Wuthering Heights (Masterpiece Theatre)
by David Skynner
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Actor: Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Davison, Robert Cavanah, Sarah Smart, Tom GeorgesonDirector: David Skynner
Brand: Wgbh Wholesale
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
DVD Reviews of Wuthering Heights (Masterpiece Theatre)
DVD Review: Better than 1992
Summary: 4 Stars
Overview:
Film shows a lot of action. Narration plays a very minimal role. Showing the action rather than telling it also allows for a pleasant viewing experience. In other words, a viewer can feel engaged in the film, rather than find the film cheesy.
The film does not make Heathcliff appear as insane as 1992 adaptation. Furthermore, the film is clearer in telling the story than 1992 adaptation. In other words, in the 1992 adaptation, characters change localities without the viewer understanding why. While this adaptation does not completely explain, it does provide additional scenes not included in 1992 adaptation. The scenes in 1992 adaptation not included in this adaptation are mostly non-essential scenes dealing with over-scripted romantic conversation between Catherine and Heathcliff.
Contrast between 1992 and 1998 adaptations. Reasons why I think the 1998 is better.
1.
Nelly's character is much better developed in 1998 adaptation. In fact, minor characters are overall better developed in 1998 adaptation.
2.
Heathcliff appears more sincerely distraught in 1998 adaptation. He appears more insane in 1992 adaptation.
3.
Class and historical, time-sensitive issues are covered better in 1998 adaptation than 1992 adaptation (ex: Catherine's desire to marry Edgar for money. Heathcliff's desire to have Catherine II marry Linton so he could obtain Thrushcross Grange).
4.
1998 adaptation shows the story better by visual sequences rather than just a narrator's voice. In other words, the 1998 adaptation is more interesting than the 1992 adaptation.
5.
1992 adaptation does keep two points that the 1998 adaptation does not. (1) It keeps the beautiful/stormy weather scene, and (2) The scene where Catherine tells Heathcliff that if he kisses her again, she will die.
6.
1992 adaptation is 16:9 aspect ratio. The 1998 adaptation is 4:3 ratio. Therefore, the 1992 adaptation has the better picture quality for most wide-screen televisions.
Description of Wuthering Heights (Masterpiece Theatre)
This brilliant adaptation of Emily Brontė's timeless tale breaks new ground by covering the complete story of a love so powerful that it reaches beyond the grave. Orla Brady (The Rector's Wife, Proof) stars as literature's most controversial heroine, the spirited, but tragic Cathy. Robert Cavanah (Cracker, Cadfael) plays Heathcliff, the dark stranger whose love for Cathy leads him to take terrible revenge on anyone who comes between them.Nothing is known of Heathcliff's mysterious past when kindly Mr. Earnshaw adopts him into his family, but his daughter Cathy sees in him a soul very much like her own. They are divided by birth, class, and Cathy's jealous brother, but nothing can break the bond between them- not even when Cathy marries the wealthy gentleman Edgar Linton. Yet there are forces in nature that seem to be even more powerful than their love.
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