Under the Greenwood Tree
by Nicholas Laughland
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Actor: James Murray (XIII), Keeley Hawes, Richard Leaf, Terry Mortimer, Tony HaygarthDirector: Nicholas Laughland
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner
Movie Reviews of Under the Greenwood Tree
Movie Review: What a Wonderful Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
What a gentle, fresh movie. I was expecting a below average English period movie; I judged that it would be below par because of an uninspiring cover. But I was wrong.
This movie is a refreshing treat. The casting is perfect, the music is lovely and appropriate, from Christmas carol to Church music to ballad sung in the street. The screenplay has just the right touches of humor.
I highly recommend this movie.
Summary of Under the Greenwood Tree
The radiant glow of Keeley Hawes--an English rose if ever there was one--anchors Under the Greenwood Tree, a light romance from the normally gloomy pen of Thomas Hardy (The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles). When a young educated woman with the preposterous name of Fancy Day (Hawes, Tipping the Velvet) returns to a small village to care for her father, she finds herself pursued by three very different men: The poor but handsome Dick Dewy (James Murray, Sons and Lovers), the crude but wealthy Mr. Shiner (Steve Pemberton, The League of Gentlemen), and the erudite but pompous Parson Maybold (Ben Miles, Coupling). The story is slender but enjoyable, with hints of class conflict and the changes due to come from the impending Industrial Revolution. Hawes lends her considerable intelligence and charm to the put-upon Miss Day; she makes you feel the eroticism of washing your hands in the same basin with an attractive man. The accompanying "making of" documentary is also pleasant, though it goes on a bit too long about artificial snow. --Bret FetzerIn a small village in the south of England Dick Dewy a handsome working man falls in love with Fancy Day a newly arrived schoolteacher from a wealthy family who happens to be the village beauty. But other richer men also want to win the hand of Fancy. There's Farmer Shiner a wealthy landowner and Reverend Maybold the decent young vicar. Who will win Fancy's hand? And even if she agrees to marry Dick will her father consent to the marriage? This charming timeless story of rural life gave Thomas Hardy his first real taste of success and with its rustic setting and moving tale of young love it weaves a spell that still entrances today.Running Time: 100 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 794051249326 Manufacturer No: E2493
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