“WUTHERING HEIGHTS”

Wuthering Heights (1847), a novel by Emily Brontë, and its 1992 film adaptation directed by Peter Kosminsky, tell a haunting story of love, obsession, and revenge set against and wild Yorkshire moors.

Published in 1847 under the pen name Ellis Bell, Wuthering Heights was Emily Brontë’s only novel, and it still feels wild and modern. It tells the story of Heathcliff, an orphan who grows up obsessed with Catherine Earnshaw, his soulmate and tormentor. Their love is fierce, painful, and impossible, stretching beyond social rules, reason, and even death. When it first came out, people didn’t know what to make of it - too dark, too passionate, but over time it became one of the most unforgettable love stories ever written.

There have been many screen versions of Wuthering Heights, but we chose to watch the 1992 adaptation directed by Peter Kosminsky, with Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes. It’s one of the most moving and powerful ones, true to the novel’s spirit, full of wind, pain, and beauty, and perfect for revisiting this strange, stormy love story together.