Review of Wuthering Heights (2011) by Daniel K — 12 Aug 2013

3: I'll have to see it again to be sure, but this may be the kind of interpretation that becomes a touchstone for the genre. I can't quite imagine Austen filmed like this, but it works wonders for Bronte (most likely any of the three).

It is a far more visceral and immersive experience than I was prepared for, but I suppose I should have expected something like this coming from the director of Fish Tank. I'd say Fish Tank is the better film, but this manages to stay true to both the predilections of the director and one's remembrance of the text.

In other words, the almost tactile nature of the filmmaking brought one closer to the imagined experience of life on the moors and the overpowering emotions one pulled from the text. The almost microscopic nature of the filmmaking brought the viewer closer to what they recall from their own imagination as they read the novel themselves.

It was a highly effective way of conveying a strong sense of place and setting the right mood and tone for this tragic and epic love story. Kaya Scodelario was riveting and ravishing and the rest of the cast, in particular James Howson and the two childhood versions of the leads, were spot on as well.