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Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

Drama · Romance · 2015

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

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Far from the Madding Crowd

2015 Drama · Romance 1h 59m

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7.0 / 10

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In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Thomas Vinterberg

Written by

David Nicholls

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Bathsheba Everdene

Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

Gabriel Oak

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

William Boldwood

Tom Sturridge

Tom Sturridge

Sergeant Francis Troy

Juno Temple

Juno Temple

Fanny Robbin

Jessica Barden

Jessica Barden

Liddy

Hilton McRae

Hilton McRae

Jacob Smallbury

Court is in session

Put Far from the Madding Crowd on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.