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Erotic Wuthering Heights Sparks Backlash

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Emerald Fennell's erotic reimagining of Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, opened to mixed reviews and fan backlash over staged promotional flirtation.

Der Standard
"Wuthering Heights" with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi: Hot, but what else?

The British director Emerald Fennell throws conventions and fidelity to the source material out the window and serves up an erotically unleashed Brontë adaptation for Valentine's Day.

"Wuthering Heights" with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi: Hot, but what else?
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Dagens Nyheter
Overheated, emotionally cold reinterpretation of Wuthering Heights with Margot Robbie

Emerald Fennell's overheated reinterpretation of Emily Brontë's passionate classic unfortunately does not reach dizzying heights. Despite strong on-screen chemistry between Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, the erotically charged drama feels empty and lifeless, notes Helena Lindblad.

Overheated, emotionally cold reinterpretation of Wuthering Heights with Margot Robbie
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The Sidney Morning Herald
Movies to watch this week: Wuthering Heights gets steamy makeover, new horror falls flat

Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas.

Movies to watch this week: Wuthering Heights gets steamy makeover, new horror falls flat
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Der Spiegel
Wuthering Heights: When the film doesn't end after the credits - fans annoyed by the press tour

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi tour the world with staged flirts to promote their film 'Wuthering Heights'. The spectacle shows how films are marketed today - and why it can quickly get on people's nerves.

Wuthering Heights: When the film doesn't end after the credits - fans annoyed by the press tour
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VRT NWS
Longing for love in 'Wuthering Heights' on a special soundtrack by Charli XCX

The Valentine's film of 2026 opens today: 'Wuthering Heights', an adaptation of Emily Brontë's literary classic. Director Emerald Fennell tells the timeless tale of an impossible love in a passionate way. A leading role in her film features Charli XCX's music, alongside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi

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El Pais
Margot Robbie's 'trophy husband' or how the promotion of a film turned him into a meme

The promotional tour for 'Wuthering Heights' has fueled the idea of a stunning chemistry - and more - between Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. While social media celebrates that fantasy spark, the actress's husband and producer of the film is meme material.

Margot Robbie's 'trophy husband' or how the promotion of a film turned him into a meme
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jonathancoe.bsky.social
Will the credits on Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights be as honest as the credits on the Morecambe and Wise version?
February 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Público
<em>O Monte dos Vendavais</em>: e tudo o <i>brat</i> levou

Emerald Fennell percebeu que não se pode filmar Emily Brontë hoje como se fazia antes, mas não sabe como e desbarata tudo o que tem nas mãos - a começar pelos actores.

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by Tim Bale

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Kate-Bush-kudos to the sub who came up with the headline.
Wuthering Heights review: too hot, too greedy adaptation guarantees bad dreams in the night
Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë is an emotionally hollow, bodice-ripping misfire that misuses Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi but makes the most of Martin Clunes
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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