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The Return of the Native

1994 · 101 min

A sombre, slow-burning period romance on windswept moorland, heavy with longing and the quiet cruelty of thwarted desire.

Overview
Eustacia Vye, an exquisite beauty despairing at her boring life on an English moor, sets up a fateful lovers' triangle when she uses her wiles to entice two men, a dashing suitor and a successful man who made his name abroad and returned to his home on the heath.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • class
    • fate
    • betrayal
    • isolation
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance, tv movie
    Directed by
    Jack Gold
    Written by
    Robert W. Lenski
    Starring
    Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ray Stevenson, Clive Owen, Joan Plowright, Steven Mackintosh, Claire Skinner, Celia Imrie, William Waghorn
    Cinematography
    Alan Hume
    Runtime
    101 min
    Country
    United Kingdom, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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