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Wuthering Heights director Emerald Fennell claims the literary classic is 'full of S&M' after raunchy first trailer was branded 'erotic softcore porn' and test screenings sparked outrage with sex-fuelled bondage scenes
UK Daily Mail ^ | September 29, 2025 | Amelia Wynne

Posted on 09/29/2025 2:45:49 AM PDT by C19fan

Wuthering Heights director Emerald Fennell has claimed that the literary classic is 'full of S&M' after her new film's raunchy first trailer was branded 'erotic softcore porn'.

Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, this racy new version of Emily Bronte's iconic novel is set to hit cinemas next Valentine's Day.

Those expecting a faithful adaptation of the beloved work may be in for a rude awakening as Emerald's upcoming film is said to lean into the 'stylised depravity' she has become known for after directing the 2023 hit Saltburn.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hollywood; sex; victorian

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To: Jonty30

The Bronte sisters lived in an isolated Yorkshire village in the middle of the 19th century. They were socially restricted as the neighborhood was decidedly working class and the daughters of an educated clergyman were of a higher social status than the people they lived amongst. Charlotte made, however, lifelong friends from school mates but Emily, author of Wuthering Heights, was primarily a shy loner. Her only novel did not deal with physical lust but with the natural world infused with the spiritual. She would be ashamed at the mess modern film makers have made of her characters. I wonder the Bronte Society does not try to stop this degeneracy.


21 posted on 09/29/2025 5:50:34 AM PDT by sueuprising (The best of it is, God is with us-John Wesley)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Blacks...whips...chains.... I foresee problems.


22 posted on 09/29/2025 5:58:59 AM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: Jonty30
Society was more kinky than we think it was and writers, to avoid being banned, would resort to using code phrases to hide the real meaning of their words.

Even if I conceded the point, and I do not in the case of Emily Bronte, movie and TV versions of truly great literature should keep the subtleties intact as much as possible, or change the name to something else.

The sexed up "Great Expectations" and the change of the ending of "The Scarlet Letter" are a betrayal of the author, with ghouls feeding off of a great legacy.
23 posted on 09/29/2025 6:26:15 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: skr

Very dark story, but the Timothy Dalton version in the 70’s was really good. Dalton did a great job as the tortured, brooding Heathcliff. Had the perfect face for the role. Don’t remember the woman who played Kathy, but she did a great job too.


24 posted on 09/29/2025 6:56:11 AM PDT by redangus (With the Left there is no debate, there's just hate.)
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To: Jonty30

I dont know, but he might be right. Society was more kinky than we think it was and writers, to avoid being banned, would resort to using code phrases to hide the real meaning of their words.
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Don’t fall for their degenerate nonsense. I read the original work in high school, and there isn’t even the smallest hint of perverted sex, or even extra-marital sex.


25 posted on 09/29/2025 6:57:12 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: C19fan

I’m not the only one who realizes that S & M and male, dominant, authority figures are what the AWFL’s masturbate to, right?

Shades of Gray, the Red Cape Sex Slave bullsh!t, this new bit of p!ssing on classical literature, the liberal females are the ones who can’t get enough.

Not to mention the absolute garbage Lifetime TV shows 24/7.

Any psychologists on here who can diagnose the condition? I bet there’s a name for railing wildly and vociferously against the thing that turns you on the most, maybe?

Instead of actually being a nice woman and finding a GOOD, strong, dominant man who gets things done, works hard for his family, knows how to do stuff, and loves his woman and takes care of and cherishes her (they are hard to find), they choose the simps and wimps they can steamroll. Because they believe cooking a meal and letting their husband lead the family is taking away their “power”.

They are twisted.

The awful, white, female, liberal’s minds have been poisoned. I have 2 in my life I pray for constantly. Lord, give them your grace and save them.

Anyway, this is the smut they are into. See my tagline.


26 posted on 09/29/2025 7:02:03 AM PDT by CaptainPhilFan (God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive, Rom 1:28)
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To: C19fan

I prefer the semaphore version.


27 posted on 09/29/2025 7:08:33 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: Dr. Sivana
You've got to feel bad for the poor actor who has to share so much intimate physical proximity with Margot Robbie. I do give her credit for carrying on despite her physical disadvantages.

(/s)

MargotRobbieComp

28 posted on 09/29/2025 7:19:44 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Unwritten FR rule: mention a babe you post a nice picture of her.)
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To: C19fan

I prefer the semaphore version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIMEPPZxzyg


29 posted on 09/29/2025 7:21:06 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: C19fan

The old WH TV series had no bondage. Still was a horrible story, though.


30 posted on 09/29/2025 8:15:05 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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