Synopsis
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy. Bathsheba Everdene, attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love – as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.
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Cast
- Carey MulliganBathsheba Everdene
- Matthias SchoenaertsGabriel Oak
- Michael SheenWilliam Boldwood
- Tom SturridgeSergeant Francis Troy
- Juno TempleFanny Robbin
- Jessica BardenLiddy
- Hilton McRaeJacob Smallbury
- Harry PeacockJan Coggan
- Bradley HallJoseph Poorgrass
- Sam PhillipsSergeant Doggett
Recommendations
- 88
Movie Nation
If it isn’t as decorous and deft as the Jane Austen romances of an earlier literary (and cinematic) age, the longing is still there in a story that feels more lived-in, brutish and realistic. - 80
Empire
Extremely well done and well acted, it’s an attractive, appealing, involving adaptation, just not as iconic as the ’60s film. - 80
Total Film
Fresh enough to engage newcomers, respectful enough to appease scholars, this is – for genre fans – pure period-drama porn. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Given the challenge of solving a problem like Bathsheba, Mulligan succeeds, more than Christie did, in providing an answer. - 70
Variety
What does register at every turn is a vibrant sense of time and place that pulls us into Hardy’s bygone world even when the drama falters. - 63
Slant Magazine
The lack of real analysis or consideration leaves this perilously close to a Goldilocks-style depiction of privileged female indecision. - 60
The Guardian
There is ultimately something very unbalanced in this movie: the female lead and one male support are outstanding; another supporting male is fine and the third is frankly uncomfortable and miscast. - 60
Screen Daily
It’s a title to be admired, certainly, but for all its visual fireworks, Far From The Madding Crowd doesn’t truly ignite an emotional spark.
