1992
Wuthering
Heights
A film by Peter Kosminsky
"Intriguingly different and,
on its own terms, quite rewarding."
John J. O’Connor – The New York Times
"Together, Fiennes and Binoche pull off a passionate
yet bitter and charismatic relationship."
Jennifer Mangan – The Chicago Tribune
"Wuthering Heights is a visually stunning movie, a welcome
break from the British tradition of stuffy costume drama"
Alan Morrison – The List
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From the pages of Emily Bronte’s classic of English literature comes Peter Kosminsky’s film of Wuthering Heights. A sweeping, epic production with Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes as the doomed lovers Cathy and Heathcliff, whose passionate love and tragic separation plays out against
the unforgettable Yorkshire moors.
Heathcliff, a wanderer is adopted by Cathy’s father. Heathcliff is looked down upon by his stepbrother and following the father’s death is relegated to a servant. His only kindness comes from Cathy and the pair are deeply attached to each other.
He is further crushed when Cathy, agrees to marry another man, Edgar Linton. To marry a servant would be the ultimate degradation for her. Heartbroken, Heathcliff disappears for a number a years but then returns, revenge and hatred for Cathy's family the only thing on his mind.
Wuthering Heights premiered at the 1992 Edinburgh Film Festival.
Official Selection
Edinburgh Film Festival
1992
Cathy / Catherine
Juliette Binoche
Heathcliff
Ralph Fiennes
Nelly Dean
Janet McTeer
Isabella
Sophie Ward
Edgar
Simon Sheperd
Hindley
Jeremy Northam
Hareton
Jason Riddington
Linton
Jonathan Firth
International trailer
"I am Heathcliff" by Ryuichi Sakamoto
"Catherine Dies" by Ryuichi Sakamoto
