Jean, This is a remake of the 1968 big production movie of the same name starring Julie Christie and Peter Finch and others. This one has Carey Mulligan and three male actors as the main characters in this Thomas Hardy novel. I found it so engaging, that it just draws you into the choices this head strong young gal has to make in 1870's England country side about the three men who want to marry her. It is shot in authentic English country locations and manor houses. It moves quite fast, at under two hours where the original was 171 minutes. The male actors are Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian born actor, Michael Sheen and Tom Sturridge. The clothing and the sets, with the real country background, make for a British film worthy of such past works as "Howard's End" or "A Room with a View". The final scenes had me near tears in a major way, as you do care about the main character and her dilemma and how she solves it. Dad
The previews were:
I'll See You in my Dreams
Learning To Drive
Self/Less
Testament of Youth
Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
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