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The latest adaptation of Thomas Hardy's book is captivating. Carey Mulligan plays the main protagonist Bathsheba - who inherits her uncle's farm. A free spirit she is reluctant to be tied down to any man-at least initially - there are plenty of suitors. Belgian Matthias Schoenarts is the lowly sheep-herder (silently hearning after our heroine), the bad-boy Tom Sturridge , and the stoic local older farmer Michael Sheen. While slow paced, the cineamatography is captivating (reminded me of scenes from the movie Pride & Prejudice). Definitely one for the girls!