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Far from the Madding Crowd

1967 · 170 min

A sweeping, unhurried Victorian pastoral that lingers on golden fields and quiet longing before curdling into jealousy and sudden violence.

Directed by
John Schlesinger
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Tagline
Her romance with three men becomes a bold adventure
Overview
Bathsheba Everdine, a willful and flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.

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Directed by
John Schlesinger
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • class
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, history, romance
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Written by
Frederic Raphael
Starring
Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Alan Bates, Peter Finch, Fiona Walker, Prunella Ransome, Alison Leggatt, Paul Dawkins
Music
Richard Rodney Bennett
Cinematography
Nicolas Roeg
Runtime
170 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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