Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn
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• Kate Bush, who wrote a song called “Wuthering Heights,” has the same birthday as Emily Brontë. (“Kate Bush,” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush)
• Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley, who played Heathcliff and Cathy, respectively, in the 2009 version, have frequently been rumored to be engaged. (Hanna Flint, “Suited and booted Tom Hardy brings fiancée Charlotte Riley to BFI London Film Festival premiere of Locke”, October 19, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2467101/Suited-booted-Tom-Hardy-brings-fianc-e-Charlotte-Riley-BFI-London-Film-Festival-premiere-Locke.html#ixzz2ke66oJSC)
• On the other end of the relationship spectrum, Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon, from the 1939 movie version, hated each other (she complained that he kept spitting on her when reciting dialogue). (“Wuthering Heights (1939 film),” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights_(1939_film)).
• In the 1939 version, producer Samuel Goldwyn insisted on the last shot of the ghosts of Cathy and Heathcliff walking together, even though the director, William Wyler, said that scene would completely contradict the message of the book. (“Wuthering Heights (1939 film),” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights_(1939_film)).
• Sinéad O’Connor has an uncredited cameo in the 1992 version (with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche). She plays Emily Brontë (“Wuthering Heights Full Cast & Crew,” Internet Movie Database, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104181/fullcredits).
• James Howson had never acted before being cast as Heathcliff in the 2011 film version. Prior to being cast, he had a painful childhood that included being expelled from school and serving time in jail for drug offenses and robbery. Sadly, as of this writing, Howson continues to face legal problems and has not found further acting opportunities (Ben Leach, “Heathcliffe’s journey from prison cell to film role,” The Telegraph, November 13, 2011, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8885992/Heathcliffs-journey-from-prison-cell-to-film-role.html).
• Kaya Scodelario, who plays Cathy in the 2005 film, has still not read Wuthering Heights! (Lucy Cavendish, “Kaya Scodelario on life after ‘Skins,’” The Telegraph, July 5, 2013, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10139731/Kaya-Scodelario-on-life-after-Skins.html).
Playlist: Unofficial Music Connections
Jane Eyre
“Realize”..........Colbie Caillat
“I’ve Been the One”..........The Golden Palominos
“Silent All These Years”..........Tori Amos
“What Makes You Beautiful”..........One Direction
“Falling”..........Julee Cruise
“Brave”..........Sara Bareilles
“It’s My Life”..........Bon Jovi
“Nothing Compares 2 U”..........Sinéad O’Connor
“Don’t Forget Me”..........Macy Gray
“Yesterday”..........The Beatles
“At Last”..........Etta James
“Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)”..........Blessed Union of Souls
“Our House”..........Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Pride and Prejudice
“We Are Family”..........Sister Sledge
“Sisters”..........Rosemary Clooney, with Trudy Stevens
“Money, Money, Money”..........Abba
“A Well Respected Man”..........The Kinks
“Sharp Dressed Man”..........ZZ Top
“Something to Talk About”..........Bonnie Raitt
“The Way I Feel Inside”..........The Zombies
“Glory Box”..........Portishead
“Unexpected Song”..........Sarah Brightman
“Let’s Get Married”..........Proclaimers
“When You Say Nothing At All”..........Alison Krauss
Wuthering Heights
“Wuthering Heights”..........Kate Bush
“Daydreaming”..........Dark Dark Dark
“With or Without You”..........U2
“Push”..........Matchbox Twenty
“Trigger Happy Jack”..........Poe
“Counting”..........Jherek Bischoff
“Mama’s Broken Heart”..........Miranda Lambert
“Until I’m One With You”..........Ryan Bingham
“I Hate Myself For Loving You”..........Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
“Wicked Game”..........Chris Issak
“Bad Romance”..........Lady Gaga
“I Shatter”..........The Magnetic Fields
Part VI: Roll Credits
Acknowledgements
This is my first book with Harlequin, and they have been absolutely delightful in helping me with this project. Thanks to Malle Vallik, Julie Forrest and my wonderful editor, Stacey Reid!
This book would not have been possible without the assistance of the Sacramento Public Library, which kept me well supplied with DVDs. More importantly, I have been blessed with librarians who took an interest in my work and who have encouraged me to pursue writing professionally.
Thanks to Sarah Wendell of smartbitchestrashybooks.com for publishing early, short versions of this work and for making sure that the editors of HarlequinPop! were able to find me!
My Facebook friends helped with title and playlist suggestions (special thanks go to Heather Thayer, for the playlist suggestions). And many, many thanks to my mother, who got so excited about this book that she sewed not one but two Regency-style gowns for me to wear when I talk to people about it. I may never wear normal clothes again! Of course thank you to my amazing daughter for letting her Mom type in peace, and to my husband for making every day a true romance.
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Author Note
So here we are, meeting at last in the movie-theater lobby, waiting to go inside and see what how the latest filmmakers have chosen to interpret our favorite books. Hi, my name is Carrie, what’s yours?
This project started as a shorter list of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre adaptations that was written for the website smartbitchestrashybooks.com, along with an entry about why people either love Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights, but never both. When Harlequin approached me with a request for an expanded piece about Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and the oh so problematic Wuthering Heights, I jumped at the chance to rant and rave about these novels and the different visions filmmakers have had of them!
I love to talk about these three books in particular because I connect to them personally and passionately, and I feel they are often misunderstood. If you’ve read this far, you know how Jane has taught me how to respect and value myself, and Lizzy has taught me that it’s okay to make mistakes. Darcy has taught me what makes a true romantic hero. Cathy and Heathcliff have taught me about how we are shaped by our families and our societies, while Cathy 2.0 and Hareton taught me that we can choose to be happy no matter how difficult our circumstances might be. Although I have many abstract, academic thoughts about these books, as befits my English degree, my relationship with these books is far more personal and emotional than it is intellectual. I feel so honored to get to share my thoughts with you!
In addition to writing book reviews and movie reviews for “Smart Bitches, Trashy Books,” you can find me at my own blog, geekgirlinlove.com, where I post daily about books, science and the geek world. When I’m not writing, I’m usually singing, volunteering for the Sacramento Public Library (thanks for loaning me all those DVDs, you guys!), and running after my amazing daughter, my mad-scientist husband, my two cats and my very neurotic dog.
About the Author
Carrie Sessarego is the resident “geek reviewer” for smartbitchestrashybooks.com, and the creator and writer of geekgirlinlove.com. When not reading and writing, you can find Carrie volunteering for the Sacramento Public Library, and getting into trouble with her mad scientist husband, amazing daughter, suitably mysterious cats and highly neurotic dog. Carrie’s zombie apocalypse kit contains copies of Jane Eyre and The Lord of the Rings, and many, many Oreo cookies.
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PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND POPCORN
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