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The Return of the Native

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The young and beautiful Eustacia Vye (Catherine Zeta-Jones) visits her grandfather in Egdon Heath, a country area in northern England, but quickly becomes bored and dreams of city life in Paris. When Egdon Heath native Clym Yeobright (Ray Stevenson) returns from Paris and falls in love with Eustacia, she agrees to the courtship in hopes of moving to the city with Clym. But Eustacia's attraction to the handsome Damon Wildeve (Clive Owen) forces her to choose between the two men.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Reveals how the obsession of one breathtakingly beautiful woman upsets the tranquil equilibrium of a rural English community. Aug 23, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Very good, however be sure to read the book first. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Looking past some very minor places within this feature, this old romance story is a fascinating drama that will keep the attention of its audience. The actors are younger than ever, the music has an outlining theme and the camerawork is very pretty. For my full review of The Return of the Native (1994), check it out on this IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110977/reviews-24 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member If hadn't read the book, I would probably like this more, but it really takes liberties with changing important details of the plot. They oversimplified it. It is also very melodramatic and a bit overdone at times. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member this was a fantastic movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member best school movie ive seen this year Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Thomas Hardy was a literary genius. Let's just say this movie adaptation sizzles. The unexpected transformational ending didn't feel contrived at all. In the end, love conquers all. I would have to agree with the casting choices. Catherine Zeta-Jones really has "pagan eyes." Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Gold

Director

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Eustacia Vye

Clive Owen

Damon Wildeve

Ray Stevenson

Clym Yeobright

Steven Mackintosh

Diggory Venn

Claire Skinner

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Synopsis The young and beautiful Eustacia Vye (Catherine Zeta-Jones) visits her grandfather in Egdon Heath, a country area in northern England, but quickly becomes bored and dreams of city life in Paris. When Egdon Heath native Clym Yeobright (Ray Stevenson) returns from Paris and falls in love with Eustacia, she agrees to the courtship in hopes of moving to the city with Clym. But Eustacia's attraction to the handsome Damon Wildeve (Clive Owen) forces her to choose between the two men.
Director
Jack Gold
Screenwriter
Robert W. Lenski
Production Co
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, RHI Entertainment, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Craig Anderson Productions
Rating
PG, TV-PG
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Dec 4, 1994
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Stereo