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06/02/1996 Drama, Romance 2h 3m
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A time without pity. A society without mercy. A love without equal.

Overview

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.

  1. Michael Winterbottom

    Director

  2. Hossein Amini

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Kate Winslet

    Sue Bridehead

  2. Christopher Eccleston

    Jude Fawley

  3. Liam Cunningham

    Phillotson

  4. Rachel Griffiths

    Arabella

  5. June Whitfield

    Aunt Drusilla

  6. James Nesbitt

    Uncle Joe

  7. Paul Bown

    Uncle Jim

  8. Berwick Kaler

    Farmer Troutham

  9. Paul Copley

    Mr. Willis

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-10
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 firebrand and despite their relationship they begin, well, a relationship. He isn't entirely honest with her, though, and when she discovers that he is still married, albeit estranged, she reacts in a fashi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$7,000,000.00

Revenue
$409,144.00

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