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‘Wuthering Heights’ a spare, intense, and raw adaptation of Bronte’s classic novel

Wuthering Heights Directed by Andrea Arnold Written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed United Kingdom, 2011 In bringing Wuthering Heights, perhaps the stormiest of the Victorian-era romances, to life on film once again, director and co-writer Andrea Arnold gives the story a fresh, arty, and bleak new coat of paint. The tale of Heathcliff and …

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‘Wuthering Heights’ is a wonderfully bold, almost elemental adaptation

Wuthering Heights Written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed Directed by Andrea Arnold UK, 2011 This review contains some narrative spoilers for this film and Emily Brontë’s novel. By far the highlight of Andrea Arnold’s offbeat adaptation is the almost elemental and primeval depiction of the harsh Yorkshire moors, creating a palpable raw atmosphere and …

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