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Release Date: 30 September, 2003 Retail Price: $24.95 OUR Price: $21.99 You SAVE: $2.96! Cast: Complete Cast (10 total) |
The Mayor of Casterbridge Reviews
An excellent film and adaptation
While many adaptations suffer from over-emphasizing the costumes and scenes at the expense of great acting, or from taking too much license in editing or adapting a story, this film combines wonderful cinema with a good period feel. The acting is fine, the landscapes are beautiful, and the scenes seem "natural".
Moreover, this is a great story, full of emotion, difficulties, and cultural relevance. Set (and written) in England during the latter half of the nineteenth century, many of the emerging topics of the day (changes in technology or social roles, for example) are brought into the story.
While a shorter adaptation than the 1978 mini-series, this film is definitely worth viewing if you are a fan of Thomas Hardy and/or nineteenth century (particularly British) literature.
I stumbled on this one by accident on A&E....what a surprise!
I too cannot top how the previous reviews described this movie. What caught my attention while I was channel flipping was the superb acting!! I loved the story. Can't wait to buy it as I never saw the beginning. Whish there were more out there like this one. It should be on the big screen!
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