He is the big winner of the Dinard British Film Festival, which closed on Sunday 2 October.
For this 33rd edition,
Emily
and her Franco-British interpreter Emma Mackey were awarded the main awards: the Hitchcock d'Or, the audience award and that of the best interpretation for the actress.
Winners selected by a jury chaired by José Garcia and composed of Frenchmen Oulaya Amamra, Sofia Essaïdi, Hugo Gelin and Alice Pol, as well as Britons George Blagden and Adrian Lester.
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This historical biopic dedicated to the novelist Emily Brontë, who died prematurely at the age of 30 in 1848, is the first feature film by Australian director Frances O'Connor.
The film depicts the imaginary journey of the young writer, whose novel
Wuthering Heights
, made her an icon of English literature.
Imaginary, because much of what has been written about him comes from the perspective of his sister, Charlotte Brontë, the author of the equally cult
Jane Eyre
.
Beyond these stories, Emily Brontë's existence has many unknowns, which Frances O'Connor has filled in through fiction.
Sex Education
star
Emma Mackey plays a rebellious and tormented version of the entertainer,
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How did the author
of Wuthering Heights
, the shyest of the three Brontë sisters, come to write this passionate novel?
The film suggests that Emily's brother, Bramwell (played here by Fionn Whitehead) as well as an attractive priest (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) with whom she allegedly had an affair, could have influenced her work.
The film also highlights the landscapes of West Yorkshire where it takes place.
“Shot with breathtaking beauty and acted with extraordinary emotion and grace (…), [Frances] O'Connor's film deftly manages the feat of radiating a 19th century story with contemporary feelings,” said commented the critic Christopher Schobert in the media
The Film Stage
.
Release scheduled for March 15, 2023.