“Wuthering Heights”
When Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” was announced over a year ago, I wondered why she included the title in quotation marks. Were they the equivalent of air quotes, implying that her take on the source material would be satirical or ironic? Unfortunately, Fennel wasn’t telling. Like everyone else, I would need to wait until the movie came out. Before I provide my answer, I want to note how this was a genius stroke on Fennell’s behalf. This minor but idiosyncratic alteration made us all curious about yet another adaptation of the well-known book. If the mark of an effective director is grabbing our attention, Fennell aced that assignment.
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