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Fennell reimagines Wuthering Heights shallowly

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Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, was widely described by critics as a steamy, campy but emotionally hollow reimagining that prioritized sex appeal over depth.

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Emerald Fennell, the director of Wuthering Heights, has heard of subtlety, and she's not having it. thecritic.co.uk/wuth...
Reinterpreting classic works for a modern audience is a good thing. And some of it works: the soundtrack, by Charli XCX, is great. It’s just that I’m assuming a book that is regularly listed as one of the greatest ever written has some subtlety, whereas Fennell belongs to the school of “subtext is for cowards”. When Cathy’s dissolute father – played by Martin Clunes having the time of his life – dies of drink, we see him in a room piled to the ceiling with empty bottles. Cathy, trying to cheer herself up, wears actual rose-tinted glasses. If Fennell is ever allowed near Pride And Prejudice, we will get to hear Mr Darcy telling Elizabeth “how ardently I admire and want to bang you”.
February 10, 2026 at 8:43 AM

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Don't know what kind of schadenfreude has descended on me, but I am all here for the Wuthering Heights critical fiasco.
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM

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The greatest adaptation of Wuthering Heights is the Red Dress Version of Kate Bush's song. The second best is the Skeleton Graveyard version. The third best is the White Dress version. The 1939 film is fourth.
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM

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