Far from the Madding Crowd 1967  N/R, 168 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Prunella Ransome, Fiona Walker, Paul Dawkins, Julian Somers, Freddie Jones, Alison Leggatt, John Barrett, Andrew Robertson, Brian Rawlinson, Victor Stone, Vincent Harding
Thomas Hardy's novel is brought to the screen with Julie Christie as Bathsheba Everdine, the country girl, whose life touches three men: sheep farmer Gabriel (Alan Bates), wealthy William (Peter Finch), and reckless sergeant Troy (Terence Stamp). It is mid-19th-century Victorian England, and Bathsheba has just inherited the family farm. Although a very headstrong woman with a haughty attitude, by story's end Bathsheba falls in love with one of her suitors and throws caution to the wind when she selects her true love.
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Time After Time 1986 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Bill Hays
Cast: John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Helen Cherry, Ursula Howells, Brenda Bruce, Mark Lambert, Trevor Howard, Freddie Jones, Fiona Walker, Mavis Walker, Colm Heffernan, Liam Sweeney, Peter Gilroy, Ann Rowan, George Yiasoumi
Based on a novel by Molly Keane, this comedy/drama takes place on a run-down estate where Jasper Swift (John Gielgud) lives with his three elderly sisters May (Ursula Howells), "Baby" June (Brenda Bruce), and Lady Alys Crowshawe (Mavis Walker). Jasper takes care of the garden and kitchen while the sisters argue and get on each others' nerves. Then along comes long-lost cousin Leda (Googie Withers) who tries to take charge and stirs up the already unsettled household by bringing back old memories that the family had been happy to forget.
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