100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / The Bronte Sisters

The Bronte Sisters (1979): A

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The Bronte Sisters 1979 film is a French language-production about the literary Bronte family and the relationships that allowed the sisters to write such masterpieces as Wuthering Heights (Emily), Jane Eyre (Charlotte), and The Tenet of Widfell Hall (Anne). It focuses on the effect their brother Branwell’s tragic character had upon shaping the family dynamic. Super restrained acting brings the feeling of heath and moor even to their Belgium patron’s flower and sun filled meals. The Brontes always carry a dark English Gothic presence. It’s no wonder their literary works were towering masterpieces of unique English gloom.

Jennifer Lemming, Staff Writer

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