Irritating Occasionally

The Telegraph & Argus reports a recent grant received by the Brontë Society:

Eight local groups have been awarded a share of £50,000 by Bradford Council through it’s Arts, Culture and Heritage grants. (...)

The Brontë Society, which will commission an artist and/or prop-maker to create a number of artefacts that replicate or are inspired by items in the group’s collection.

These artefacts will be used by staff, volunteers and commissioned artists in future creative activities and cultural engagement beyond the walls of the Brontë Parsonage. (Chris Young)

The Tifton Gazette reviews Emily: 

On its surface, “Emily” is a bunch of young people falling in love and complaining about love with each other or squabbling with siblings. However, this period drama offers a rousing view of Emily Brontë, played by Emma Mackey. A snippet of Brontë’s short-lived life, from her rebellious shenanigans with her brother, Branwell (Whitehead), to her romantic fling with Priest William Weightman (Jackson-Cohen), her father’s curate. (...)

Mackey is captivating. Her portrayal of Brontë is one of an explorer. The best writers are explorers. They explore their characters, their predicaments and their settings by placing themselves in that instance of writing.

O’Connor does that, even when her characters’ actions irritate occasionally. (Adann-Kennn Alexxandar )

The film will also be screened at the 12e Festival britannique à Castelnaudary, next March 18. Speakeasy News (France) talks extensively about the film.

 /Film lists the best films of Ralph Fiennes:

15. Heathcliff — Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1992)

Despite being one of the messier adaptations of the classic tale, "Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights" from 1992 does have its charms. For starters, there's Mike Southon's cinematography, which faithfully depicts the haunting nature of the novel, and Ryuichi Sakamoto's sweeping score. Yet, arguably the best part of the movie is young Ralph Fiennes' portrayal of the complicated Heathcliff. Why? Because he grasps the intricacies at the heart of Brontë's story in ways actors in other versions of "Wuthering Heights" fail to do.

To those who read "Wuthering Heights" in their youth, Heathcliff might have come across as the idealized tragic hero. The reader can't comprehend how anyone would ever romantically reject him — let alone the story's heroine. Yet, with Fiennes' take on the character, it's easier to see the truth of Heathcliff and how he maybe isn't a guy to hang a poster of on the wall. That's not to say that Fiennes' enchanting looks don't make Heathcliff dreamy from the start, but it is satisfying to watch Fiennes embrace the troubling elements at the core of Heathcliff's actions.

Still, this "Wuthering Heights," along with some aspects of Fiennes' performance, is far from perfect, especially when it comes to its awkward pacing. Nevertheless, Ralph Fiennes' performance remains a bright spot decades later. (Dalin Rowell)

Hunt Daily News (India) explores the life and work of film director K. Asif:

After that Asif decided to produce a film. The film was ‘Halchal’ which was directed by S.K. Exorcist. The film was loosely based on the novel ‘Wuthering Heights’ by the famous English author Emily Brontë. For this film, wife Sitara Devi sold her jewelry to husband K.K. Asif helped. The film “Halchal” was very successful and then got financier Seth Shapoorji Palanji whose money started ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ whose stars were Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Durga Khote, Ajit etc.

Who knows Anne? In Perfil (Argentina):

En la historia de la literatura –debería decir en todas las historias– muchas veces hay alguien que queda atrás. Cuando mencionamos en las hermanas Brontë solemos pensar en Charlotte y en Emily, pero nos olvidamos de la menor, Anne. ¿Alguien leyó La inquilina de Wildfell Hall? Veo una, dos manos levantadas solamente. (Guillermo Piro) (Translation)

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The Brontë pseudonyms in Cordópolis (Spain) and Milenio (México):

Aprovecho para rendir homenaje, a toro pasado del 8 de marzo, a las grandes escritoras de la historia que para poder escribir tuvieron que ocultar su verdadera identidad, básicamente su género, detrás de seudónimos masculinos. Jane Eyre se publicó por un tal Currer Bell, cuando en realidad detrás estaba Charlotte Brontë. Sus hermanas tuvieron que hacer tres cuartos de lo mismo. (Magdalena Entrenas) (Translation)

En 1836, Charlotte Brontë envió su obra de poemas a un poeta referente de la época. La británica, joven aún, esperó tres meses para leer la respuesta inaudita del poeta: “La literatura no puede ser asunto de la vida de una mujer, y no debería ser así”. La hostilidad del poeta no la desanimó y publicó su obra como Currer Bell, descantando Jane Eyre. Otra de las hermanas Brontë, Emily Brontë, publicó en 1843 “Cumbres borrascosas”. Debido a la complejidad de la obra, el tiempo le ha hecho justicia para ser considerada como una de las grandes de la literatura universal. También publicó bajo pseudónimo como Ellis Bell. (Sara S. Pozos Bravo) (Translation)

Women writers in Esquire (Spain):

Emily Brontë.

 La más famosa de las hermanas escritoras se inmortalizó con su única novela, Cumbres Borrascosas, donde explora temas universales como el amor, la venganza, la pasión, la traición y la violencia, todo eso que ya había abordado en sus poemas. La novela de Brönte (sic)  es un logro notable de la literatura por su complejidad psicológica y su exploración de los temas oscuros y controvertidos. Una historia emocionante, muy intensa, sobre atormentada relación amorosa. La obra desafía las convenciones sociales y literarias de su época, y se considera una de las primeras novelas en presentar personajes que no son completamente buenos o malos. (Rosa Martí) (Translation)

Il Foglio (Italy) reviews Sharper and mentions the Jane Eyre first edition moment.