Far From the Madding Crowd

"Nicely served on both sides of the camera, this is a concise and involving rendition of the story of a resilient young woman who comes into property in Victorian England's West Country and is courted by three suitors, all of whom have pluses and minuses."

"What does register at every turn is a vibrant sense of time and place that pulls us into Hardy's bygone world even when the drama falters."