Wuthering Heights (Masterpiece Theatre, 1998)
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Peter Davison; Tom Georgeson; Matthew Macfadyen; Sarah Smart; Robert Cavanah; Kadie Savage; Ken Kitson; Kevin Knapman; Terry Clynes; Polly Hemingway; Ian Shaw; Catherine Chesire; Flora Montgomery; David Maybrick; Jake Thorton; William Mannering; Moray Treadwell; Orla Brady; Crispin Bonham-Carter Director: David Skynner DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 114 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-08-02 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: WGBH Boston |
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Movie Reviews of Wuthering Heights (Masterpiece Theatre, 1998)
Movie Review: Minor flaws but still The Best
Summary: 5 Stars
No movie should be allowed to escape the stigma of infidelity to her literary origin. What possessed the makers of the Olivier/Oberon "WH" to ravage and brutalize Bronte's masterpiece (chopping off the last 17 chapters, by God!)I'll never know...THANK GOD for filmmakers and screenwriters of integrity. They have brought us such worthy adaptations of classics as this Mobil Masterpiece Theatre WH. The following are my complaints, concerning the minor flaws of the film: 1. Nelly does not narrate the film, as she does for most of the novel. Bronte's skill in interweaving the different POVs of different narrators is one of the novel's signatures, and contributes greatly to our perspective of the stories' events. 2. Sadly, too short! I could sit through a 4-hour rendition if it were executed with the finesse this movie was. But here are some of the many strengths of this, the best screen adaptation of WH: 1. The screenwriters have not played God with the script. In modest deference to the genius of Bronte, the writers start with a bare-bones version of the ENTIRE story, with the complete, intact plot and subplots outlined, with all major incidents and dialogues included, and add just enough details to make us nod with recognition (e.g. Cathy sorting feathers on her bed). The scenes included in the script have been carefully and well chosen with the time constraints in mind. 2. The actors have all been well-cast, especially Heathcliff-dark and cruel and vulnerable at once-and Cathy,a refreshingly wild,strong,and intense portrayal, especially compared to Juliette Binoche's silly, simpering Cathy of 1992's big-screen WH. 3. The scenes are elegantly filmed on location in Yorkshire, inobtrusively providing the barren backdrop for the pseudo-Gothic story. 4. The young Heathcliff bears a striking resemblance to the adult one! 5. The acting is neither cheesy, cloying, nor over-the-top campy as it is in most dark gothic romances. There is real love present between Cathy and Heathcliff, and this betters our compassion for and understanding of Heathcliff's complex motivations and actions. 6. The score is perfect in every way: more poignant than passionate, quietly dignified and sweeping without being obvious. The theme is not played in every scene; it is used sparingly, and for this is all the more appreciated when it does grace a scene...