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Emily

2022 · 130 min

A windswept, moody portrait of creative awakening, blending forbidden romance and family tragedy with a raw, emotional intensity.

Directed by: Frances O'Connor
Genres: History, Drama, Romance
Starring: Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead, Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Tagline: 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.

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Directed by: Frances O'Connor
Genres: History, Drama, Romance
Starring: Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead, Oliver Jackson-Cohen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
family
grief
art
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: history, drama, romance
Directed by: Frances O'Connor
Written by: Frances O'Connor
Starring: Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Alexandra Dowling, Gemma Jones, Adrian Dunbar, Amelia Gething, Veronica Roberts
Music: Abel Korzeniowski
Cinematography: Nanu Segal
Runtime: 130 min
Country: Australia, United Kingdom
Languages: Spanish, French, English

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