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Wuthering Heights Director: Peter Kosminsky Cast: Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes, Janet McTeer, Sophie Ward

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  • DVD Release Date: 12/02/2003
  • Original Release: 1992
  • Rating: Rated PG
  • Sales Rank: 1,341

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Closed Caption; Widescreen version enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs; Dolby Digital English 5.1 surround and English Dolby surround; English subtitles

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Open Credits [2:20]
2. Accommodation For Strangers [6:12]
3. Gypsy Brother [3:56]
4. Heathcliff and Cathy [2:30]
5. A Life of Storms [3:18]
6. The Grange [4:05]
7. "I'll Always Come Back" [6:00]
8. Dividing Time [2:50]
9. "I Am Heathcliff" [5:42]
10. A Measure of Happiness [1:34]
11. New Master of the Heights [5:25]
12. Kiss Goodbye [2:28]
13. Her Brother's Heir [4:06]
14. 'If I Dare Now, Will You Venture?" [5:10]
15. Provoking Edgar to Desperation [3:19]
16. A Heart's Betrayal [3:30]
17. "May She Wake in Torment" [3:37]
18. Hareton and Catherine [5:11]
19. Dispossession [8:09]
20. Imprisoned [3:33]
21. Disturbing the Dead [4:52]
22. Convey This Gift [5:20]
23. A Strange Change Approaching [3:58]
24. Ghosts on the Moor [6:02]
25. End Credits [2:58]

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Editorial Reviews

Peter Kosminksy directed this faithful adaptation of the Emily Bronte classic. Ralph Fiennes has the role of Heathcliff, a wanderer adopted by the father of Cathy (Juliette Binoche), "a wild slip of a girl." Heathcliffe is looked down upon by his stepbrothers and becomes a servant. He is further crushed when Cathy, the love of his life, marries another man -- since to marry a servant would be the ultimate in humiliation for her. Heathcliffe disappears for a number a years but then returns, revenge and hatred for Cathy's family the only thing on his mind. Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

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Wuthering Heights - A film about two people being together and the consequences because of it.by Anonymous

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October 23, 2009: I've never read the book but have heard of it. I'm not much of reading classics though did like Little Women. Its one of those movies based on a classic book that you've always wanted to see for some reason. This is a story of two lovers and how because of their love they are torn apart through a misunderstanding. Something like Romeo and Juliet though different I guess. Ralph Fiennes did an amazing job as Heathcliff, as with Juliette Binoche (in a dual role) as Cathy. Its a sad story and after seeing the film I just might read the book.

I Also Recommend: Little Dorrit, Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Classics Series).

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June 18, 2009: Having watched all three versions (including grandma's version from the 1940s), this is the best. I viewed this one last and almost didn't watch it because I was so disgusted and bored with the other two...however, this turned out to be exactly what I had hoped for all along. Characters are portrayed beautifully, chemistry between lovers/characters convincing. Despite any deviations from the original writing, of which I do not know, I recommend it!


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What to watch out for

  • Drugs:

    Wastrel brother Hindley drinks his way into chronic alcoholism, Heathcliff assisting. This is not glamorized, though, but clearly part of Heathcliff's revenge.

  • Messages

  • Violence:

    Characters are attacked by mastiff hounds. Heathcliff (as a boy) gets hit with a rock. As an adult he slaps Cathy (surprisingly daintily), and later breaks a window with his hand.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

About Wuthering Heights

Parents need to know that kids might try to watch this movie as an alternative to reading the novel for English class, but it only covers a portion of the overall story. And while it's framed as a ghost story, it's not really for young horror fans -- though the spooky angle might get some kids to sit down and watch a classic they wouldn't otherwise. Heathcliff has summed up a "romantic" hero for generations of schoolgirls, but he is rarely heroic in the traditional movie sense. Rather, he's vindictive and obsessed, and determined to make the woman he loves suffer because of his heartache. A lot of Heathcliff's negatives are attributed to his "gypsy" ancestry, a bit of racism and classed-based discrimination from the old days.

Families Can Talk About

Families can talk about the dysfunctional relationship Heathcliff has with Cathy. How many of their problems are family and social pressures trying to force them apart -- she's aristocratic and he's a virtual peasant -- and how much of the trouble is their own making? How might they have found happiness together or separately? You could compare the movie's narrative with the Emily Bronte novel, which covers a longer time span and has many more twists and turns. Do you see any battle-scarred love affairs like this in the movies made today?