Wuthering Heights (2011)

Name: Wuthering Heights
Genre: Drama
Duration: 128 min
Cast: James Howson, Solomon Glave, Paul Hilton, Shannon Beer, Simone Jackson

Wuthering Heights

Drama

Documentary

Romance

Release Date: September 9, 2011
Director: Andrea Arnold
Cast: James Howson , Solomon Glave , Paul Hilton , Shannon Beer , Simone Jackson , Steve Evets
Runtime: 128
Main Genre: Drama
Writers: Andrea Arnold , Olivia Hetreed , Emily Brontë
Tagline: Based on the novel by Emily Bronte
Website: http://www.artificial-eye.com/film.php?cinema=wutheringheights&plugs&qt=true&wm=true

Summary

A fresh and radically distinct take on Emily Brontë’s classic novel from one of contemporary cinema’s most unique voices, British filmmaker Andrea Arnold. An epic love story spanning childhood well into the young adult years, the film follows Heathcliff (in Arnold’s version, a black boy), who is taken in by a Yorkshire farmer, Earnshaw. Living in Earnshaw's home on the windswept moors, Heathcliff develops a passionate relationship with the farmer's teenage daughter, Cathy, inspiring the envy and mistrust of his son, Hindley. When Earnshaw passes away, the now-grown characters must finally confront the intense feelings and rivalries that have built up throughout their years together. In this visceral adaptation, filmmaker Arnold forgoes period frills and a sweeping score. Stripping Brontë’s story down to its roots, youthful passion, Arnold’s approach emphasizes and restores the stark power of youth and primal nature for a contemporary audience. In Arnold’s version, love is a rush of heart-stopping beauty, cruelty and impulsive acts.