Jude

1996 123 min ★ 6.3 Drama, Romance

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.

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Cast

Kate Winslet

Sue Bridehead

Christopher Eccleston

Jude Fawley

Liam Cunningham

Phillotson

Rachel Griffiths

Arabella

June Whitfield

Aunt Drusilla

James Nesbitt

Uncle Joe

Paul Bown

Uncle Jim

Berwick Kaler

Farmer Troutham

Paul Copley

Mr. Willis

Ken Jones

Mr Biles

Details

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Tagline

"A time without pity. A society without mercy. A love without equal."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$409,144

Production

Revolution Films, BBC, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Reviews

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tmdb76622195

September 29, 2023

★ 9/10

Well over one hundred years ago, Thomas Hardy experienced critical backlash against his novel "Jude the Obscure" and never wrote another novel. This film version is also controversial, but definitely worth a look. This stars Christopher Eccleston in the title role as a stonemason who yearns for higher learning and a better life. Eccleston's portrayal of Jude is excellent in that he is no Hollywood...

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CinemaSerf

November 10, 2024

★ 6/10

Set amidst a very much class-ridden Britain, the eponymous aspiring stone mason (Christopher Eccleston) has settled down to marriage with "Arabella" (Rachel Griffiths) but dreams of escaping his life of physical labours and entering university. That opportunity might just come his way when she leaves him and he heads to the town where his cousins "Sue" (Kate Winslet) lives. She's a bit of a firebr...