Released Date:
1998-05-01
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
81 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (1006 Reviews)
Director:
Michael WinterbottomJimmy McGovern
Paul Henry Powell
Nick, is a young Scottish soccer player living in the big city. He meets Karen, and the two fall in love and move in together. Soon after, Nick exhibits signs of serious illness. As his body slowly succumbs to multiple sclerosis, he experiences a wide sweep of jagged emotions, and in the process gives himself and those who love him the strength to carry on.
Released Date:
2003-08-17
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK, USA
Runtime:
196 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (1010 Reviews)
Director:
David ThackerGenres:
DramaThomas Hardy (novel)
Ted Whitehead (screenplay)
At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realizing his loss, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far. Eighteen years later, Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge, a man well respected but not well liked. The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper.
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