Far From The Madding Crowd - Julie Christie

[andy-hughes]

On now.

Surely one of the most beautiful women who had ever appeared in film or on television. 

[Barmaid]

There is certainly something about her. 

I'm just not sure she is Bathsheba Everdene for me. But that's probably because when you read a book, your mind creates the visual that a screen adaptation does not always replicate. It's a very subjective  thing.

[jno]

a genuine Terence Donovan photo of her going cheap, andy, though only for a couple of days

https://www.chrisbeetles.com/artwork/32765/julie-christie-ii-1962

 

 

[Prudie]

Far From the Madding Crowd was the first book I ever read that I enjoyed and made me a lifelong Hardy fan. As a 15 year old I dreamed of being Bathsheba Everdene and pretended I was her. If she was ever played on film she needed to be a sultry dark Elizabeth Taylor type as I pictured her, hence I personally was quite disappointed in Julie Christie. Not the way I'd perceived Bathsheba at all.

[andy-hughes]

I've never read the book, so I have no preconception does when they see a film of a book they know.

I am a huge Jack Reacher fan, so you can imagine what my reaction was when I saw Tom Cruise was playing him!!!!

[naomi24]

I wish films would stick to the characters as written too.  Never was there a more 'un-Poirot' Poirot than Kenneth Branagh! I gave him all of about ten minutes before I could bear it no longer and switched him off.  

[andy-hughes]

Naomi - Again never read any of the books, or watched any of the TV series.

That said, even I would see David Suchet as more suitable as what I understand is a 'small dapper' Belgian detective.

Mr Branagh is clearly neither of those!

Miscasting is clearly down to who is paying, rather than who is actually credible. 

Audience feelings clearly not considered for a moment.