In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
Top Billed Cast
Carey Mulligan
Bathsheba Everdene
Matthias Schoenaerts
Gabriel Oak
Michael Sheen
William Boldwood
Tom Sturridge
Sergeant Francis Troy
Juno Temple
Fanny Robbin
Jessica Barden
Liddy
Hilton McRae
Jacob Smallbury
Harry Peacock
Jan Coggan
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
R RenoVerified TMDB Critic
2016-10-04
**Three men like the three different seasons in a woman's life!**
This is a wonderful drama, I have been waiting for such film to come and since its release, I have been looking forward to this day. The romance is the theme of the film, so not the entire film as what it looks like. Based on the one and half century old novel of the same name and the fourth film adaptation. I have seen only 'Tamara Drewe', but that was altered to the present era, other than that I've not seen any other version. Still, I believe this will be remembered as the best one so far.
I would say Carey Mulligan is ...
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2022-06-01
This is a very classy adaptation of the Thomas Hardy story and Carey Mulligan plays the role of "Bathsheba Everdene" will some skill. It is one of those stories, however, where I never quite understood why the heroine just didn't stick to her plan A and marry the right boy first. In this case, the hunky and decent farmer "Gabriel" (Matthias Schoenaerts). Instead, she has to mess around with the dashing but fickle "Capt. Troy" (Tom Sturridge) whose heart lies elsewhere until tragedy strikes, and then with the wealthy but rather too genteel "Boldwood" (Michael Sheen) upon whom tragedy also pays ...
