R | 2h 10min | Drama, Biography, History, Literature | 17 February 2023 (UK/USA)
Like far too many creative souls who came before and after her, British writer Emily Brontë was taken from us far too soon. Dying on Dec. 19, 1848, of tuberculosis at the age of 30, she passed away without having any idea of the monumental impact that her only finished novel, “Wuthering Heights” (“WH”), would have on society and not only English but also world literature.
Previously adapted nearly 50 times for film, TV, radio, and stage productions, plus a 1978 No. 1 (UK) single by Kate Bush, “WH” is a timeless story of often-unrequited lifelong passion and emotional blackmail. It makes the best case, perhaps ever, of how obsession can eat away at two souls and take down everyone around them in the process….