Yorkshire moorlands, northern England, in the late 18th century. Young Heathcliff, rescued from the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, an isolated farm, develops over the years an insane passion for Cathy, his foster sister, a sick obsession destined to end tragically.
Cinematography
Handheld cameras make the moors feel alive and hungry.
Direction
Arnold strips away period gloss—this is Brontë as social realism.
Acting
First-time actors Glave and Beer outshine the professionals.
Director
Andrea Arnold
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arnold deliberately cast Black actors as Heathcliff, reclaiming Brontë's coded racial ambiguity that most adaptations whitewash.
The film's sparse dialogue and heavy reliance on nature imagery was Arnold's response to hating the 1939 Olivier version's theatrical polish.
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