Wuthering Heights (Hurlevent)

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 Francophone… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 10 min.
Directed By
Jacques Rivette
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Oct 9, 1985 Wide
On DVD
Jan 2, 2002
Pierre Grise Productions

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The most puzzling of all the film versions of Wuthering Heights.

  • Keith Uhlich, Slant Magazine

    This is more than just Celine and Julie Go Boating's haunted house melodrama played straight.

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