TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES RADIO 4 DRAMA
Adapting much-loved classical gems of literature as dramas is no easy task, but Katie Hims’ fresh, lively radio dramatisation of Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a sparkling gem all in its own ...
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Thomas Hardy’s classic Victorian novel is filmed again
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs Far from the Madding Crowd (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment). Thomas Hardy’s Wessex novel is set in 1870 Dorset. Carey Mulligan’s resourceful and very ...
Is this version of Hardy’s classic just too far from the original?
Joyce Glasser reviews Far from the Madding Crowd (April 30, 2015) Cert. 12, 113 min. It is almost 50 years since John Schlesinger’s dark, romantic and faithful adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd ...
Arguably the best cinema adaptation of a Hardy novel
Joyce Glasser reviews Far from the Madding Crowd (Digitally Restored, 1967) (March 13, 2015) Cert. U, 155 min. John Schlesinger’s dark, urban buddy movie Midnight Cowboy might be considered his master ...