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The Woodlanders (1997)
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Release Date:
6 February 1998 (UK) morePlot:
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Wonderful recreation of Hardy novel moreCast
(Credited cast) | Emily Woof | ... | Grace Melbury |
 | Rufus Sewell | ... | Giles Winterbourne |
| Cal Macaninch | ... | Dr. FitzPiers |
| Tony Haygarth | ... | Mr. Melbury |
| Jodhi May | ... | Marty South |
| Polly Walker | ... | Mrs. Charmond |
| Walter Sparrow | ... | Old Creedle |
| Sheila Burrell | ... | Grandma Oliver |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Emily Joyce | ... | Libby |
 | Dawn McDaniel | ... | Woodland Wife |
| Amanda Ryan | ... | Sukey damson |
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Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language.Parents Guide:
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Singapore:95 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyFilming Locations:
Dorset, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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Grace Melbury: [to her husband's mistress] See him as much as you want. Until you wish you had never known him. moreFAQ
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I found this very involving and affecting in a way that I've not found other Hardy adaptations or the books themselves. It has an odd combination of modesty of style - no great acting showiness - and of the characters themselves, allied to an inspired and faultless control of light and mood.
It has an immense integrity - the recreations of the woodlander's homes and workplaces, as mentioned earlier the superb faultless control of the quality of light (longish scenes shot just after dawn, at dusk etc etc), the authentic period behaviour and manners, the unforced pace mirroring the mood. It is full of traditional understated virtues both the story itself and in the way it wears its technical virtuosity.
If Titanic (mentioned by an earlier reviewer) was a great clanking iron CGI mechanical monster, heavy handed in all departments, this is all living and breathing humanity on a human scale.