Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy

Nacimiento : 1840-06-02, Dorset, England

Muerte : 1928-01-11

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Thomas Hardy (2 June, 1840 – 11 January, 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England.

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Thomas Hardy

Películas

Lejos del mundanal ruido
Novel
Se trata de un retrato de una heroína victoriana que sabe lo dificil que es para una mujer definir sus sentimientos en un lenguaje creado principalmente por el hombre para expresar los suyos. De carácter fuerte e independiente, esta heroína, joven propietaria de la mayor granja de su localidad, está en situación de elegir entre los tres pretendientes que la rondan. Dichos pretendientes son Gabriel Oak, criador de ovejas; Frank Troy, un apuesto y temerario sargento; y William Boldwood, un maduro y próspero soltero. Al elegir descubrirá en poco tiempo que ha renunciado a la sencillez de la vida de soltera para convertirse en la humilde mitad de un indiferente todo matrimonial.
Trishna
Novel
En la actual Rajasthan, una joven llamada Trishna (Freda Pinto) se enamora de un hombre de negocios inglés, Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed) , pero la mujer se verá en una encrucijada cuando se vea obligada a escoger entre las tradiciones de su familia o las de su pareja. (FILMAFFINITY)
Far from the Madding Crowd
Writer
Having inherited her father’s farm, a spirited and feisty young woman – Bathsheba Everdene, finds herself playing mistress in a man’s world. She is pursued by three would-be lovers: the constant shepherd, Gabriel Oak; the obsessive landowner, William Boldwood and the reckless Sergeant Troy. But are any of them a match for the wilful Bathsheba? Based upon one of Hardy’s most popular and enduring novels, Far from the Madding Crowd takes us on a theatrical journey through Hardy country, following a passionate young girl propelled into womanhood by her experiences of love and loss.
Under The Greenwood Tree
Novel
Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Writer
Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel. At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realising his loss, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far. Eighteen years later, Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge, a man well respected but not well liked. The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper.
El perdón
Novel
1867. Fiebre del oro en California. Kingdom Come es una pequeña ciudad minera dominada por Daniel Dillon. La inminente construcción del ferrocarril que atravesará la población representa una amenaza para su poder. Pero lo que verdaderamente perturba la vida de Dillon es la llegada a la ciudad de dos mujeres que remueven en su memoria terribles hechos del pasado.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Novel
This powerful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel spins a story of passion and destruction set in the nineteenth century. The proud, flighty and bewitching Bathsheba Everdene finds herself entangled into the passions of three men and her impulsive nature pushes her into a web of deceit and destruction.
Tess, la de los D'Urberville
Novel
Tess Durbeyfield es una mujer preciosa que es violada por un hombre y abandonada por otro, pero ella se niega a seguir siendo una víctima. Su lucha por soportar a pesar del abandono de su verdadero amor y su desesperado intento de alcanzar la felicidad, impulsa a Tess hacia un final trágico.
The Woodlanders
Author
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she can find a better husband than her childhood sweetheart, woodsman Giles. She marries handsome young doctor Fitzpiers, but soon finds out he's not the man of her dreams and she still loves Giles.
Jude
Novel
Siglo XIX. Jude Fawley es un campesino que, desde niño, sueña con convertirse en un hombre ilustrado. Sin embargo, entre Jude y los libros no tarda en cruzarse Arabella, una seductora mujer con la que acaba casándose. El matrimonio resulta un fracaso y, tras la separación, Jude conoce a su prima Sue, una mujer muy avanzada para su época. Entre ambos se entabla una amistad que pronto se convertirá en amor.
Exploits at West Poley
Book
Somerset 1850. Two boys exploring an underground cave, divert the course of a river and drastically change the lives of the people of two villages.
The Secret of the Devil's Pocket
Novel
How it will end? Let's just tell you that on one side of the mountain, the stream that had run before it dries up, and on the other side of the mountain, the creek starts to breathe.
Tess
Novel
En Inglaterra, a finales del siglo XIX, la humilde familia Durbeyfield descubre que en realidad desciende del ilustre clan de los d'Urberville. La hermosa y joven hija Durbeyfield, Tess, es enviada a la cercana mansión de los d'Urberville para retomar la relación con sus ricos parientes. Así comienza la entrada de la inocente Tess en un juego de ilusiones y seducciones en el que podría encontrar al amor de su vida.
Lejos del mundanal ruido
Novel
Adaptación de una novela de Thomas Hardy. Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie) es una bella y seductora mujer, propietaria de la mayor granja de la comarca. Su mayor problema consiste en elegir entre los tres hombres que la pretenden: Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), un criador de ovejas que le propone matrimonio, William Boldwood (Peter Finch), un soltero empedernido y acaudalado, y el sargento Frank Troy (Terence Stamp), guapo, imprudente y y de tendencias violentas.
Under the Greenwood Tree
Novel
A girl organist is blamed for ousting the village choir.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Novel
A young girl is seduced and raped by an older middle class man in Victorian England. After moving on with her path, she gets married. All is well until her husband discovers her past. Leading her on a life of wandering, murder, and execution.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Novel
Tess, la de los D'Urberville
Novel
Una campesina enviada a reclamar la casa ancestral de su familia en Wessex, Inglaterra, es seducida y dejada con un hijo por su actual propietario.