Wuthering Heights : A Literary Myth Reclaimed in Blood, Desire, and Cinema at the Paris Premiere скачать в хорошем качестве

Wuthering Heights : A Literary Myth Reclaimed in Blood, Desire, and Cinema at the Paris Premiere

Paris, Le Grand Rex, February 2 2026 On February 2, 2026, the Grand Rex in Paris hosted one of this year's most anticipated literary adaptations when Wuthering Heights was unveiled to a large and visibly enthusiastic audience, with our media outlet present in the theater for the event. Before the screening, the film was introduced by its co-producer Josey McNamara, its writer, director, and co-producer Emerald Fennell, as well as its lead actors Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, and Shazad Latif, whose brief but heartfelt introduction was met with prolonged applause that set the tone for an evening filled with anticipation. There was a palpable feeling in the room that this was not just another Parisian premiere, but a cultural moment, one of those rare screenings where the audience is deeply aware that they are about to discover a film designed to provoke, divide, and linger in their minds long after the credits roll, a feeling reinforced by the warm welcome given to the creative team and the obvious curiosity aroused by Emerald Fennell's daring reinterpretation of Emily Brontë's untouchable classic. With Wuthering Heights, Emerald Fennell achieves what can be described as a daring act of cinematic defiance, fully accepting the impossibility of a faithful literary adaptation and turning that limitation into a statement of intent. Premiering on January 28, 2026, at the TCL Chinese Theatre ahead of its French release on February 11 and its US and UK release on February 13, the film unapologetically positions itself as an emotional and physical experience designed for the big screen, including IMAX theaters, rather than a polished period adaptation. The quotation marks surrounding the French title are a symbolic gesture by the director, underscoring her belief that this is not the novel, but a version of it, filtered through obsession, memory, sensuality, and cinema. This philosophy permeates the film, which eschews reverence in favor of intensity, insisting that period cinema should provoke modern, visceral reactions rather than remain embalmed in literary respectability. At the heart of this vision is the memorable duo of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, two characters whose destructive bond has haunted literature for nearly two centuries. Reuniting after Saltburn, also written and directed by Emerald Fennell, the duo brings an explosive chemistry that the filmmaker has openly described as intentionally dangerous, oscillating between attraction and repulsion. Margot Robbie, who also produces the film alongside Josey McNamara under the banners of LuckyChap Entertainment and MRC, embodies a Catherine who is older, more vivacious, and more self-aware than in many previous adaptations, a deliberate aging that puts the character in her early twenties and removes any excuse related to youth. This creative choice gives the film a contemporary moral dimension, forcing the audience to confront Catherine's guilt in her own downfall with unsettling clarity, while Jacob Elordi's Heathcliff relies fully on physicality and emotional extremity, an interpretation that has already sparked debate but remains firmly aligned with Emerald Fennell's uncompromising and subjective reading of the material. Music plays an equally conflicted role in the film's emotional impact, with composer Anthony Willis providing a dark orchestral score that deliberately collides with an album of original songs by Charli XCX, whose involvement expanded from a single track to a full musical work. Songs such as “House,” featuring John Cale, “Chains of Love,” and “Wall of Sound” blur the boundaries of time, reinforcing Emerald Fennell's belief that period cinema should make you sweat, vibrate, and feel uncomfortable rather than politely reassure you. This philosophy permeates every frame of Wuthering Heights, positioning the film less as an adaptation and more as an act of provocation, a gothic melodrama that dares to push its audience to feel too much, too intensely, and without the comfort of moral distance. Synopsis : A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Wuthering Heights Written and directed by Emerald Fennell Based on Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Produced by Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, Margot Robbie Starring Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes, Ewan Mitchell Cinematography : Linus Sandgren Edited by Victoria Boydell Music by Anthony Willis (score), Charli XCX (songs) Production companies : MRC, Lie Still, LuckyChap Entertainment Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release dates : January 28, 2026 (TCL Chinese Theatre), February 11, 2026 (France), February 13, 2026 (United States) Running time : 136 minutes