Wuthering Heights
— I am torn with Desire . . tortured by hate!
1939
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Wuthering Heights
1939
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NR
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The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.
Countries:
US
Languages:
English
Content Rating:
NR
Runtime:
1hrs 44min
Status:
Released
Release date:
1939-04-07
Release format:
Streaming
— Apr 03, 1998
Sexual politics aside, I love how dark this movie is (I'm not familiar with the book.) Olivier is absolutely smoldering, and you can feel Heathcliff devolving into madness in the second half of the movie. Oberon's performance is a tad impetuous, although she isn't helped by the writing, but it comes together in the end through the force of Olivier's scowl.