It would’ve been hard to miss that there’s a new movie adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights out in theatres... It’s the latest imagining of the tale of Catherine and Heathcliff - a story that has both captivated and divided audiences since it was first published in 1847 - and its retelling has caused just as much of a stir. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll explain the ongoing fascination with the novel, why director Emerald Fennell’s take on it has attracted so much controversy, and how it’s been received…
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Listening: We mentioned that lots of people are reading/re-reading the novel. The team from The Secret Life of Books podcast have revisited it too, and they discuss the thorny question of whether or not it really is the greatest love story of all time…
Listening: Following that thread, Cassie McCullagh from The Bookshelf Podcast explains how the book affected her when she first read it as a teen, and how, with each re-read, she takes away something new… That’s on our Squiz Quiz this week.
Watching: Back to the movie - this clip of Margot Robbie recreating Kate Bush’s iconic dance in the video clip to her 1978 hit song Wuthering Heights is something to behold... It was taken on the last day of shooting, Margot’s in a flowing red skirt and lip-syncing to Kate out on the wily, windy moors, of course…
Reading: And if you want to know more about the costumes in the movie, The Conversation has come through with this article all about them, with plenty of photos…
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