Favorite quote…
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John_penguin — 20 years ago(May 10, 2005 01:05 PM)
I think the anger ended up helping the chemistry, considering most of the romance was brooding and tragic.
My favorite quote is near the end.
Heathcliff: What do they know of Heaven or Hell, Cathy, who know nothing of life? Oh, they're praying for you, Cathy. I'll pray one prayer with them - I repeat 'til my tongue stiffens - Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest so long as I live on! I killed you. Haunt me, then! Haunt your murderer! I know that ghosts have wandered on the Earth. Be with me always. Take any form, drive me mad, only do not leave me in this dark alone where I cannot find you. I cannot live without my life! I cannot die without my soul! -
mzoratti — 20 years ago(July 07, 2005 06:13 PM)
Everybody had a great favorite quote, but the most heart wreaching was when Lintons little sister (memories not so great) said to Heathcliff, "You are all of life to me let me be a single breath of it to you" The script was great. The movie recomendations for if you like this one should have included Gas Light with Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman.
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estelsgirl — 20 years ago(December 01, 2005 03:44 PM)
I agree with that one. I always felt so sorry for Isabella. Her situation was the one thing that made me a little annoyed with Heathcliff. I was furious with Cathy for half the movie. But with Heathcliff, I only got irritated when he was with Isabella because he was using her. And she was too young to understand.
My other favorite is: 'If he loved you with all the power of his soul for an entire lifetime, he couldn't love you as much as I do in a single day'.
I just wanted to scream at her 'IDIOT! Look what you've thrown away!'. pauses and thinks Actually, I think I did.
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veda723 — 19 years ago(January 04, 2007 07:35 AM)
me too, i don't play an instrument along with it, but i mean that that scene always makes me tear up too, and i watch it over and over, and rewind. It's pretty sad. But what about that scene where heath cliff says,"what do they know of love, who know nothing of life?" that is deep. My heart drops every time i hear that.
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firely776@aol.com — 20 years ago(December 04, 2005 07:17 PM)
Ah, but you forget, they are not Lawrence Oliver's words, they belong to Emily Bronte.
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britniholland — 20 years ago(July 18, 2005 08:57 PM)
I love the scene when Cathy and Heathcliff are out on the Veranda, and he asks her, "How can you stand here beside me and pretend not to be moved? Not to know that my heart is breaking for you?" Omg, so romantic!
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slywy — 20 years ago(January 07, 2006 12:05 PM)
It's romantic in an adolescent sense, which Heathcliff and Cathy never seem to get beyond. Their relationship is so dysfunctional that it seems to be more about will than anything like an adult version of love. I wish I could remember the novel better.
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Darthette — 20 years ago(January 15, 2006 06:52 AM)
Cathy: Who else? He's sunk so low. He seems to take pleasure in being mean and brutal. And yet, he's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. And Linton's is as different as frost from fireEllen, I am Heathcliff.
Beautiful, like poetry. Olivier was good yes, but i still don't like this film as much as i should. I'm going to buy the 2992 version off eBay.
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slywy — 20 years ago(January 15, 2006 07:03 AM)
2992? Now that's what I call an advance copy!!!
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