The film chronicles Emily Dickinson’s life as a writer. We’re shown her attempts to get published, and her vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years. Most notably, her lifelong romantic relationship with another woman. It dispels the myth that she was an unloved recluse once and for all. Madeline Olnek wrote and directed the film. Wild Nights With Emily is based on the letters and unedited poems of Emily Dickinson.
The film chronicles Emily Dickinson’s life as a writer. We’re shown her attempts to get published, and her vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years. Most notably, her lifelong romantic relationship with another woman. It dispels the myth that she was an unloved recluse once and for all. Madeline Olnek wrote and directed the film. Wild Nights With Emily is based on the letters and unedited poems of Emily Dickinson.
