"When a woman directs boldly, it's trashy. When a man does, it's visionary"
"The very minute the cast for Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights was announced, the naysayers threw in their tuppence worth."
"Margot Robbie, at 35, was too old to play Cathy; Jacob Elordi not "the right race" to play Heathcliff. Production stills showed the characters in costume and Fennell's critics were quick to brandish accusations of historical inaccuracy and almost aggressive modernness."
Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights drew immediate backlash when the cast was announced. Critics claimed Margot Robbie, at 35, was too old to play Cathy and accused Jacob Elordi of not being "the right race" to play Heathcliff. Production stills of characters in costume prompted accusations of historical inaccuracy and almost aggressive modernness. The reactions exemplify a gendered double standard in which bold directorial choices by women are dismissed as trashy while similar choices by men are celebrated as visionary. The controversy focused on age, race, casting choices, and perceptions of modernization.
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