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Far From The Madding Crowd [DVD] [1967]
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25 Aug. 2008 "Please retry" | — | 1 | £12.98 | £1.99 |
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| £24.17 | £20.54 |
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| Format | PAL, Widescreen, Anamorphic, Colour, Mono |
| Contributor | Bryan Mosely, Frederic Raphael, Freddie Jones, Paul Dawkins, Joseph Janni, Peter Finch, Nicolas Roeg, Fiona Walker, Brian Rawlinson, Julian Somers, Alan Bates, Prunella Ransome, Terence Stamp, Denise Coffey, John Schlesinger, Alison Leggatt, Julie Christie See more |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 36 minutes |
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Julie Christie stars in this adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 19th-century story of a woman's passion. Set in Victorian England, the film follows Bathsheba Everdene (Christie), a beautiful, independent woman who runs the farm she was left by her uncle. She becomes romantically involved with three very different men: handsome and wayward soldier Frank Troy (Terence Stamp); prosperous gentleman William Boldwood (Peter Finch); and ever-patient shepherd Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates).
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- Aspect Ratio : 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Rated : Universal, suitable for all
- Language : English
- Package Dimensions : 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 Grams
- Director : John Schlesinger
- Media Format : PAL, Widescreen, Anamorphic, Colour, Mono
- Run time : 2 hours and 36 minutes
- Actors : Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch, Prunella Ransome
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
- Studio : Warner
- Producers : Joseph Janni
- ASIN : B00022EF7K
- Writers : Frederic Raphael
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: 63,597 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
- 2,031 in Romance (DVD & Blu-ray)
- 17,747 in Drama (DVD & Blu-ray)
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A thoroughly satisfying film.
November 2010 and my question has been answered. However, the following is not a review of the same product as referred to above. This "Far From..." edition is NOT the Canal+ release, but a US import, Region 1, NTSC 2009 issue from Warner Home Video that Amazon has kindly made available to us. If you haven't got a player that is multi-region and NTSC compatible then it's worth getting hold of one to watch this new edition. It restores all the original features of the film, even the intermission (the last time I saw that was when it was first released in the cinema in 1967); it is widescreen, soundtrack remastered to Dolby 5.1, and while the image has been cleaned up, the original colours have thankfully not been over-intensified so the original atmosphere and mood is retained. Scenes and shots that had been cut out of the Canal+ version have been reinstated, such as the Harvest Festival service in the church, a fairly short but important sequence where Schlesinger gives us a telling overview of the characters and relationships at a key point in the story.
Okay, so all this may seem rather anal and nerdy, but the end result is that the excellent production, screenplay, directing, acting, music and cinematography all shine through to make watching this film again and again a great pleasure. Consign your older version to the dustbin (or recycle if possible) and get this one instead.
I first saw this film at the cinema when it was first released and I was swept away then by the story-telling, the beautiful scenery, the great acting, the authenticity and, very importantly for me, it's faithful adherence to Hardy's novel. The casting is perfect. Julie Christie is marvellous as the headstrong Bathsheba (and it is fun spotting her changes of hairstyle and hair colour all the way through), Alan Bates is great as the dependable (but not boring) Farmer Oak, Peter Finch perfectly captures the lonely, tortured Mr Boldwood, and Terence Stamp! - well, when we were teenagers, he certainly set our hearts racing (like he did Bathsheba's) in that red soldiers'uniform.
For once, it is a film that complements the book; you could watch/read either first and not be disappointed or surprised by the other. Watching it again all these years later, it is still absolutely marvellous.
If you have a blu-ray or all-areas player, I would highly recommend this version. I would have it in my top 3 favourite films of all time. The book is good, too!
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