Wuthering Heights (Hurlevent) (1985)
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Jacques Rivette's version of Emily Bronte's novel might as well be called "Withering Heights" since only segments of the full plot are used, and the setting has been changed to France in the 1930s. The vengeful Heathcliff is now the vengeful Roch (Lucas Belvaux), and Cathy is the… More Jacques Rivette's version of Emily Bronte's novel might as well be called "Withering Heights" since only segments of the full plot are used, and the setting has been changed to France in the 1930s. The vengeful Heathcliff is now the vengeful Roch (Lucas Belvaux), and Cathy is the more Francophone Catherine (Fabienne Babe). Along with these changes, director Rivette distances both the personal turmoil that leads the spurned Heathcliff to seek revenge, and the despair that drives Cathy to an early death. This treatment tends to transform most protagonists into one-dimensional models, and even transforms the heroine into a easily obnoxious persona. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jacques Rivette
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 9, 1985 Wide
- Studio
- Pierre Grise Productions
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The most puzzling of all the film versions of Wuthering Heights.
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Keith Uhlich, Slant Magazine
This is more than just Celine and Julie Go Boating's haunted house melodrama played straight.
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Cast
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Fabienne Babe
as Catherine
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Lucas Belvaux
as Roch
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Olivier Cruveiller
as Guillaume
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Sandra Montaigu
as Helene
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Alice de Poncheville
as Isabelle
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Marie Jaoul
as Mrs Lindon
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Philippe Morier-Genoud
as Joseph
