Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free First Class Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
16 used & new from £3.00
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Jude [DVD] [1996]
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

Jude [DVD] [1996]

DVD ~ Christopher Eccleston
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
RRP: £9.99
Price: £5.98 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £4.01 (40%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Items for dispatch to UK will be sold by Amazon's Preferred Merchant. (Why?) Gift-wrap available.

12 new from £5.32 2 used from £3.00 2 collectible from £8.99
Learn about Lovefilm
Amazon's choice for DVD rental.
With a 14 day FREE trial. Learn more

Frequently Bought Together

Jude [DVD] [1996] + Tess [DVD] [1979] + Far From The Madding Crowd [DVD] [1998]
Total RRP: £29.97
Price For All Three: £13.83

Show availability and shipping details

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Jude [DVD] [1996]
82% buy the item featured on this page:
Jude [DVD] [1996] 3.8 out of 5 stars (17)
£5.98
Little Children [DVD] [2006]
5% buy
Little Children [DVD] [2006] 3.5 out of 5 stars (31)
£4.98
Far From The Madding Crowd [DVD] [1998]
5% buy
Far From The Madding Crowd [DVD] [1998] 4.2 out of 5 stars (9)
£3.98
Iris [DVD] [2002]
4% buy
Iris [DVD] [2002] 4.7 out of 5 stars (13)
£3.98
Explore similar items

Product details

  • Actors: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, Rachel Griffiths, June Whitfield
  • Directors: Michael Winterbottom
  • Writers: Hossein Amini, Thomas Hardy
  • Producers: Andrew Eaton, Mark Shivas, Sheila Fraser Milne, Stewart Till
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Jan 2001
  • Run Time: 117 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000558OU
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,194 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

    Popular in this category:

    #52 in  DVD > Drama > Period

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
This curiously dry adaptation of Thomas Hardy's last novel, Jude is a good example of Michael Winterbottom's inability to make a particularly good film until Welcome to Sarajevo. Christopher Eccleston plays Jude Fawley, a self-educated stonemason who holds the dream of attending university but identifies with the working class. Kate Winslet is enlisted to play his cousin Sue Bridehead, a young woman with suffragette leanings and a position as a teacher's assistant. When the two enter into an illicit union, they are condemned to the margins of society, ultimately resulting in a horrifying tragedy. Winterbottom takes an oddly lean approach to Hardy's deterministic story, which leaves a viewer feeling short on emotion just when one needs it for the from-bad-to-worse third act. Welcome to Sarajevo proved that Winterbottom needs a whole other level of personal involvement to make a film that inspires him. Jude isn't one of those lucky films. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Menus
Digitally Re-Mastered
English Stereo
Subtitles: English Deaf and Hard of Hearing

See all Reviews

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Far From The Madding Crowd [DVD] [1998]

Far From The Madding Crowd [DVD] [1998]

DVD ~ Nathanial Parker
4.2 out of 5 stars (9)  £3.98
Tess [DVD] [1979]

Tess [DVD] [1979]

DVD ~ Nastassja Kinski
4.7 out of 5 stars (3)  £3.87
Tess Of The D'Urbervilles [DVD] [1998]

Tess Of The D'Urbervilles [DVD] [1998]

DVD ~ Justine Waddell
4.7 out of 5 stars (7)  £3.98
Under The Greenwood Tree [DVD]

Under The Greenwood Tree [DVD]

DVD ~ Sean Arnold
3.9 out of 5 stars (11)  £4.98
Little Children [DVD] [2006]

Little Children [DVD] [2006]

DVD ~ Patrick Wilson
3.5 out of 5 stars (31)  £4.98
› Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below
(3)
(3)
(2)
(2)
See all 5 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

17 Reviews
5 star:
 (9)
4 star:
 (2)
3 star:
 (2)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:
 (3)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.8 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 21 Feb 2005
By Chaz (London) - See all my reviews
Having read the synopsis on the back of the video case, I wasn't too enthusiastic about watching this film. However, it was highly recommended to me, and not without good reason.

Since this site already provides a description of the plot, I won't go into detail, save to say that it is well written and carefully considered. On that note, although the film borrows only the core story from the novel on which it is based, this does not in the least detract from the finished product. Fans of the novel may initially be disapointed, but if you can disconnect the two (as they are really separate creations) then this is a highly enjoyable piece of cinema.

The acting here is of a very high standard, and the two leads are so convincing in their portrayal of their respective characters that you can not help but be drawn into the complex relationship between the two. Their relationship is really the focal point of the film, with its constant twists and turns. It faces oposition almost from the start, and it is heartbreaking to watch as it blossoms into something wonderful, only to come crashing down again.

