About the film
Wuthering Heights is a romantic film directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson as Catherine and Heathcliff, respectively. The screenplay by Olivia Hetreed is based on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel.
Filmed on-location in Yorkshire, with co-funding and locations support from Screen Yorkshire, and with leading man Heathcliff (James Howson) plucked from the streets of Leeds itself for his first major film role, Wuthering Heights was awarded Best Cinematography after its world premiere at the 68th Venice Film Festival. Garnering much critical acclaim for her stark and contemporary take on this literary adaptation, Andrea Arnold is set to further her status as one of Britain's most exciting filmmaking talents after the success of her previous works Red Road (2006) and Fish Tank (2009). Wuthering Heights will be distributed in the UK by Artificial Eye and released on 11th November.
Storyline
A poor young English boy named Heathcliff is taken in by the wealthy Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy. Based on the classic novel by Emily Bronte.
Trailer
Watch the trailer here.
Film locations
North Yorkshire locations that feature in Wuthering Heights include:
Thwaite near Richmond, Cotescue Park, Coverham, (Thrushcross Grange) and Moor Close Farm, Muker, Swaledale, (Wuthering Heights).
Wuthering Heights is released at cinemas across the UK on 11 November 2011.