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Category: Interviews
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Published: Thursday, 30 April 2015 08:10
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Written by Justine Browning
One of the most respected actresses working in film, Carey Mulligan has portrayed an array of unique film heroines. Her latest turn in FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD is no different. As Bathsheba Everdene, Mulligan is vivacious yet stern.
Based on the classic 1874 novel, the film follows the character as she attempts to establish herself as strong and independent during a time when women were expected to live as property of the men they married. As three suitors (Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, Michael Sheen) attempt to woo her, she must fend them off… until one of them steals her heart.
At a recent press conference for the film, Mulligan discussed playing an independent woman during the Victorian Era, and what drives her choice of roles.
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