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.
Directed by Frances O'Connor
england
author
woman director
deathbed
fictional biography
19th century
wuthering heights
emily bronte
royal academy of arts
Rank
#94 in 2022·#3198 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
Emma Mackey
Emily Brontë
Fionn Whitehead
Branwell Brontë
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
William Weightman
Alexandra Dowling
Charlotte Brontë
Gemma Jones
Aunt Branwell
Adrian Dunbar
Patrick Brontë
Amelia Gething
Anne Brontë
Veronica Roberts
Tabby
Gerald Lepkowski
Mr. Linton
Sacha Parkinson
Ellen Nussey
Philip Desmeules
Monsieur Heger
Crew
Frances O'Connor
Director
Frances O'Connor
Screenplay
Abel Korzeniowski
Original Music Composer
Oliver Parker
Executive Producer
Andrea Scarso
Executive Producer
Abel Korzeniowski
Executive Producer
Robert Patterson
Producer
David Barron
Producer
Robert Connolly
Producer
Popular Reviews
257 reviews
Nadya
8.0★ · 04/17/26
im her, she was me
im her, she was me
Rai
I’ve been thinking about her a lot lately
I’ve been thinking about her a lot lately
K
8.0★ · 03/25/26
My soul sister
My soul sister
Katy
6.0★ · 02/25/26
I gotta stop with these mostly fictional imaginings of historical writers in doomed romances that break my heart. Some strange pacing and editorial choices however the echoes of Wuthering Heights were delightful.
What’s with those frequent cuts to black though?
I gotta stop with these mostly fictional imaginings of historical writers in doomed romances that break my heart. Some strange pacing and editorial choices however the echoes of Wuthering Heights were delightful.
