The Mayor of Casterbridge
by David Thacker
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Actor: Ciar?n Hinds, James Purefoy, Jodhi May, Juliet Aubrey, Polly WalkerDirector: David Thacker
Brand: A&E
Cinematographer: Ivan Strasburg
Editor: St. John O'Rorke
Producer: Delia Fine
Producer: Georgina Lowe
Producer: Sally Head
Writer: Ted Whitehead
Writer: Thomas Hardy
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Movie Review: Oh what tangled webs we weave...
Summary: 4 Stars
Three actors of HBO's "Rome" (Cirian Hinds, James Purefoy and Polly Walker) make this movie a tragic and twisted joy to watch. You find yourself sympathizing and then hating each of the characters (save one) from one moment to the next. Everyone lies for selfish ends and yet no one seems to fully get what they desire.
Cirian Hinds is masterful in his role, and it is up to YOU to decide whether you ultimately felt sorry for him, or if he gets what he deserves....
Only 2 things keep me from giving this film 5 stars - James Purefoy gives a laughable Scottish accent, and Jodhi May (the innocent girl in the film) irritatingly snarls her mouth when she is emotional. BUT the overall movie is a twisted tale - that was delightful to watch for the romances - and fun to watch in hating those who are deceitful! Set in mid 1800's England, this intriguing find is more than just about hay harvesting.
Summary of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 09/30/2003 Run time: 200 minutes Rating: NrCommon sense suggests that no good can come of auctioning off your wife in a drunken fit, but Thomas Hardy's classic novel The Mayor of Casterbridge turns this dark story, set in rural England in the mid-1800s, into a compelling, compulsive ride. The discarded wife (Juliet Aubrey) returns after 19 years with her daughter (Jodhi May) in tow, only to discover that her former husband, Michael Henchard (Ciar?n Hinds) has risen as a merchant and a politician. But though he welcomes her back and arranges to renew their bond without public shame, Henchard's pride and fear remain intractable; the struggle for love and happiness collides with shame and secrets as Hardy's complex tale unfolds. While the 1978 miniseries with Alan Bates is much less abridged and gives a fuller immersion into the novel and life at the time, the swiftness of this two-part adaptation makes it more immediately emotionally engaging, and the superb, compact performances by the entire cast (including Polly Walker and James Purefoy) give this version a potent punch. --Bret Fetzer
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