Troy strips off to swim out in the ocean but is shown from behind, waist up.Troy and Bathsheba have sex – not much is shown and there is no nudity.Characters smoke cigars, and Troy smokes a cigarette.įar from the Madding Crowd shows some partial nudity and sexual activity.Troy supplies alcohol to farm workers, who all get quite drunk.Characters drink alcohol at various events.None of concern Alcohol, drugs and other substancesįar from the Madding Crowd shows some use of substances. Troy loses his temper when Bathsheba refuses to give him money.Troy yells at Bathsheba and physically moves her into a carriage.Men punch each other during a boxing match.Gabriel shoots a dog (the dog’s death isn’t shown on screen but we see Gabriel fire the gun).Themesĭeath in childbirth animal distress the position of women in society murder Violenceįar from the Madding Crowd has some violence. But unexpected events lead to a different outcome. Fanny dies in childbirth and Troy, heartbroken, swims out to sea and is presumably drowned.īathsheba is now tempted to marry William Boldwood, who promises to clear Troy’s debts. When he finds her destitute and pregnant, he plans to leave Bathsheba. Troy had previously been in love with a young girl, Fanny Robin (Juno Temple).

Troy becomes master of the estate and promptly loses much of their money to drinking and gambling. Bathsheba then foolishly falls in love with a soldier of poor character, Sergeant Francis Troy (Tom Sturridge), and marries him.

A wealthy neighbour, William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), also falls in love with Bathsheba but she turns down his marriage proposal too. Gabriel becomes the manager of Bathsheba’s farm but never loses his love for her. He asks her to marry him, but Bathsheba has no plans to marry and turns him down.Ĭircumstances change suddenly when Gabriel loses his farm and everything he owns, while Bathsheba inherits a grand house and farm from her uncle. She meets a young neighbouring farmer, Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), who immediately falls in love with her. She is also educated but lives a simple life on a farm. Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan) is independent, headstrong and beautiful. Based on the classic Thomas Hardy novel, Far from the Madding Crowd is set in Dorset, England, during the 19th century.

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