Fresh
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, Entertainment Weekly
Jude
A time without pity. A society without mercy. A love without equal.
1996 · 2h 3m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Overview
In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.
Director and cast
- Michael Winterbottom Director
- Kate Winslet as Sue Bridehead
- Christopher Eccleston as Jude Fawley
- Liam Cunningham as Phillotson
- Rachel Griffiths as Arabella
- June Whitfield as Aunt Drusilla
- James Nesbitt as Uncle Joe
- Paul Bown as Uncle Jim
- Paul Copley as Mr. Willis
- Ken Jones as Mr Biles
- Emma Turner as Sarah
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Young English actress Kate Winslet adds luster and energy to Jude, a bold and generally successful attempt to adapt Thomas Hardy's final novel, Jude the Obscure, to the bigscreen.
Derek Elley, Variety
Rotten
Without the benefit of Hardy's prose, the point of the movie is lost in the grim, grayish ether.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
Ambitious, sensitive, but ultimately uninvolving.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Jude remains a handsome if gravely flawed film.
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
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