Jude (1996)

A stonemason steadfastly pursues a cousin he loves. However their love is troubled as he is married to a woman who tricked him into marriage and she is married to a man she does not love. ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Writers:

Hossein Amini (screenplay), Thomas Hardy (novel)

Stars:

Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham

5 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Eccleston	...	Jude Fawley
Kate Winslet	...	Sue Bridehead
Liam Cunningham	...	Phillotson
Rachel Griffiths	...	Arabella
June Whitfield	...	Aunt Drusilla
Ross Colvin Turnbull	...	Little Jude
James Daley	...	Jude as a Boy
Berwick Kaler	...	Farmer Troutham
Sean McKenzie	...	1st Stone Mason
Richard Albrecht	...	2nd Stone Mason
Caitlin Bossley	...	Anny
Emma Turner	...	Sarah
Lorraine Hilton	...	Shopkeeper
James Nesbitt	...	Uncle Joe
Mark Lambert	...	Tinker Taylor

Storyline

A stonemason steadfastly pursues a cousin he loves. However their love is troubled as he is married to a woman who tricked him into marriage and she is married to a man she does not love. Living out of wedlock, the two are rejected by the townspeople leaving them to struggle in abject poverty.

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Plot Keywords:

love | stonemason | education | female frontal nudity | passionate | 

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Taglines:

It's a difficult question for any man to answer... Whether to follow his dreams no matter what... Or to give in slowly and let life lead you where it will.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and intense depictions of death and birth

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Latin

Release Date:

18 October 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Herzen in Aufruhr

Filming Locations:

Beamish Open Air Museum, Beamish, County Durham, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$31,850 (USA) (18 October 1996)

Gross:

$405,144 (USA) (20 December 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Revolution Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min 118 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Eccleston (Jude Fawley) and David Tennant (Drunk Undergraduate) both later portrayed the Doctor in Doctor Who. The former played the Ninth Doctor from March to June 2005 while the latter played the Tenth Doctor from June 2005 to January 2010.

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Quotes

Sue Bridehead: Please don't call me a clever girl, Mr. Phillotson, there are too many of us about these days.

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Connections

Referenced in Bean (1997)

User Reviews

not what i thought...

...but i loved it. i was at the library getting a movie for girls night and then i saw the jacket for this movie. first thing i notice it has kate winslet, its historical, and the tag line is really catchy so i check it out, drive to my friends house and start the show. instead of a cute feel good romance i'm confronted with a heavy movie of death, love, hate, and betrayal.

now i found this movie to be amazing. the story was very much true to hardy's novel (well up until the end) and while the film is dark it is wonderfully so. it is not a lighthearted period romance but rather a study on human behavior and how it can go terribly wrong when the heart becomes involved. it is obvious that they love each other, and the fact they are cousins is secondary... they had never known each other as children as most children know their cousins. they met as adults and fell in love as such. their story is an impassioned one of trail and error romances, exploring ones desires and drives, the burden of nonconformity, and what can cause as love to break down.

very good, very powerful, but a very abrupt ending with one of the best closing lines. ****/*****