The Woodlanders
by Phil Agland
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Actor: Cal MacaNinch, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Rufus Sewell, Tony HaygarthDirector: Phil Agland
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Cinematographer: Ashley Rowe
Producer: Phil Agland
Editor: David Dickie
Editor: Tim Arrowsmith
Producer: Barney Reisz
Writer: David Rudkin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 1 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2012-01-06
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: LIONSGATE
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Summary: 4 Stars
A shorter version of a longer 1997 film of one of Thomas Hardy's lesser-known novels has been released in America on this bare-bones DVD. It will please viewers unfamiliar with the entire film as much as displease those who have seen the original or read the novel, the author's favorite of all his works. Characters, backstories and nuances that are Hardy trademarks are given short shrift in both versions. Not to worry, however. Newcomers to "The Woodlanders" will like this re-edited film, reduced and refocused as it is, because it is so well cast, acted, directed and photographed in beautiful locations. The film confirms that Hardy is as superb a storyteller as he is a social commentator.
A timber merchant sends his daughter (Emily Woof) off to school but welcomes home less a country lass than an educated woman who is now ill at ease among her kith and kin, including the young woodcutter (Rufus Sewell) she promised to marry. Instead, she marries a class-conscious doctor (Cal Macaninch) on the insistence of her father, who seeks to improve her station. Everyone is at cross-purposes in Hardy stories (he rarely writes villains) and they always come to grief. This one is no exception, except that it is exceptionally well-told, even in this shortened version. "The Woodlanders" received a handful of awards in England and deserved every one of them.
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This award-winning motion picture is a mustsee adaptation of Thomas Hardy's timeless tale! After being away at school, Grace (Emily Woof ? The Full Monty,Velvet Goldmine) feels she's outgrown her rural hometown and childhood sweetheart, a simple woodsman named Giles (Rufus Sewell ? Extreme Ops, A Knight's Tale). She longs to travel abroad with the rich widow Mrs. Charmond (Polly Walker ? 81?2 Women, Emma, Enchanted April ) and marries a handsome young doctor. But Grace soon learns that culture is no substitute for true love. Honored with awards at numerous international film festivals, the first-rate cast of The Woodlanders brings this treasured tale to life!This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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