Shadows and Secrets: The Gothic Heroine on Film traces the evolution of women at the center of classic gothic cinema, from romantic obsession and peril to resistance and survival.
Set in shadowed houses and windswept landscapes, these four films explore how love, power, and secrecy intertwine -- and how women learn to see through the stories meant to confine them.
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March 10: Wuthering Heights
An adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel set in 19th-century England, in which wealthy young Cathy Earnshaw (Merle Oberon) shares a loving bond with Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier), a poor childhood friend who now works in her stables.
Unfortunately, things become complicated when the affluent Edgar Linton (David Niven) decides to pursue Cathy, and Heathcliff leaves out of resentment.
Though Heathcliff later returns with a self-made fortune, he realizes he may have lost Cathy in his absence.
"Quite moving due to the way Wyler makes notes on prejudice, social class, and impossible love, with great performances and a very luminous visual style from (cinematographer Gregg) Toland." —Yasser Medina, Cinefilia
Directed by William Wyler
Starring Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven
United States | English | 1939 | Drama, Romance | 104 minutes | Approved
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