Why Terence Stamp and not Alan Bates on the cover?
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neverjac — 16 years ago(July 16, 2009 03:08 PM)
Each of the characters: Gabriel Oak, Fanny Robin, Wm. Boldwood, Bathsheba Everdene, in turn must taste the bitter heartache of rejection or unrequieted love. But Sgt. Troy has no such propensity and it is due to this insensitivity, that I find him elevated in the story and hence the cover.
It is really Bathsheba's story and Frank, you know, he broke her heart.
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sylvian — 16 years ago(July 21, 2009 03:36 AM)
I think yes and no. Sgt.Troy, with his obvious flaws in character, is really the salt and pepper of the story, and you could say that him being on the cover fittingly replicates the dramatic premise, namely that this cockroach undeservedly eclipses the worthy. But in the big picture FFtMC is not about Bathseba's romance with him, but Gabriel's persistence in waiting for her - the main focus is on his silent devotion throughout. So it's kind of strange that Bates' performance is not acknowledged "visually". So much the more as he has a much more appealing "poster head" than Terence Stamp IMO.
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d.doherty — 14 years ago(February 06, 2012 12:41 AM)
Why on earth should Bates be on the cover of the DVD?
He played a minor role up till the last few minutes. Terry Stamp was her great love from the begining until the end. The film ends with a freeze frame on a figurine representing Sgt. Troy, while Bathsheba and Gabriel stand silent off screen. -
franzkabuki — 14 years ago(February 18, 2012 09:40 AM)
"He played a minor role up until the last few minutes. Terry Stamp was her great love from the beginning until the end".
The film that I saw had Bates as the leading man whom we followed around for the first half an hour while Stamp only made a couple of brief appearences until approximately an hour into the proceedings.
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Noirdame79 — 10 years ago(July 01, 2015 08:42 AM)
I agree, franzkabuki, that Bates was the real leading man of the film. Those who act like Oak is a minor character in this version clearly were not paying attention. Bathsheba realizes in the end how much Gabriel means to her and the prospect of losing him makes her see how foolish she has been. With Troy, it was one of those fiery, passionate romances that was already starting to burn out. She didn't really know Troy. Bathsheba's relationship with Gabriel was much deeper; he was the only man who loved her unselfishly. Anyone can see that he was the right man for her.
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akg96-1 — 9 years ago(February 07, 2017 10:01 PM)
Like IMDb says, he's an icon of the 1960s, he dated the likes of Julie Christie, Brigitte Bardot and Jean Shrimpto. That says a lot - popular, star power & culturally important in real life, not just a romantic mythology to appeal to those who have a thing for his look.