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Interview: Emma Mackey and director Frances O’Connor on Emily; “People keep trying to make you think there are rules in cinema. It’s not true.”

Emily tells the imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë. The film, written and directed by Australian actress Frances O’Connor (in her directorial debut), stars Emma Mackey as Emily, a rebel and misfit, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic “Wuthering Heights”; further exploring her raw, passionate…

Peter Gray

Film Review: Frances O’Connor defies convention with Emily, a fictionally-charged biopic bolstered by a mesmerising Emma Mackey

“It’s an ugly book, full of selfish people who only care for themselves” isn’t exactly the sterling praise one would reap upon something as treasured as “Wuthering Heights”, but it is how author Emily Brontë’s work was described by her older, more traditional sister Charlotte upon finishing it; or, at least, that’s how Frances O’Connor…

Peter Gray

Win a double in-season pass to see Emily; The real and imagined life of Emily Brontë on the big screen

Thanks to Madman Films we have 10 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see Emily, where the real and imagined life of ‘Wuthering Heights’ author Emily Brontë intertwine, in Australian cinemas from January 12th, 2023. EMILY tells the imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë. The film stars Emma Mackey…

Peter Gray