''Hurlevent'' (, "Howling wind") is a 1985 French drama film directed and co-written by

Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine '' Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including '' L'Amour fo ...

. It is an adaptation of

Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel, ''Wuthering Heights''. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte and Anne Bront� ...

's 1847 novel ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the ...

''. Based on the first part of the novel, set in 1930s southern France, it starred three unknown actors: Fabienne Babe as Catherine,

Lucas Belvaux Lucas Belvaux (; born 14 November 1961) is a Belgian actor and film director. His directing credits include the ''Trilogie'', consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre. The ...

as Roch (Heathcliff), and Olivier Cruveiller as Catherine's brother.Wakeman, John. World Film Directors, Volume 2. The H. W. Wilson Company. 1988. 895-902.

Plot summary

Cast

* Fabienne Bab

as Catherine *

as Roch * Sandra Montaigu as Hélène * Alice de Poncheville as Isabelle *

Olivier Cruveiller Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural popula ...

as Guillaume *

Philippe Morier-Genoud Philippe Morier-Genoud (born 2 March 1944) is a French theatre and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Confidentially Yours'' (1983) * ''Au revoir les enfants'' (1987) * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1990) * ''Safe Conduct'' (2002) * '' A Private Aff ...

as Joseph *

Olivier Torres Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural popula ...

as Olivier * Marie Jaoul as Madame Lindon * Louis de Menthon as Monsieur Lindon * Jacques Deleuze as Le médecin * Joseph Schilinger as Le garde-chasse

References

External links

* 1985 films French avant-garde and experimental films Films directed by Jacques Rivette Films based on Wuthering Heights 1980s avant-garde and experimental films 1980s French-language films 1980s French films Films with screenplays by Pascal Bonitzer {{1980s-France-film-stub