Wild Nights with Emily

2018
PG
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

1.5K

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Molly Shannon and Susan Ziegler in Wild Nights with Emily (2018)

The poet Emily Dickinson's persona, long popularized since her death, has been that of a virginal retiring spinster - a delicate wallflower, too sensitive for this world. In this affecting comedy of manners, Molly Shannon captures the vivacious, irreverent side of Emily Dickinson that her literary executors chose to efface - most notably Emily's lifelong romantic relationship with her sister-in-law Susan.

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Dramatization of the little known side of the writer Emily Dickinson's life, in particular, her relationship with another woman.Dramatization of the little known side of the writer Emily Dickinson's life, in particular, her relationship with another woman.Dramatization of the little known side of the writer Emily Dickinson's life, in particular, her relationship with another woman.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
Originally performed as a play by the film's director, who extensively researched with support from Harvard University Press and the Guggenheim Foundation.

Goofs
After Susan brings the newspaper to show Emily her published poem, she (sarcastically) wishes Emily a Happy Valentine's Day as she exits. In the next shot, a tree with full foliage can be seen out the window. There are definitely no leaves on the trees in Amherst, Massachusetts in mid-February.

Connections
Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best LGBTQ+ Romantic Comedies (2021)

Soundtracks
Piano Sonata No. 30 in D Major, Hob. XVI:19
Written by Joseph Haydn
Performed by Vadim Chaimovich

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Featured review

I'm wild that I wasted twenty minutes on it!

Wild Nights With Emily (2018)

It was like an episode of 'Drunk History' (2013-9).

An awful Americanised period comedy, like a hammed up version of 'Murdoch Mysteries' (2008-) which has always been crazy cheesey anyway.

The timeline jumped all over the place and Molly Shannon showed the diversity that she has always had, that is to say, none.

It was based on the Writer/Directors one woman show and I think that there was too much comedy stage show left in it and not enough time spent converting it to a suitable format for film.

I couldn't get further than the first advert break, because it was just dull, patronising and silly all at the same time. I've seen better, more informative things from the five minute skits on 'Morecambe & Wise'. They were actually funny too!

Unscored as unfinished.