The Woodlanders
The Woodlanders

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The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she can find a better husband than her childhood sweetheart, woodsman Giles. She marries handsome young doctor FitzPiers, but soon finds out he's not the man of her dreams and she still loves Giles.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Woodlanders:

Rufus Sewell
Emily Woof
Tony Haygarth
Cal MacAninch
Jodhi May
Polly Walker

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The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she can find a better husband than her childhood sweetheart, woodsman Giles. She marries handsome young doctor FitzPiers, but soon finds out he's not the man of her dreams and she still loves Giles.

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User Review - 10/10 by Dave MThis movie is tragic and unique. Genuine love exhibited in self control is unheard of nowadays.
User Review - 10/10 by Heather Lwell umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch,,,,its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that carl macaninch, emily woof, jodhi may, polly walker, rufus sewell, sheila burrell, walter sparrow, tony haygarth play good roles/parts thorughout this movie....i think that the director of this romance/drama movie had done a good job of directing this movie because its a really good movie 2 watch with a good cast thorughout this movie its a really powerful drama/romance movie but its an enjoyable movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie
User Review - 8/10 by Private UAnother great adaptation for all you Thomas Hardy lovers. I saw the movie first and was intrigued enough by Giles' character (wonderfully played by Rufus Sewell - thump, thump) to read the novel.
User Review - 8/10 by Frances HOne of the few books of Hardy's that I haven't read, this story has so many themes that are common to Hardy, the upper class denigration of those close to the land, who live in the country, the desire of the well-to-do merchant class to move up the social ladder, which leads to tragedy for the innocent, and the beauty of life close to the land. The countrymen may seem crude to Grace when she returns from finishing school, which took her out of her native element, so that she no longer really belongs there, but her excursion into the upper rungs of society is unsuccessful and she comes to realize that Giles, who is a true countryman and as staunch as the trees with which he works, is the man with whom she belongs, but it is too late to undo that which has been done, and Giles dies because she turns to him and he is an honorable man. In Far From the Madding Crowd, Hardy is more generous to a girl who rises above her original state. Although she makes the same mistakes as Grace, in the end she is able to find release from her mistake and finds happiness with her real honorable man of the countryside. Grace is not as fortunate. Well acted with beautiful cinematography of Hardy's beloved Wessex, this is a lovely adaption of a Hardy tale.
User Review - 6/10 by Lupus DThis could have been so much better, but any chance to see a Hardy adaptation is worth the hour-and-a-half.
User Review - 6/10 by James CEvery frame of the film eloquently visualises David Rudkin's extremely strong screenplay adaptation of Hardy's novel, giving us clear, eloquent images of the characters living their thwarted lives. Yet the film is compromised by the central casting - Woof and Sewell simply don't have the range or depth to carry off their parts, and so all of the trappings are rather like shop dressing around window dummies. A poterntially really fine film falling down due to intrinsic errors of casting.
User Review - 6/10 by Christine BThomas Hardy wrote some incredible downer tales in his time, that's for sure! However, if you enjoy beautifully filmed (in the UK) forest laden period dramas filled with pent up passion and bittersweet desire - as I do - this is a film for you! Rufus Sewell and Emily Woof are perfectly cast as doomed childhood sweethearts Giles & Grace and although this film is small, slow and quiet, it's beautiful to look at even if the ending is abrupt and disappointing.
User Review - 6/10 by Ali JNot a bad film. But its concerns seem so out of sync with our times in some ways and so do its characters. Still, an old sedate love-story. As is usual for Hardy, most characters other than the central female character can be quite on-dimensional. Grace's character however, portrays the ambiguities and flaws of a young and socially ambitious woman of her age. Nice portrayals by all actors. Love the dialog about the slug at dinner. :D England looks so naturally gray-green in the movie.
User Review - 6/10 by Lindsay WBeautifully acted and produced, but comes off as too obvious of a condensation of its deceptively simple and subtly complex original source -- the Thomas Hardy novel.
User Review - 6/10 by Queen JEven tho im actually in this film i have only seen it once and that was years ago so i cant rem it much and im tryin to get hold of it!!! So ill rate it as im in it lol

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