Review of Wuthering Heights (2011) by Wayne M — 09 Nov 2013

Andrea Arnold's take on a classic is raw, refreshing and totally original. Unlike other stuffy period dramas this film is honest, gritty and emotion charged. The director has chopped major parts of the book out but I think it works as we nearly totally focus on the doomed and tragic relationship of Cathy and Heathcliff.

Told basically in two parts, the first part, the teenage years I found more compelling but there is plenty to digest in the young adult years of the star crossed lovers. The cinematography is astonishing and simply breath taking.

Combine that with the work of a visionary director and you have a fairly unique film.