Film Club: Far From the Madding Crowd

To mark the centenary of Academy Award-winning director John Schlesinger's birth, we're inviting you to experience his greatest films on the big screen. Season curated by Claire Nicolas and Marc David Jacobs.

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

Based on Thomas Hardy's renowned novel, this British drama focuses on Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie), a beautiful young woman who inherits a picturesque farm from her uncle and is determined to run it herself. Three very different suitors -- Francis Troy (Terence Stamp), an intense soldier; William Boldwood (Peter Finch), a middle-aged farmer; and Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), a shepherd of modest means -- all contend for Bathsheba's hand, and conflict is inevitable.

Soho screens the film from 35mm.