{"id":93965,"date":"2023-12-15T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T03:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93965"},"modified":"2024-05-05T11:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T18:45:08","slug":"bronte-sisters-the-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93965","title":{"rendered":"Bronte Sisters, The (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Literature cannot and should not be a feminine occupation.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Poster-222x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-93966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Poster-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Poster-95x128.png 95w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Poster-200x270.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Poster.png 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 19th century Britain, Charlotte (Marie-France Pisier), Emily (Isabelle Adjani), Anne (Isabelle Huppert), and Branwell Bronte (Pascal Greggory) live with their father (Patrick Magee) and aunt (Alice Sapritch) while writing novels (under male pen names) that would soon become famous.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Isabelle Huppert Films<\/li>\n<li>Siblings<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough I&#8217;ve read both <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jane_Eyre\"><em>Jane Eyre<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuthering_Heights\"><em>Wuthering Heights<\/em><\/a>, I went into this French biopic about Charlotte and Emily Bronte &#8212; and their two surviving siblings, Anne and Branwell &#8212; knowing nothing at all about their circumstances or life trajectories. This allowed me to simply immerse myself in the tale on display, which is atmospherically filmed (by DP Bruno Nuytten) and shows fine attention to period detail.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Still.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Still-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Still-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Still-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After doing a little reading, I realized that the screenplay actually offers a reasonably accurate overview of how things seemed to play out for them. We see Branwell working on a self-portrait with his family (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npg.org.uk\/collections\/search\/portrait\/mw00797\/The-Bront-Sisters-Anne-Bront-Emily-Bront-Charlotte-Bront\">he later rubbed his own image out<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Painting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Painting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Painting.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Painting-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Painting-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Painting-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Emily dressing in men&#8217;s clothing and heading out onto the windswept moors: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-Heath.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-Heath.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-Heath.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-Heath-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-Heath-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-Heath-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Anne serving as a faithful companion: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Anne-Writing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Anne-Writing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Anne-Writing.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Anne-Writing-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Anne-Writing-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Anne-Writing-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Charlotte eventually heading (with Emily) to study French in Brussels, where she falls for her older teacher (Xavier Depraz). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Piano.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Piano.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Piano.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Piano-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Piano-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Piano-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, with just a couple of exceptions, we see surprisingly little writing being done &#8212; I wonder why? (In the clip below, Charlotte is doing that annoying kind of movie-writing where she&#8217;s not actually looking at her paper, instead making doleful faces at the camera &#8212; and she&#8217;s writing a letter, not one of her novels) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Charlotte-Writing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Charlotte-Writing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Charlotte-Writing.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Charlotte-Writing-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Charlotte-Writing-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Charlotte-Writing-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At any rate, we also see Branwell&#8217;s ill-fated romance with an older (married) woman (H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Surg\u00e8re): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Surgere.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Surgere.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Surgere.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Surgere-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Surgere-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Surgere-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and how quickly illness overtakes various members of the family, killing off three siblings within eight months. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-TB.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-TB.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-TB.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-TB-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-TB-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Emily-TB-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Much of this is undeniably bleak, so viewers should be forewarned &#8212; though it&#8217;s likely that fans of the Brontes will already know this, and simply be grateful for this visual glimpse into what their existence may have looked like. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Patrick Magee as the Reverend Bronte barely registers on screen; I suspect this was due to significant cuts being made to bring the film down from three to two hours. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Magill.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Magill.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Magill.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Magill-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Magill-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Magill-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Isabelle Adjani as Emily Bronte<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Adjani.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Adjani.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Adjani.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Adjani-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Adjani-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Adjani-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Isabelle Huppert as Anne Bronte<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Huppert.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Huppert.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Huppert.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Huppert-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Huppert-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Huppert-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bruno Nuytten&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Silhouettes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Silhouettes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Silhouettes.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Silhouettes-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Silhouettes-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sisters-Silhouettes-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sister-Candle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sister-Candle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sister-Candle.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sister-Candle-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sister-Candle-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bronte-Sister-Candle-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a one time look for its visuals alone. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079920\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/dvd\/the-bronte-sisters\/\">Slant Magazine Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/The-Bronte-Sisters-Blu-ray\/70557\/#Review\">Blu-Ray.com Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Literature cannot and should not be a feminine occupation.&#8221; Synopsis: In 19th century Britain, Charlotte (Marie-France Pisier), Emily (Isabelle Adjani), Anne (Isabelle Huppert), and Branwell Bronte (Pascal Greggory) live with their father (Patrick Magee) and aunt (Alice Sapritch) while writing novels (under male pen names) that would soon become famous. 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