New Wuthering Heights production

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I think a lot of people will go to see it but probs the same crowd who loved fifty shades of grey.
Such a shame that we treat our literary giants like this, a sign of times, making everything about instant gratification and ‘likes’.

Audiobooks of the classics can be a great disappointment, too. They are usually abridged - you have to look carefully to check. I was devastated to find that 'Anna Karenina' had been gutted and converted into a simple romance - by Penguin!

What a shame. Anna Karenina is anything but a simple romance. Why don’t they just read Mills and Boon books or that type of book out on audio rather than butchering classics?
Just as they could have done a Bridgerton on this latest production rather than calling it Wuthering Heights.

By putting the title of the film in inverted commas, the director clearly indicated that it was not going to be faithful to the book, which I suppose was a warning to lovers of the book to keep well away.

WH is by a long way my least favourite Brontë novel, but I respect it enough not to want to see this film.

I’ve seen the new Wuthering Heights and would highly recommend it. I especially enjoyed the characterisations & the gorgeous cinematic setting & costumes. It is a beautiful but truncated adaptation & works well.
I read the book when I was at school and I am now listening to Patricia Routledge reading Wuthering Heights on audible and enjoying it all over again - what an amazing literary imagination Emily Brontë had.

Chrissie15 on your recommendation I have just added Wuthering heights to my audible library so that will be my next book. Looking forward to hearing Patricia Routledge’s narration of it.

I love Patricia Routledge’s voice so might get this audio book.

I’ve just been listening to The Book Club podcast describing Emily Brontë and her life.

What an unpleasant character! Perhaps as a result of her early life? But not someone one warms to at all, particularly knowing her cruelty to her dog.

I’ve just ordered the book as I read it as a teenager, and like others had a very romantic view of Heathcliffe. I suspect that my view will have totally changed. We shall see.

It was a different time Whitewavemark2 people didn’t mollycoddle dogs as they do now.
I think I would like to see the new film, even if it portrays things in a new way.
Haworth would have been a bleak place in the 19th century I feel sorry for the Bronte children living there, no Mother and having to keep up appearances while having little money.

Oreo

It was a different time Whitewavemark2 people didn’t mollycoddle dogs as they do now.
I think I would like to see the new film, even if it portrays things in a new way.
Haworth would have been a bleak place in the 19th century I feel sorry for the Bronte children living there, no Mother and having to keep up appearances while having little money.

You are right Oreo. And my take on Emily is that she was a headstrong possibly neurodiverse woman whom it was difficult to get along with. Elizabeth Gaskell was a good friend of the sisters and would visit them in the parsonage and did worry about them. Cannot have been an easy life as you say.

Can I recommend the Backlisted podcast about the book. I know I’m always banging on about Backlisted but it really is a little gem of a podcast.

I will try Backlisted.

My maternal ancestors all came from Haworth - worsted weavers - and like Emily Brontë, many died from the ground water into which the contents of the graveyard leached.

The Brontes’ early death reflected the entire community where the average life span was about 22 years old. The amazingly crowded cemetery reflects this terribly low mortality. Life was indeed brutal and short.

They mentioned the water in Backlisted. How the bodies seeped into the water and the village pub used the water to make the beer. Also that the lime in the soil meant that Cathy’s body would have been preserved for quite a long time. And that most people don’t realise that the book continues for a long time after the ending of the film. And how many other stories involve windows eg Dracula, Peter Pan.

I thought it was really good ( no I didn’t think the 50 shades of Grey stuff was) - the scenery was really good and I think they captured the atmosphere of that area of Yorkshire and time . My “ crowd “ all enjoyed it .

We don’t have a movie theatre in our town, so would have to wait until it is streaming somewhere.

Saying that, I will probably pass on this one since I thought the book too dark, dull, and characters I didn’t really like. I found it a hard slog to try to get through.

Thoroughly enjoyed it, scenery was beautiful, yes some sex scenes but all in context, all in all a good adaption of my favourite book.

Margot Robbie is completely miscast as Cathy, who was a young woman, in my interpretation of the character.
Well, I'll give this load of #@#* a big miss. I'm sad that so many young people will watch this poor film interpretation of the wonderful book & never get to experience it's true & power & enduring magic.!

i disagree, it is possible to enjoy the original film and book, whilst enjoying more modern adaptions of Wuthering Heights.

I hated the book and only read it because I was forced to at school. To be honest I am not very cultured and can't stand most so called literacy classics. But I went to see the film this afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Went to see the latest Wuthering Heights film last night. I loved it all. Not my favourite book but Heathcliffe has always been, to me, a fascinating character. There are no people who are "goodies" in either the book or film, every person has a really nasty streak. Jacob Elordi is really good and his Northern accent is flawless. It isn't filmed as totally true to the book but very few film/tv adaptations are. Will certainly watch it again when it appears on Netflix ( or whichever). Oh Martin Clunes as Cathy's father, needs a mention too, shudder

I watched the first half of the Tom Hardy ITV adaptation last night and thought it was very good in the way that it covered so much of the book and overlooked characters were given more prominence. I think it was made before Tom became popular which might be why it didn’t get good reviews. Not sure if he met his wife whilst making it or if they were already married but there was chemistry between them and I think she made a very good Cathy.

Just finished watching episode two and I think it was an excellent adaptation.

keepingquiet

It was Anne Bronte who had a brief romance with Weightman, but why should facts get in the way of a good story?

I watched the beginning of the film Emily and thought what I saw quite good, and may catch the ending later.

She was a fierce spirit for sure, and that is well documented- but she had a tough life, as did all the sisters.

I’ve just watched it. Started watching it but didn’t think it was very good but it had good reviews so thought I’d give it another go. Made no sense to me completely fabricating a love affair between Emily and the curate.

My daughter went yesterday and hated it ,the friends she went with all liked it

Paperbackwriter FYI
‘Fennell read Brontë’s novel when she was 14, and she wants viewers to experience what she did at that age.’
So she did read the book but it was when she was a teenager and she has based the film on that recollection and her feelings at the time.

Glad that out of those who saw the film there were positive experiences.
Won’t feel tempted though. Am waiting for an audio book to arrive.