Wuthering Heights (2011)
Figures
Objects & symbols
- The recurring motif of animals being trapped, hunted, or killed.
Locations
- The depiction of the natural landscape (the moors, weather, flora, fauna).
Form & technique
- Close-up shots of natural textures (mud, insects, feathers, skin). → Haptic Visuality
- The film's aesthetic in relation to the 'heritage film' genre.
- Shots where the camera looks at humans from an animal's low-angle perspective.
- The film's exclusive use of diegetic sound (wind, rain, breathing) and lack of a musical score.
Tropes
- Casting of a Black actor (James Howson) as Heathcliff.
- The film's overall adaptive strategy (divergence from the novel's plot and dialogue).
- Juxtaposition of intimate human touch with scenes of animal death/decay.
- The film's use of point-of-view (POV) shots and restricted perspectives.
- The shaky, handheld camerawork.
- The focus on bodily realities (dirt, mud, sickness, unwashed bodies). → The Abject Borderline
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