Far From The Madding Crowd - Troy & Bathsheba on Maiden Cast

[satorimaster]

YAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!



[bithot2nite]

This part was filmed at Maiden Castle :-)

[squeapler]

TCM has shown this in the US a number of times.  Wonderfully filmed, although the symbolism (such as here - sexual tension from a man attacking a woman with his dangerous sword) seems really heavy handed. It's lovely to watch.

[yiotispan]

Julie Christie is the most beautiful actress from the 60s.

[lsxdashtwo]

lollll

[spacepatrolman]

Bennet said if you wont sign the contract somebody else will so why doesnt he get a lawyer what is he a british tea bag

[themaskedgangsta]

2:05

i should do that walk everywhere i go

[Jamy729]

This movie is soo beautiful!

[bethshebah]

luv this movie ....why could she not see that gabriel was so in luv with her, instead she falls in luv with troy.....most beautiful love story ever

[Samelie81]

@bethshebah err she knew Gabriel was in love with her, she simply wasn't with him.

[missunafraid13]

Bathsheba's a brunette actually.

[fushioon]

gotta love the double meaning in "because if you are scared, i cant perform"

[Seasass]

@fushioon OMG, this whole scene is a big metaphor; what could be more obvious than a man thrusting at a woman with his sword?

[fushioon]

@Seasass a man grinding with a woman?

[Seasass]

@fushioon Well, that's sort of not in the realm of metaphor anymore :)

[fushioon]

@Seasass haha yeah i guess you're right

[swudanst]

Amazon has it.

[cluedo1]

Gosh... Terence Stamp was so handsome in his early years and now he's 70! It's a shame that he's getting older ;)

[dirtydonki]

@cluedo1 Personally think he is still pretty fit.

[loganduke]

Stamp was a good looking b**tard wasn't he eh!

[jonessg3]

A wonderful film. Julie Christie truly marked the arrival of the sixties in film; in Billy Liar, swinging her handbag, walking down the high street of a grimy northern town. Also, of course, a John Schlesinger film.

Thomas Hardy (and Dorset) are gifts to cinematographers. Despite the period in which he set his novels, he was truly a modern a writer of modern sensibilities, long before DH Lawrence.

This clip is stylised and camp, but is one of those cinematic memories which remains forever.

[mutherh]

Such sexual tension! There's nothing so erotic as danger.

[fieryheadedgirl]

Wish someone would upload this film! :)

[fadingspark15]

@fieryheadedgirl if you like i could upload the film and if that would please anyone else lol x

[fieryheadedgirl]

I recently bought it, so I'm okay! Thanks anyway - wonderful film :)

[fadingspark15]

@fieryheadedgirl oh, :) thats okay. I love it to only were doing an essay on it in english and i really enjoyed it :) x

take care

paigee

[musicgeek15]

Haha, Troy looks so silly when he pretends he is on horseback!

Love this film though! :)

[msmcgregor]

Troy is a silly person!

[hypnoboy3]

i love the music motif just before and after the kiss, it makes me cry.

[tenterden16]

I have just watched the region one version of Far From the Madding Crowd on my DLP projector. Apart from being a little soft focus in places, I give Warner 9/10 for their effort in re creating this wonderful 60s classic. At last, in it's original ratio and complete with play in, intermission and play in for second half. The DVD also has a 5.1 Dolby track. It's taken years of waiting but was it worth it, the answer in YES.

[purpleguitarfreak]

lol

[chrisart7]

The region one DVD of this is fantastic! A marvellous print, all tidied up. This is the best film I've seen this year, a true masterpiece.

[heliotropezzz333]

This film is so atmosperic and beautiful to look at. I remember seeing it and feeling that Terence Stamp seemed a bit silly in this scene, but awkwardness and silliness happens in real life, and too much slickness can give a manufatured feel, so the slight geekiness,does not take away from the film's impact. Anyway Bathsheba's in love at this point so is seeing Sergeant Troy through "rose tinted spectacles".

[pepys1633]

Paloma Baeza is the definite Bathsheba!!!

[topperking99]

I believe they have fixed it - at least the Aspect Ratio ....

On Amazon you can see the specs - don't know about remastered though ..

[chrisart7]

Good news for American audiences: this film will be released on region one DVD in January, 2009, as per Amazon.

[wilburbonzo]

I saw this in a movie theatre when it first came out. I was thirteen and it made a big impression on me. Forty years later, Julie Christie still looks great but Terence Stamp less so.

[NyteScrybe]

I really disliked this version. The 1997 version with Nathaniel Parker, Paloma Baeza, Nigel Terry, and Jonathan Firth is SO much better.

The problem is, it is not on DVD in America/Region 1 so fans have to rely on old videotapes. It is, however, well worth it.

[djstickland]

Far from the Madding Crowd is getting a reissue in the UK on 25/08/2008 from Studio Canal DVD. One hopes that they have remastered it ?.

