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Wuthering Heights
Andrea Arnold's bold re-imagining of the Emily Brontë classic.
Director: Andrea Arnold
Overview
Emily Brontë's wild, dark romance is gutsily adapted by Oscar-winner Andrea Arnold in a film that gives full force to the novel's passion and brutality. Robbie Ryan's exquisite HD cinematography engulfs the viewer in the harsh beauty of the moors. With Kaya Scodelario (Skins) and James Howson, the first black actor to play Heathcliff, Brontë's 'dark-skinned gypsy', on screen.
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