Emily 2022
“The imagination behind Wuthering Heights.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 130 minutes
- Director
- Frances O'Connor
- Networks
- Tempo Productions, Arenamedia, Ingenious Media
- Where to Stream
- Plex, Fandango at Home Free, Plex Channel
What is Emily?
Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Emily" (2022). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2022
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 130 minutes
- Release date
- Oct 14, 2022
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Studios
- Tempo Productions, Arenamedia, Ingenious Media
- Revenue
- $1,859,871
- Genres
- History, Drama, Romance
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.9/10 from 265 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~130 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Tempo Productions, Arenamedia, Ingenious Media
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Overview
Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Emily" (2022).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Constraints:
ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
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Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Emily (2022).
Genre: British biographical drama, History, Romance.
Director/Writer: Frances O'Connor (directorial debut).
Subject: English writer Emily Brontë.
Cast: Emma Mackey (plays Emily Brontë), Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead, Alexandra Dowling.
Plot/Premise: A part-fictional portrait of Emily Brontë as she finds her voice and writes Wuthering Heights. It explores her relationships, including her sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne, her first forbidden love for Weightman (a young curate named William Weightman), and her care for her maverick brother.
Themes/Descriptions: Imagined life, transformative journey to womanhood of a rebel and misfit, haunted by loss and stifled by family.
Runtime: 2h 10m.
Rating: R.
Release Date (US): 02/17/2023.
Should you watch it?
“Discover the imagined life of Emily Brontë as she finds her voice to write Wuthering Heights.”
- It explores the relationships that inspired Wuthering Heights, including the raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne.
- It features a part-fictional portrait of English writer Emily Brontë played by Emma Mackey.
- It delves into her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother whom she idolises.
- It presents a heavily fictionalized portrait of the author's life rather than a strict historical documentary.
Watch it if you enjoy biographical dramas about famous literary figures and the inspirations behind classic novels.
The film is a biographical drama with a runtime of 2 hours and 10 minutes, rated R.
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Where to stream Emily (2022)?
Streaming availability details are listed on platforms like The Movie Database under its watch now section.
Is Emily (2022) worth watching?
It is worth watching for fans of period dramas and literary history interested in an imagined look at the creation of Wuthering Heights.
What is the runtime of Emily (2022)?
The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Who wrote and directed Emily (2022)?
The film was written and directed by Frances O'Connor in her directorial debut.
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