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Far from the Madding Crowd [Region 2]
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 7321900390989
Format: PAL
Label: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Region Code: 2
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Theatrical Release Date: October 18, 1967
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Editorial Review:
John Schlesinger's solid adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel sees three rival suitors vying for the affections of the beautiful Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie decked out in a variety of bonnets and frilly dresses), who has just inherited a farm. The men in her life are stout, whiskered yeoman Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), an impoverished local farmer; neurotic, repressed squire William Boldwood (Peter Finch); and handsome rascal Sgt. Troy (Terrence Stamp), who breaks women's hearts for a hobby.
Thanks to cameraman Nicolas Roeg and production designer Richard MacDonald (who also worked for Joseph Losey), 19th-century Dorset looks as pretty and as picturesque as a John Constable reproduction on top of a cookie tin. Not that Schlesinger or screenwriter Frederic Raphael underplays the duress of rural life. We see the hardship of the farm workers' lives as the seasons turn. The film opens with a spectacular sequence in which Gabriel Oak's dog drives his flock of sheep over a cliff, thereby forcing him into penury. Whether hunger or heartbreak, every character here suffers. Bathsheba (like the model Christie plays in Darling) is a free spirit in a society in which women's rights are severely restricted. --Geoffrey Macnab
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Neglected masterpiece
I agree with all the above reviewers. I have this '60 epic in laser disk, when laser disk technology gave us better selections of great movies. "Far from the Madding Crowd," with Julie Christie at her prime, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, and Terence Stamp, and directed by John Schlesinger captures both the spirit--and the letter--of Thomas Hardy's great novel, gives the serious viewer a feast for the eye and a first rate drama with tragic overtones, a rare cinematic experience. Some DVD company should ... Read More
Rating: - Where is the DVD of This Film?
One of the best literary adaptations on film ever made, this film of Hardy's classic features fine performances from Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Peter Finch, and the dashing Terrence Stamp. Great cinematography by Nick Roeg. An Oscar nominated score by Richard Rodney Bennett.
I don't know why a good DVD hasn't appeared of this film. So much junk is available, why is this gem being kept from the public. As far as I know, the British DVD is a bad transfer of the film.
Rating: - An unforgettable picture!
This well gifted director made his most relevant artwork with this film based on a Thomas hardy novel. This outstanding work shows the poignant portrait of a charming and humble lady who will be the most beloved woman of three different men. The first one is Alan Bates who is not touched by the Fortune God precisely but gifted of a notable will and working spirit; the second - Terence Stamp is young military man- who likes to swim in the middle of two turbulent waters of different density and ... Read More
Rating: - Far From The Madding Crowd
This is an exceptional film. Julie Cristie is perfection!!
Why is this film not on DVD?
Rating: - A wonderful adaptation
This is one of the best screen adaptations of a Thomas Hardy novel. Only the British are capable of making these masterpieces. It's hard to describe this movie without exhausting all superlatives. It has a wonderful cast that can really embody the novel's characters convincingly. I really appreciated this. I read the novel before I saw this movie, and can't think anything that can come close to this novel as this movie. The latest adaptations of this novel can't quite compare to this gem. When would this ... Read More
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