Despite dealing with dreams and ambitions, and portraying society at that time, this film is, at heart, a love story. As such, its market will be sadly divided and, at the risk of sounding stereotypical, I can't help but feel that many males will miss out on a fantastic portrayal of forbidden love. I shall certainly treasure this film for a long time to come.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Film 5 stars or more, UK DVD just 2!! Get the German DVD on amazon.de, 30 Aug 2007
By Andre Heeger (Germany) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
A short synopsis will follow below. I will start with the most important information first: This film is cut! It is in a full screen 4:3 format whereas the original theater version is 2.35:1
You can however buy the original uncut version on amazon.de : "Herzen in Aufruhr" a Universal DVD (but what an awful title). It is in English (with only German subtitles - but easily removable) and dubbed into German. The picture is clear and crisp. Worth the additional shipping costs.
On the movie. A wonderful sad love story based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel. Beautiful! Terrific camera work, great acting.
Those who think the movie is not the book, well, sure it isn't. A film needs other storytelling and I think the critics should leave a director and his crew the freedom of their own interpretation.
Jude (Christopher Eccleston - terrific) is a stonemason who is eager to learn, to read. He is briefly married to a local girl but soon discovers he wants more of life than what the situation can provide. He moves to Christminster to be closer his beloved scholars. There he meets his cousin Sue (Kate Winslet - marvellous) and falls deeply in love with the lovely but very different and unconventional young woman. Society rejects their love and pushes them into tragedy.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Painful, compulsive viewing, 20 April 2002
This review is from: Jude [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
This film is loosely based on the Hardy novel, "Jude the Obscure", and is true to the spirit, if not the detail of the book. Jude is played by Christopher Eccleston, who manages to convey the intensity and passion of a man who always yearns desperately for what he cannot have. Kate Winslet is initially a pert and rather over-confident Sue Bridehead, but as the plot unfolds, she portrays Sue's naked despair in a manner that is uncomfortable to watch. The soundtrack - written by Adrian Johnstone - provides a sensitive backdrop to the screen events. Don't watch this expecting total fidelity to the Hardy novel, but it does manage to dramatise the despair and frustration that envelop Jude so thoroughly.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Jude The Obstetric
The unnecessary and gratuitously bloody sight of Kate Winslet giving birth reflects the tone for this dismal adaptation of Thomas Hardy's last, and arguably greatest novel. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Walter

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-renchingly Good
Jude is a fantastic film, not one for the prude, as it contains some graphic nudity, and a very graphic birth scene that i wish i had been warned about, based on the novel Jude... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Selena

1.0 out of 5 stars Please be warned.....
I watched this film 2 weeks after having my first child and it was the worst thing I could have ever done. Read more
Published 6 months ago by yvie c

3.0 out of 5 stars "We'll move on again, and again, and again. As long as it takes for the world to change."
This is the story of a young man who seeks to better himself and achieve what is not expected from a man of his background. Read more
Published 10 months ago by DangermouseZilla

1.0 out of 5 stars DVD IS NOT WIDESCREEN!
This great film receives a major injustice from its DVD transfer. Unlike the U.S widescreen DVD release (out of print, sadly), this UK DVD is not widescreen but "full frame"... Read more
Published 11 months ago by E. Burt

5.0 out of 5 stars Gloriously morbid and bleak
This film really is a feast for manic depressives! On the one hand, you have the spirited banter between the two leads and the effusive giggliness of Arabella's character and on... Read more
Published 19 months ago by cathy earnshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt performances
I've read that this was meant to be a breakthrough film for Christopher Eccleston and audiences stayed away. They missed a classic. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2006 by Emma B

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite films of all time!!
I really really love this film. Being a Kate Winslet fan i bought this purely because i wanted to see her performance in it and beyond her incredible acting ability, i discovered... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Tragic and tormenting
I own the UK version (Region 2) DVD as I it was available in the US. This movie is always so hard to watch as you feel to sad and drained afterwards. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't let it excite your anticipation
I beg your pardon, but I found this everything but good.
Jude The Obscure is one of my favourite Hardy novels, and I was looking forward to watching this video. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2001

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums
  • drama  (113 discussions)

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Health & Beauty at Amazon.co.uk

Elemis Resurface and Renew Skin Care Gift Set of 4 Products
From soap to shavers, massagers to mascara, stock up on your daily essentials or truly pamper yourself.

›Discover Health & Beauty

  

Make A Wish

Get what you want with an Amazon.co.uk Wish List Make sure you always get what you want with an Amazon.co.uk Wish List.

›More info on Wish Lists

  

A Close Shave

Philips Nivea Coolskin HS8060 Moisturizing Rotary Shaving System
For all types of hair removal, stay smooth with Amazon.co.uk.

›Discover Shaving & Hair Removal

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates