Hardy’s novel was wittily reworked for the present day in Posy Simmonds’s graphic novel Tamara Drewe (2007), subsequently adapted for the cinema by Stephen Frears (2010). Listen online to free English audiobook Far from the Madding Crowd on our website to experience the fourth Thomas Hardys novel and his first major literary.
Shot through with misty greys and blues, Nicolas Roeg’s evocative cinematography transforms Dorset into what Hardy described as the “part-real, part-dream country” of Wessex. The English countryside is hugely diverse, managed under a variety of farming systems. Far From The Maddding Crowd By Thomas Hardy By Raazia Maryam and Ayman Shakeel Farming in England Roughly three-quarters of land in England is farmed in some way. Lush and well-played, with cinematographer Nicolas Roeg on top form.”Īn atmosphere of foreboding hangs over this adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 1874 novel like bad weather – of which there’s a good deal – as flighty young heroine Bathsheba (Julie Christie) alternately eludes, encourages and falls victim to the attentions of poor but decent shepherd Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), rich but gloomy farmer William Boldwood (Peter Finch) and dashing but callous soldier Sergeant Troy (Terence Stamp).Īll are dogged by disappointment and mishap, but director John Schlesinger’s approach is one of steady, sympathetic observation and careful period detail rather than high dramatics. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.
“The bleak social tragedy of Thomas Hardy’s fiction as transformed by the perfect cheekbones and icy chic of sixties Brit cinema.
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