{"id":32206,"date":"2013-08-05T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T19:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32206"},"modified":"2020-11-30T22:45:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T05:45:59","slug":"wuthering-heights-1954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32206","title":{"rendered":"Wuthering Heights (1954)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A minute after you left, you were already back with me for good.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-1954-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-1954-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-55863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-1954-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-1954-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-1954-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-1954-Poster.png 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen her childhood soulmate (Jorge Mistral) returns after many years away, Catalina (Irasema Dilian) &#8212; despite being married (to Ernesto Alonso) and expecting a child  &#8212; acknowledges that she&#8217;s never stopped loving Alejandro (Mistral). Meanwhile, her husband&#8217;s sister (Lilia Prado) foolishly tries to seduce Mistral, and her alcoholic brother (Luis Aceves Castaneda) feels increasing resentment over Mistral&#8217;s newfound financial success.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cecil Kellaway Films<\/li>\n<li>Luis Bunuel Films<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMade during his <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luis_Bunuel#Mexican_period_.281946.E2.80.931965.29\">&#8220;Mexican period&#8221;<\/a>, Luis Bunuel&#8217;s adaptation of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuthering_heights\">Emily Bronte&#8217;s classic Gothic novel<\/a> at first seems like a curious choice for the famed surrealist filmmaker &#8212; until one recognizes his fascination with the star-crossed couple&#8217;s <em>l&#8217;amour fou<\/em>. Unfortunately, Bunuel&#8217;s vision of Bronte&#8217;s story &#8212; which he sets in a barren Mexican desert landscape rather than wind-swept moors &#8212; isn&#8217;t entirely successful. His decision to eliminate all scenes from Catalina and Alejandro&#8217;s childhood, instead starting the story with Alejandro&#8217;s return as an adult, prevents us from understanding either the depth of their enduring passion for one another, or the rationale for Alejandro&#8217;s bitter resentment towards Catalina&#8217;s snobbish brother; also missing is narration by the family&#8217;s housekeeper, who (in the novel and in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31040\">William Wyler&#8217;s highly regarded 1939 adaptation<\/a>) provides a valuable perspective on affairs. The result is an overly melodramatic tale that lacks narrative depth, and at times comes across like merely a condensed <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telenovela\"><em>telenovela<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-Still.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-Still-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wuthering-Heights-Still-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see for Bunuel completists, or Bronte fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0046675\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/12\/27\/movies\/film-bunuel-s-bronte.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/abismos-de-pasion-v60060\/review\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/abismos-de-pasion\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A minute after you left, you were already back with me for good.&#8221; Synopsis: When her childhood soulmate (Jorge Mistral) returns after many years away, Catalina (Irasema Dilian) &#8212; despite being married (to Ernesto Alonso) and expecting a child &#8212; acknowledges that she&#8217;s never stopped loving Alejandro (Mistral). Meanwhile, her husband&#8217;s sister (Lilia Prado) foolishly tries to seduce Mistral, and her alcoholic brother (Luis Aceves Castaneda) feels increasing resentment over Mistral&#8217;s newfound financial success. 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