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Does Emerald Fennel’s “Wuthering Heights” misinterpret Brontë’s classic as a romance? by Chhaya Nayyar

Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel ignites passionate discourse: misunderstood in its own time, and ours too, even with more elastic modern interpretations of novels. A new film by Emerald Fennel highlights a problematic response. Chhaya Nayyar looks closer.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:07PM on May 18, 2026

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