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Jude
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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
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) October 18, 1996 (USA)
Running time	123 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English/Latin

Jude is a 1996 English film, based on the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The screenplay is written by Hossein Amini. The original music score is composed by Adrian Johnston.

The majority of the film was shot in late 1994 in Edinburgh and locations in Country Durham including Durham Cathedral, Durham City, Ushaw College, Blanchland village and Beamish museum.

Plot summary

In the Victorian period, Jude Fawley (Eccleston) is a young man who dreams of a scholarly university education. Circumstances conspire against him, however, forcing him into a job as a stonemason and an unhappy marriage to a country girl, Arabella (Griffiths). He remains true to his dream, however, and months later, after his wife's sudden departure, heads for the city, where he thinks education lies for any man who is willing to work hard. There he encounters his beautiful cousin, Sue Bridehead (Winslet), who shares his intelligence and 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.

Main cast

External links

• Jude at the Internet Movie Database
• Jude at Allmovie
• Jude at Rotten Tomatoes