Emma is one seriously busy woman.
] dimension hit me seeing the film for the first time on screen. I just immediately felt heartbroken. Like, God, imagine having all of those thoughts and having to house all of those feelings and repress them and repress them and repress them. Not seeing yourself reflected anywhere – how daunting and terrifying that could be. Now, it's so much more open, well, in our Western society anyway. People are aware of mental health, and there are systems in place to help people.
The Brontes flew the flag for female authors, even though they originally were forced to be published under male pen names because they weren’t even accepted as female novelists in the mid-18th century. In what way did you portray their feminist legacy? When embarking on the project, I didn't think of Emily as writing or existing in a way that was like, Oh, I'm gonna be awriter. I mean, you’re right, she is a literal icon and a representation of so many others, but she was also just a human being who had no voice but to write – to put her thoughts to paper. I think she just had to write and couldn't really do anything else. It was a survival thing for her: a fight or flight.
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