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| Jude | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Produced by | Andrew Eaton |
| Screenplay by | Hossein Amini |
| Based on | Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Adrian Johnston |
| Cinematography | Eduardo Serra |
| Edited by | Trevor Waite |
BBC Films Revolution Films | |
| Distributed by | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
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| 123 minutes | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $409,144 |
Jude is a 1996 Britishperiod drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom, and written by Hossein Amini, based on Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure. The original music score was composed by Adrian Johnston.
The movie revolves around the story of two individuals, who cross their paths and fall for each other. It also depicts how they both discover themselves while on the journey of their life. Watch Hey Jude movie on YuppFlix in full HD.
The film was shot in late 1995 in Edinburgh and locations in County Durham including Durham Cathedral, Durham City, Ushaw College, Blanchland village and Beamish museum.
In a 2011 interview for theartsdesk, lead actor Christopher Eccleston commented on the film: 'Of all the films I've done, Jude is the one that I'd stand by, the one I'd like people to come back to. The rest is much of a muchness.'[1]
Plot[edit]
In the Victorian period, Jude Fawley (Eccleston) is a bright young lower-class man who dreams of a university education. Circumstances conspire against him, and he is forced into a job as a stonemason and an unhappy marriage to a country girl, Arabella (Griffiths). He remains true to his dream and, months later, after his wife's sudden departure, he heads for the city. He thinks education is available for any man who is willing to work hard. However, he is rejected by the university based primarily on his lower-class status. During this period, he encounters his cousin, Sue Bridehead (Winslet), who is beautiful and intelligent, and shares his disdain for convention. Whilst Jude is enraptured by Sue, and vice versa, she marries Jude's former school teacher, Phillotson (Cunningham), after Jude tells her he is married to Arabella.
The marriage of Sue and Phillotson is not a success, as she refuses to give herself sexually or romantically to her husband. She leaves Phillotson to join Jude in what turns out to be a rough life, moving from place to place as Jude picks up occasional work as a stonemason. Jude learns that Arabella bore a son, which she named Jude ('Juey') soon after she left Jude. The boy comes to live with his father Jude, and Sue. Sue gives birth to two children. Agnostic and independent, she refuses to legalize their arrangement by marriage.
Sue and Jude are forbidden a permanent rental lodging because their living arrangement without marriage is considered scandalous. Sue tells Juey that the family cannot stay long at their present lodging because there are too many of them. The next day Sue and Jude return to their lodging to find that Juey has killed his half-siblings and committed suicide, hanging himself. His suicide note says the reason: 'Becos we were to menny.'
Each of the couple falls into a deep depression after the deaths of their children. Turning to the religion she previously rejected, Sue comes to believe that God has judged and punished the couple for not having married. She decides to return to Phillotson, although she finds him sexually repugnant, as he is her true husband in the eyes of God.
A year after the death of their children, Jude and Sue happen to meet when separately visiting the tombstones of their children. They both look worse for wear. Jude demands that Sue tell him whether she still loves him, to which she replies, 'You've always known'. After a passionate kiss, she walks away from Jude to return to Phillotson.
As Sue walks away, Jude shouts to her, 'We are man and wife, if ever two people were on this earth!'
Cast[edit]
- Christopher Eccleston as Jude Fawley
- Kate Winslet as Sue Bridehead
- Liam Cunningham as Phillotson
- Rachel Griffiths as Arabella
- June Whitfield as Aunt Drusilla
- Berwick Kaler as Farmer Troutham
- David Tennant as drunk undergraduate
- Kerry Shale as Showman
- Paul Copley as Mr. Willis
- Paul Bown as Uncle Jim
- Chantelle Swanson Neary as baby
Filming locations[edit]
The production filmed in a variety of countries including France, New Zealand and the UK. Kent and East Sussex Railway was used as a film location for the scenes where Jude (Christopher Eccleston) and Sue (Kate Winslet) are on a train which was intercut with scenery from the North of England.[2]
Reception[edit]
It holds an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 36 reviews.[3]
References[edit]
- ^'theartsdesk Q&A: Actor Christopher Eccleston'. The Arts Desk. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^Kent Film Office. 'Kent Film Office Jude Article'.
- ^http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jude/
External links[edit]
| Wikiquote has quotations related to: Jude |
- Jude on IMDb
- Jude at AllMovie
- Jude at Rotten Tomatoes
Jude film poster © BBC Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Revolution Films
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Writer: Hossein Amini (screenplay), Thomas Hardy (novel)
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, Rachel Griffiths
Production Company: BBC Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Revolution Films
Kent Locations Used:Kent and East Sussex Railway
Jude is a 1996 British period drama film about a self-educated stonemason who enters into an illicit affair with his cousin, despite them both being married to other partners. The pair is condemned to the margins of society which results in a horrific tragedy.
Michael Winterbottom(24 Hour Party People, Code 46) directs the film which is adapted by Hossein Amini (Drive, Snow White and the Huntsman) based on Thomas Hardy’s novel “Jude the Obscure”.
Jude stars Christopher Eccleston (Fortitude, Doctor Who), Kate Winslet (Titanic, Divergent), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Safe House) and Rachel Griffiths (Blow, Saving, Mr. Banks).
Jude (Christopher Eccleston) and Sue (Kate Winslet) on the train © BBC Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Revolution Films
Jude filmed at Kent and East Sussex Railway where they filmed scenes of Jude (Christopher Eccleston) and Sue (Kate Winslet) on a train which was intercut with scenery from the North of England.
Kent & East Sussex Railwayis a ten and a half mile rural light period railway which runs between Tenterden and East Sussex. The railway has also been used for filming by productions such as Richard E. Grant on Ealing Comedies(2016), Last Passenger (2013) and Countrywise Kitchen(2011).
Jude was released in October 1996 and is now available for DVD purchase.
Links
For more information about filming in Kent please contact: filmoffice@kent.gov.uk
For more information on the film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116722/
For more information about Kent and East Sussex Railway: http://www.kesr.org.uk/
For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map: https://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/kent-movie-map/moviemap-live-2/