Emily Brontë

Bis heute gehören die Schwestern Charlotte, Emily und Anne Brontë zu den meistgelesenen Schriftstellerinnen des 19. Jh. Schon als Kinder begannen die Töchter eines englischen Pfarrers und verhinderten Autors zu schreiben und erfanden Fantasiewelten. Ihre großen Romane "Jane Eyre", "Sturmhöhe" und "Agnes Grey" waren Skandalerfolge. Sie handeln von Sadismus, Wahnsinn, Ehebruch, Inzest, Alkoholismus und von Frauen, leidenschaftlich und ungeduldig,...

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of the classic story of two families who become intertwined through marriage, passion, and the dominating force of a man named Heathcliff.

Based on the novel by Emily Brontë, this video is part of a five-part miniseries produced in 1978. Wuthering Heights follows the self-destructive journey of Heathcliff as he seeks revenge for losing his beloved. In this episode, Cathy Linton escapes her captivity, sees her father shortly before his death, and promises she will be happily married to Linton Heathcliff. Heathcliff descends into madness at the tragic conclusion.

Based upon the novel by Emily Brontë, this video is part of a five-part miniseries produced in 1978. Wuthering Heights follows the self-destructive journey of Heathcliff as he seeks revenge for losing his beloved. In this episode, Catherine begins to go insane after Heathcliff elopes with Isabella Linton.

"An epic love story that spans childhood into adulthood, the film follows Heathcliff, an outsider taken in and given a home by a benevolent Yorkshire farmer, Earnshaw. Heathcliff develops a passionate relationship with the farmer's teenage daughter, Catherine, inspiring the envy and mistrust of his rough-hewn son, Hindley. Years later, when Earnshaw dies, the young adults must finally confront the intense feelings and destructive rivalries that have...

The acclaimed masterpiece based on Emily Brontë's novel. Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon star as Heathcliff and Cathy whose tortured love affair is doomed to a tragic end.

In early-nineteenth-century Yorkshire, the tumultuous relationship between a headstrong girl and a foundling boy raised in the same home wreaks havoc on them and those around them, even into the next generation.

Retells the story of Catherine and Healthcliff, whose powerful love was destined to tragedy by their differing class backgrounds.

A novel by Emily Bronte published in 1847. It was her only novel and written between December 1845 and July 1846. It remained unpublished until July 1847 and was not printed until December after the success of her sister's novel Jane Eyre. It was finally printed under the pseudonym Ellis Bell; a posthumous second edition was edited by Charlotte. Beautifully illustrated, this classic tale will capture children's interest and spark their imagination...