British director Emerald Fennell joins BBC Radio 1’s Film Critic Ali Plumb to talk about her new movie, "Wuthering Heights". She reveals how she found Margot Robbie inspiring, her favourite lines she preserved from Emily Brontë’s novel, and what mementos she took from the set. Plus, she also discusses directing Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman, and her favourite reaction to Barry Keoghan’s infamous nude scene in Saltburn.
00:00 "Wuthering Heights" adaptation and the inverted commas.
01:10 Margot Robbie inspiring Emerald Fennell
2:12 Emerald Fennell on preserving Emily Brontë’s lines in "Wuthering Heights"
03:06 Opening titles to "Wuthering Heights", with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s real hair
04:58 Emerald Fennell’s passion for craft and detail
06:00 Emerald Fennell’s favourite shots
06:57 Emerald Fennell on prefering physical sets like the doll’s house to CGI
08:23 The Promising Young Woman test screening that ended in a fight
10:38 Emerald Fennell on the art of tension and release in movie editing
12:07 The use of music in Emerald Fennell’s movies
13:07 Emerald Fennell on success, cinema and the audience
15:12 Emerald Fennell’s favourite reactions to *that* scene in Saltburn
16:56 Emerald Fennell’s directors notes for Carey Mulligan
17:56 The best mementos Emerald Fennell took from her movies
19:50 Ali’s favourite movie trope appears in "Wuthering Heights"
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