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Far from the Madding Crowd

2015

Thomas Vinterberg

Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge ...

6.4

5,516

Romance. Drama The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"Carey Mulligan makes a fine Bathsheba Everdene (...) What does register at every turn is a vibrant sense of time and place that pulls us into Hardy’s bygone world even when the drama falters"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	Vinterberg (...) brings out the wild side in Mulligan, who can hold a close-up like nobody's business. She's a live wire in a movie that knows how to stir up a classic for the here and now. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The latest version of Hardy's 1874 classic works on all levels. Foremost, it is brilliantly directed by Thomas Vinterberg (...) An enthralling, complex drama (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Nicely served on both sides of the camera (...) the basics [from Hardy's novel] are honored here (...) The production is robust and lustrous in all departments."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Vinterberg turns out to be a half-eccentric, half-inspired choice to direct Thomas Hardy’s rural tragedy (...) an interesting, heartfelt but flawed Hardy adaptation (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"Thomas Vinterberg’s latest version is, hands down, the best yet (...) Carey Mulligan brings remarkable nuance and a rich inner life to the role of Bathsheba Everdene"	POS
United States	Stephanie Merry The Washington Post	"'Far From the Madding Crowd' will delight fans of period dramas (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"Vinterberg’s version will doubtless come to be viewed as a typical product of our time, in both its haste and its recurrent gloom. Though its social scope is narrower than Hardy’s"	NEU
United States	Graham Fuller New York Daily News	"This fresh version of the 1874 Thomas Hardy novel is gutsy and passionate. (...) It’s also an instant classic. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Its virtues are many and this filmed version of Hardy’s fourth novel is well worth seeing. It rises head and shoulders above most of what we’ve been seeing lately. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"It’s a title to be admired, certainly, but for all its visual fireworks, Far From The Madding Crowd doesn’t truly ignite an emotional spark"	NEU

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