Jude (film)

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Jude
Directed by	Michael Winterbottom
Produced by	Andrew Eaton
Written by	Hossein Amini (screenplay) Based on the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Starring	Christopher Eccleston Kate Winslet Liam Cunningham Rachel Griffiths June Whitfield
Music by	Adrian Johnston
Cinematography	Eduardo Serra
Editing by	Trevor Waite
Distributed by	Universal Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release date(s)	October 4, 1996 (UK)
Running time	123 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English/Latin
Budget	Unknown
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Jude is a 1996 English film, based on the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy and directed by Michael Winterbottom. It tells the story of a stonemason pursuing the cousin he loves even though both are married. The screenplay is written by Hossein Amini. The original music score is composed by Adrian Johnston.

The film gained notoriety for a scene in which Kate Winslet's character is shown giving birth in graphic detail.

Tagline: His world could never change... Until she became his world.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Main cast 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Plot summary

In the Victorian period, Jude Fawley is a young man with dreams of receiving a scholarly university education. Circumstances conspire against him, however, forcing him into a job as a stonemason and an unsatisfactory marriage. He remains true to his dream, however, and years later, after his wife's sudden departure, heads for the city. There he encounters his beautiful cousin, Sue Bridehead, who shares his intelligence and his disdain for convention, and the two develop a romantic relationship. These unlikely lovers must struggle to keep their relationship from a disapproving world, however, or else face the tragic consequences of public scandal.

[edit] Main cast

• Christopher Eccleston – Jude Fawley
• Kate Winslet – Sue Bridehead
• Liam Cunningham – Phillotson
• Rachel Griffiths – Arabella
• June Whitfield – Aunt Drusilla

[edit] Trivia

• Ewan McGregor was offered the role of Jude Fawley, but passed on it to film Trainspotting (1996) instead.
• Colin Farrell was approached to play Jude Fawley.
• Jude Law's father named him so after Jude Fawley.
• Director Michael Winterbottom insisted that Kate Winslet watch the film Love Story (1970) to prepare her for the child-death scene.
• This is the first film that Michael Winterbottom had directed from a novel by Thomas Hardy; the second was the romance film The Claim (2000).
• Eccleston shares a scene in the film with David Tennant. Nine years later, Tennant succeeded Eccleston in the lead role in Doctor Who.
• The majority of the film was shot in Edinburgh in late 1994.

[edit] External links

• Jude at the Internet Movie Database
• Jude at All Movie Guide
• Jude at Rotten Tomatoes