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To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters -- an appreciation

11/1/2019

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     After I watched To Walk Invisible, written and directed by Sally Wainwright, I got a brief case of Brontë fever, so I read a biography of Emily Brontë  and a biography of Charlotte Brontë which made me want to watch To Walk Invisible again. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
   The story tracks a few years in the lives of the family from the time Charlotte is recovering from a hopeless infatuation with a married man, to the death of Branwell. Branwell is brilliantly played by Adam Nagaitis, and his slow self-destruction is a major part of the story, In fact, some reviewers have complained that there is too much Branwell in a film that is supposed to be about the Brontë sisters. Perhaps so, but the misery of the family during Branwell's fatal slide into addiction is an integral part of their lives. Charlotte biographer Claire Harman notes that the sisters knew that Branwell, being the only boy, was the favourite of his father.  In the film, the girls look at their father with silent resignation when he expresses, yet again, his hope that Branwell will pull himself together. Branwell had the freedom to pursue many careers; he squandered all his chances. 
   Charlotte seethes with resentment at the restrictions placed on her by society, and Anne is worried about their precarious financial future...


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