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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: shygirl on March 16, 2014, 10:55:27 pm

Title: Far from the madding crowd
Post by: shygirl on March 16, 2014, 10:55:27 pm

Far From The Madding Crowd 1998 Adaptation) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH9tAyUd-Jo#)

for those who haven't seen it......
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Far from the madding crowd
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 17, 2014, 08:48:25 am

I know I'm very sad, but the very first scene had me spitting, "But this is supposed to be in 'Wessex' and those are Swaledale sheep and North Country Mules!!"  ::)

(I won't let it stop me watching the rest of it.  My Aussie cousin said she couldn't watch The Piano because of the howling geographical and historical inaccuracies, and what had I thought of the film?  I said I thought it was one of the most powerful movies I had ever seen. ;))

Title: Re: Far from the madding crowd
Post by: goosepimple on March 17, 2014, 10:13:00 am

The film version was beautifully done apart from Julie Christie as Bathsheba making it look a little dated now, the cinematography was brilliant as were the rest of the cast, so this has a lot to live up to.  Looks good though in the bit I just saw.


Always love a good Thomas Hardy.

Title: Re: Far from the madding crowd
Post by: Bramblecot on March 19, 2014, 12:06:30 am

The new version was filmed last year and the location for Bathsheba's farm is where I work.  It was amazing how they transformed the place.  At least they used local sheep this time even if the cornflower and wisteria flowers were plastic :roflanim: .  Can't wait for the release later this year. 
You may remember the casting director asked for extras through TAS ;)