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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Far from the Madding Crowd
Saracia — 19 years ago(December 06, 2006 06:54 PM)
it WAS made in the 60s, which means it fell victim to all of the usual blah from that time
but i really liked this, and i loved the gabriel character, and it was the one time that i left thomas hardy in a good mood -
stevem-26 — 19 years ago(January 31, 2007 10:25 PM)
Well, there was a lot of "blah" in the 60s, also in the 70s, the 80s, the 90s, and even today.
I think the only candidate in this film for the "b" word though, might be Julie Christie, who did seem just like Julie Christie. She did manage to get across some of Bathsheba's exasperating qualities, but she didn't really seem 1866.
However, ahem, and a very big however, this was the first film I can recollect that made a serious attempt, and I feel with great success, at historical transportation.
The production design, the character actors, all took me to what I must believe was 1866. The folk songs, the cinematography, all of it was so beautiful. Just listen to Freddie Jones' dialogue as Cainy Ball. And Nicolas Roeg's cinematograpy of Dorset. Still is one of the finest portrayals of agrarian life on film.
I believe John Schlesinger sounded a death knell on both sides of the pond for cinematic "costume drama" with this wonderful production.
So, now where is the dratted DVD for us in the US?
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bmoore-13 — 17 years ago(April 27, 2008 07:27 PM)
I don't understand the "usual blah" phrase. You mean nothing blew up, no blood and guts, no bared breasts jiggling around? The only "blah" in this film is, as the other poster writes, the miscasting of Julie Christie. It's otherwise first-rate, Hardy done justice.
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eden_echo — 17 years ago(June 21, 2008 06:19 AM)
The only "blah" in this film is, as the other poster writes, the miscasting of Julie Christie. It's otherwise first-rate, Hardy done justice.
Yeah, something just didn't fit with her in the part, she seemed out of place at times imo. I like Paloma Baeze in the '98 version a little better though this adaptation is still very good!
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mmitsos-1 — 17 years ago(September 23, 2008 10:45 PM)
As an aside, I thought Alan Bates, one of my favorite actors, was at PEAK BEAUTY in this film. Absolutely GORGEOUS.tanned, very blue eyes, thick black hair, and a wonderful smile.
I was sort of surprised to only recently find out that he was bi-sexual. I loved his filmsthis one, and especially "A Kind of Loving", among others.