A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations
- Young Edgar
- (as Jonathan Powell)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNatalie Portman was originally cast as Catherine Earnshaw. After her departure from the film, Lindsay Lohan campaigned for the role but Abbie Cornish was eventually cast. As filming neared, Cornish was then replaced by Gemma Arterton. When Andrea Arnold was hired to direct, she replaced Gemma Arterton with Kaya Scodelario.
- Quotes
Older Cathy: You and Edgar broke my heart. You've killed me... Will you be happy when I am in the earth? Will you forget me?
Older Heathcliff: Don't torture me! I've not killed you. I could no more forget you than myself. When you're at peace, I shall be in hell.
Older Cathy: I will never be at peace.
- Crazy creditsAfter all credits, including distributors' credits, there is a final shot of Heathcliff.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakfast: Episode dated 8 September 2011 (2011)
- SoundtracksThe Enemy
Original Title Song written and performed by Mumford & Sons
Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Master Courtesy of Universal Records
That aside I actually enjoyed this film and would have given it 8 out 10 had it not been for the unnecessary cruelty. I have yet to see 'Red Road' so this was my first experience of an Andrea Arnold film. What struck me is how little dialogue there was - instead we are treated to the Yorkshire moors in all their bleakness. I think this has been done to great effect - the wind noise as the camera is bouncing along the moorland is surprisingly effective at immersing the viewer in the wild Yorkshire landscape.
The first half of the film - where Heathcliff and Cathy are still children, has some very powerful moments. Unfortunately I found the grown up versions less convincing, although it is my opinion that Arnold deliberately chose actors that did look somewhat different to their younger versions; there are many flashbacks in the second half of the film and these are made more prominent by featuring the different actors.
Other reviewers have pointed out how dark this film is and that there are no likable characters. Well surprise surprise it's an incredibly bleak book and it's a relief that this has been retained here. What is unfortunate is that the whole of the second part of the book featuring Cathy's daughter Catherine has been completely omitted, but at the slow pace of this film it would have required at least another 2 hours to cover this. Also I might suggest that Isabella was actually quite likable!
Would I recommend anyone to see this? Not to an animal lover for sure - it's unfortunate that these scenes are included and I'm slightly surprised that this is permitted in filming. But for the wonderful experience of being immersed in the wildness of the moors, definitely.
- garethjv
- Nov 24, 2011
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Đồi Gió Hú
- Filming locations
- Cotescue Park, Coverham, Middleham, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England, UK(Thrushcross Grange)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- £5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $100,915
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,956
- Oct 7, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $1,742,215
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1