In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
This is an interesting, heartfelt but flawed Hardy adaptation.
Extremely well done and well acted, it’s an attractive, appealing, involving adaptation, just not as iconic as the ’60s film.
Fresh enough to engage newcomers, respectful enough to appease scholars, this is – for genre fans – pure period-drama porn.
Straight but stirring adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel starring Carey Mulligan.
Vinterberg offers us a thoughtful, well crafted costume drama - but one which relies almost entirely on Mulligan to spark it into life.
Verdict: Miscast version of the Wessex classic.
In the end, this is a handsome, stately production with much to admire.
t takes a special talent to make a period film that transcends the corseted confines of the stereotypical British-made costume drama.
t is never dull. Just don’t expect to have your emotions wrung like last Sunday’s climactic episode of Poldark.
Thomas Vinterburg’s adaptation of the Hardy classic is handsome and well played but could do with a little less polish.
General release. Check local listings for show times.