imperious father Patrick (Adrian Dunbar). Remember this is set at a time when women were little more than chattels, and her father hoped that she would follow her sister into one of the few professions readily available to ladies of the day. The arrival of curate...