"...the story of the two lovers is marvelously told." -- Reel.com
Exploring the pages of Emily Bronte’s timeless classic, New Wave director Jacques Rivette finds new depth and meaning and brings it gloriously to the screen. Set in 1930s rural France, the Victorian-era tragedy of love, loss, and ambition unfolds hauntingly across the sublime French countryside. Rivette movingly gets underneath the skin of tormented lovers Roc and Catherine and enables us to feel their heartbreak and their pain.