[djstickland]

I saw this beautifully haunting film at the Metropole Victoria cinema in London on a huge 70mm screen on it's release in 1967. What a shame the DVD was sub standard with picture grain and mono sound. Come on MGM, how about a remastered version in the correct ratio and 5.1 Dolby surround. There must be a 70mm neg out there somewhere.

[bithot2nite]

This is the grid reference for this scene where Bathsheba actually sat while she watched Troy.

50° 41' 36.72" N 2° 28' 09.46" W

Copy and paste it into Google Earth :-)

[livefortheday]

ROFLMAO.

Best YouTube comment ever.

[bithot2nite]

My pleasure, lolz

[JaneAustenRules]

this is hilarious he looked like a madman dashing down the hill, looking like he was going to fall flat on his face! Not at all like in the book:(

[AshleighAtTheDisco]

I dislike this film.

But I enjoyed how it allowed me to catch up on my sleep in numerous english lessons.

[Muirmaiden]

The music is gorgeous and so is the movie! Luv Julie Christie, Terence Stamp and Alan Bates!

[austengirl73]

Why is Bathsheba blonde????

[sweetlittlecindy]

Wonderful film!Wonderfull songs!

[maruggiero23]

does anyone know how i can get rid of my dandruff? I have so much of it

[bithot2nite]

I,ve been there, it's an awsome feeling when you stand in the actual spot where they filmed it :-)

[moonflower0924]

I love this movie. :)

[juliechristie2]

SHE WAS FANTASTIC

[yuumeko]

Our class laughed so bad at this scene. Freaking hilarious.

[rskershawe]

I agree. I love the film as a whole, but Schlesinger's direction here is not good, and Stamp looks more camp than Bold Grenadier (he's actually a Sergeant). It was noted though, that director and actor did not get on, which may make explain the abberation to the film as a whole.

[bootpig1]

How young, beautiful and vibrant they both were. Any ideas on where it can be found on DVD?

[david1321riding]

I found a copy on ebay!!

[violinbloke]

Terry Meets Julie, Waterloo Underground......

[KellyGreen5555]

Terence is cute & all, but too much of a batshit bastard in this film. Alan Bates deserves Bathsheba's love, not the sword happy Troy. Thanks for posting & is there any way you could post that beauty of a song played during the rain? "Oh soldier, oh soldier, will you marry me" (the lyric goes)

[FischerFan]

'is there any way you could post that beauty of a song played during the rain? "Oh soldier, oh soldier, will you marry me"'

I haven't seen this movie in a while; but I recognize those words being from a song titled 'A Bold Grenadier'.

British composer John Rutter conducted a performance of it by the London symphony and the Cambridge Singers.

[sugarkaneandchloe]

Excellent comment

[Soul0125]

he's a lunatic

[firelione]

All time great film and lush soundtrack. Thanks

for posting!

[mehua]

aww, this seems worthwhile seeing. i wonder if it's available on DVD outside UK.. also didn't stamp & christie had an affair during the shooting of this film? anyways, they seem to possess certain chemistry. and stamp is hot even with the mustache.

[mastanfordma]

Stamp had briefly dated Julie Christie a few years earlier, but during the time of filming he was totaly smitten by Vogue model Jean Shrimpton and at the end of each weeks filming in Dorset would drive home to London at top speed to be with her.

[zolabud69]

I love this film,but cant find it on the movie sites ive looked at.Any ideas where i can find it on the net?Thanks.Zola.

[mastanfordma]

are you looking to buy it on DVD, or just find web sites with informaton about the film?

[zolabud69]

I want the DVD,but all i can find is a boxed set of 4 featuring Julie Christie.But apparently it has been cut,key scenes are not there,its in mono,and something is amiss with the size.(TCM website forum.Very helpful)I want to d/load it,cant find it anywhere.Wish it was on telly,i could tape it.Thanks for getting back.Any more ideas?

[cacaovanhouten]

Great film, great scene. Julie Christie is such a babe - she looked even more beautiful in her thirties, and is still so, without having gone under the knife. This scene probably put her off all that.

[squinches]

You will kneel before Zod.

[parabellem]

Yes, ladies he was dashing, however, that flash in the pan was irresponsible and unfit for commitment. Do not miss Hardy's point that the common "every day sort of man", the hard workin farm hand, was the unassuming hero in this movie. The rich man and soldier were ambitious, indulgent, and reckless, whereas, the farmer displayed the attributes of faith, dignity, and moderation. It is the latter, not the former values that eudamonics is dependent on.

[scotpens]

Men of faith, dignity and moderation are dependable, responsible, dutiful, honest -- and BORING!

"Eudaemonics"? I had to Google that one. Sounds like "You da man!"

[BareknuckleRealist]

"Boring" I forgot to say they beat their wives for a little entertainment, at least I do. It keeps me in fine condition.

[kykdaar]

Damn you ...

I'm sitting here all teary-eyed - rewatching one of the most memorable scenes of all time ... sniff ...

I have often repeated - well ... relayed this scene to "women especially" over and over again ...

Julie Christie with Terence Stamp wre sheer magic!!!

BRAVO!!!

[Peace1111]

My favourite film EVER!! Thanks...