Emily Interview: Emma Mackey and the Cast on the Brontë Sister Dynamic

Youre likely well aware of the classicWuthering Heights, but what about the voice behind the iconic 1847 novel Thats exactly what Frances OConnor digs into in her feature directorial debut, Emily, starring Emma Mackey as Wuthering Heights author, Emily Brontë. Given the degree of mystery surrounding Emily and the Brontë family, OConnor takes a part fact and part speculation approach to her story. Emily is the secondyoungest of the Brontë siblings. Theres Alexandra Dowlings Charlotte, Branwell Brontë played by Fionn Whitehead, Mackeys Emily, and then the youngest of the Brontë siblings, Amelia Gethings Anne. All bonded, all quite different, and all feeling some form of pressure courtesy of inner demons and, or societal expectations. In Emilys case, shes forced to navigate an oppressive patriarchy and being branded the strange one in order to find and embrace her true vocation. In celebration of Emilys world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Fe