Bathsheba's hair
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jelovatt — 16 years ago(February 10, 2010 05:22 PM)
You're so right! Julie Christie is perfect in every way (except perhaps the eyeliner but in those days they weren't so fussy about period detail. This is just one of the most wonderful films ever made and surely it makes you want to visit Dorset and Hardy country, doesn't it? Especially if you're an American, right?
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themill — 16 years ago(March 10, 2010 08:33 PM)
You know, I'm not usually bothered by details like this, but it really did bug me. Not only is she blonde in this film, it was a dirty, brownish blonde. If her hair wasn't going to be black, it ought to have been striking in some way at least. Like I said, I hate getting hung up on things like this & am fully aware that every filmed version of a novel is a reinterpretation but, in this case, I really think the filmmakers should have cast an actress closer to Bathsheba's physical type. Julie Christie was too old for the role as well. Haha, well, I risk being flamed by her fans, but you'll see what I mean if you read the novel!
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themill — 15 years ago(July 08, 2010 06:50 PM)
@MycroftHolmes: I'm surprised. She was a pretty mature-looking 25. I have the impression Bathsheba couldn't have been older than 20 or so, just based on the fact that she was newly marriagable in rural Victorian England. I can't help thinking of Natassja Kinski in Polanski's "Tess" as an example. Very youthful-looking & seemed to fit better.
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angharad83 — 15 years ago(May 15, 2010 01:55 PM)
agree with the OP - the hair is terrible. It also doesn't look in the least Victorian, more like a sixties model for a hair dresser's magazine.
I have only seen excerpts from the film, what happens when she finds the blonde hair of Fanny in her Husbands watch? It's supposed to be shocking because the colour is obviously so different from her own hair! Or did they change this scene? -
OnceUponATimeInTheWest — 15 years ago(July 28, 2010 04:37 AM)
I am posting this here so some of you will be alerted to a screening coming up
On TCM 08/02/2010 from 5-8pm est which includes 24 hours of Julie Christie as TCM does their annual Summer under the stars. -
OnceUponATimeInTheWest — 15 years ago(July 28, 2010 04:55 PM)
I am posting this here so some of you will be alerted to a screening coming up
On TCM 08/02/2010 from 5-8pm est which includes 24 hours of Julie Christie as TCM does their annual Summer under the stars. -
OnceUponATimeInTheWest — 15 years ago(August 01, 2010 05:37 AM)
http://www.tcm.com/2010/suts/index.jsp#/juliechristie/5
here is a link for Julie Christie (summer under the Stars) click on video to watch the trailer. Enjoy! -
OnceUponATimeInTheWest — 15 years ago(August 02, 2010 07:10 AM)
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=moraven12#p/u/92/lPOz3moS4jQ
Hi Sandy
This link is for a 1998 version which I assume was made for TV. looks pretty good. I am watching it now on my computer. There are 21 10 min segments. Enjoy.. Kevin -
OnceUponATimeInTheWest — 15 years ago(August 07, 2010 12:21 PM)
Hi I found an old link in my bookmarks
I think this is the 11 minute featurette of Far From the Madding Crowd
http://www.tcm.com/video/videoPlayer/?cid=144843&titleId=1334