- Jude (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Jude
caption = Original Poster
director =Michael Winterbottom
writer =Hossein Amini (screenplay)
Based on the novel "Jude the Obscure " byThomas Hardy
starring =Christopher Eccleston Kate Winslet
Liam Cunningham
producer =Andrew Eaton
music =Adrian Johnston
cinematography =Eduardo Serra
editing =Trevor Waite
distributor = Universal PicturesPolyGram Filmed Entertainment
released =October 4 ,1996 (UK)
runtime = 123 min.
country =United Kingdom
language = English/Latin
amg_id = 1:135938
imdb_id = 0116722"Jude" is a 1996 English film, based on the novel "
Jude the Obscure " byThomas Hardy and directed byMichael Winterbottom , who also directed "The Claim ", another Hardy-based movie, in 2000. It tells the story of a stonemason pursuing the cousin he loves even though both are married. The screenplay is written byHossein Amini . The original music score is composed byAdrian Johnston .The film gained notoriety Fact|date=September 2007 for a scene in which
Kate Winslet 's character is shown giving birth in graphic detail, a scene in which she appeared full-frontal nude.Plot summary
In the Victorian period, Jude Fawley (Eccleston) is a young man with dreams of receiving a scholarly university education. Circumstances conspire against him, however, forcing him into a job as a stonemason and an unsatisfactory marriage to a country girl, Arabella (Griffiths). He remains true to his dream, however, and months later, after his wife's sudden departure, heads for the city, where he thinks education lies for any man who is willing to work hard. There he encounters his beautiful cousin, Sue Bridehead (Winslet), who shares his intelligence and disdain for convention, and the two develop a romantic relationship. These unlikely lovers must struggle to keep their relationship from a disapproving world, however, or else face the tragic consequences of public scandal.
Main cast
Trivia
* Eccleston shares a brief scene in the film with
David Tennant . Nine years later, Tennant succeeded Eccleston in the lead role in "Doctor Who ". "Jude" remains the only time that the two have appeared together on-screen.
* The majority of the film was shot inEdinburgh in late 1994. Fact|date=September 2007External links
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