The Return of the Native (1994) ( Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Return of the Native ) ( Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native )

The Return of the Native (1994) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Return of the Native
Alternate Title: Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Golden Globes

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jack Gold

Written By:
Thomas Hardy
Robert W. Lenski

Actors:
Catherine Zeta-Jones ..... Eustacia Vye
Clive Owen ..... Damon Wildeve
Ray Stevenson ..... Clym Yeobright
Steven Mackintosh ..... Diggory Venn
Claire Skinner ..... Thomasin
Paul Rogers ..... Captain Vye
Joan Plowright ..... Mrs. Yeobright
Celia Imrie ..... Susan Nunsuch
Richard Avery ..... Humphrey
Peter Wight ..... Timothy
Jeremy Peters ..... Sam
Gregg Saunders ..... Charley
John Boswall ..... Granfer Cande
William Waghorn ..... Christian Cande
Matthew Owens ..... Johnny

Synopsis:

Unlike the barren and forbidding moors elsewhere in England, Return of the Native's Egdon Heath attires itself in vibrant wildflowers, mossy hillsides, winding streams, arching footbridges, and undulant meadows. An enchantress would be at home in this place, but not Eustacia Vye, portrayed by Zeta-Jones. Though coveted by every man in Egdon Heath - and every boy old enough to stare - the beautiful Eustacia longs for the smoking chimneys and broad stone buildings of Paris. When a native of Egdon Heath, Clym Yeobright Ray Stevenson, returns from his job in Paris as a jeweler, Vye stuns him with her beauty and marries him in hopes of persuading him to take her to Paris. But, alas, Clym is a clod at heart. He vows to remain in Egdon Heath to teach and edify. After his eyesight deteriorates, Eustacia turns her attentions to rakish Damon Wildeve Clive Owen, and the plot begins to churn and curdle.

Return of the Native is based on Thomas Hardy's novel. It focuses on how the obsession of one breathtakingly beautiful woman upsets the tranquil equilibrium of a rural English community.
Clyn (Ray Stevenson), a 'native,' returns from Paris with hopes of setting up a school. When he decides to marry Eustacia (Catherine Zeta Jones), his mother (Joan Plowright) disowns him. Eustacia dreams of an exciting and enchanting life in Paris and wants Clyn to take her there. But fate has other plans in mind for this couple. Jack Gold directs this dramatic tale of disappointment and dashed dreams. The Return of the Native was filmed on location in Exmoor, England.

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