“A comedy that challenges how history gets recorded…Olnek’s movie reclaims Emily Dickinson’s identify”
-Amy Nicholson, Variety
“Reveals the lighter, gayer side of a poet who was neither as reclusive nor severe as history would have us believe…a film that could forever change the narrative of the world’s most famous poet”
-Jude Dry, IndieWire
Synopsis
The poet Emily Dickinson’s persona, popularized since her death, has been that of a reclusive spinster – a delicate wallflower, too sensitive for this world. In this humorous drama, Molly Shannon captures the vivacious, irreverent side of Emily Dickinson that was covered up for years — most notably Emily’s lifelong romantic relationship with another woman (Susan Ziegler). After Emily’s death, a rivalry emerges when her brother’s mistress (Amy Seimetz) along with editor T.W. Higginson (Brett Gelman) published a book of Emily’s poems. Unique and surreal, WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY sheds new light on the life one of our most celebrated poets.
TRT: 84 mins
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Madeleine Olnek
Writer: Madeleine Olnek
Starring: Molly Shannon, Amy Seimetz, Susan Ziegler, Brett Gelman, Jackie Monahan, Kevin Seal, Dana Melanie, Sasha Frolova, Lisa Haas, Al Sutton
