Jude
Jude Fawley (Christopher Eccleston) is a stonemason with a passion for learning. He yearns to go to University, but his ambition is scuppered by an unhappy marriage to a pig farmer's daughter. When this ends, Jude moves to Christminster, where he falls in love with his cousin Sue Bridehead (Kate Winslet). Despite censure from polite society the two become lovers, but the tragedy is just around the corner.
Critic Reviews:
- " It's worth seeing Jude, a stark adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, just for the extraordinary performance of Christopher Eccleston as Jude Fawley. " – Lisa Schwarzbaum
- " Among the very best, frankest, and most honest of recent literary adaptations. " – Nick Davis
- " As modern British historical films go, this is visually one of the most impressive. " – Almar Haflidason
