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What do you think of Wuthering Heights? What do you take from it? Which versions of the book do you think are the best films?

Posted by: goodvibe61 on Jan 31, 17:20 in response to Moviesnob's post Hard disagree. Fidelity in film adaptations needs to be...

I think about what you're saying, and there's also the idea of context. As an example, the Wyler version is, in its own way, NOT really a very strict adaptation of the novel, since it literally cuts half the story out.

So at the time it was considered a radical departure. The film was SO good, that future versions would take that film's lead and start cutting out the second generation of action that's in the book. That's what was so striking about watching the Fiennes version; at the time it really threw fans of the story for a loop. I watched both of those films in a grad school film class back in the day, and much was made of their structure and their relationship with the source material.

I think at this point in the 21st Century, so few people will even know what Wuthering Heights is (when was the last time a Tik Tokker, even an English one, used the word "wuthering" in a sentence LOL), that there will be next to zero discussion of anything remotely like that. As an example, Robbie herself in the past few weeks has openly stated her complete unfamiliarity with the story before getting hired to make the movie. The movie seems to be personal to Fennell, at the same time clearly not for Robbie.

I hear what you're saying. But you reach a point in which what someone is making is simply not the source material at all, and all you did was slap on a couple of the same character names and incidents and give it the same title. I guess that works for many people.

Admittedly, this Wuthering Heights simply wasn't made with someone like me in mind. So: it will be HUGE lol. goodvibe61 Jan 31, 12:47

Hard disagree. Fidelity in film adaptations needs to be more than just fidelity to story, but fidelity to theme which is more cinematic than Moviesnob Jan 31, 14:04

What do you think of Wuthering Heights? What do you take from it? Which versions of the book do you think are the best films? goodvibe61 Jan 31, 17:20

I think William Wyler's version is the only one I really like although I've only seen Andrea Arnold's and Bunuel's versions Moviesnob Jan 31, 20:09

You studied the novel for 50 years? It's not the Bible. :-) {nm} Abraxas Jan 31, 20:40

I've read it three different times; college; late 30's, 50's. So yeah; I've been going over that one a long time. {nm} goodvibe61 Jan 31, 23:35

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