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Far And Away Details

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A young couple, Joseph and Shannon, run away to America to begin a new life. Each seeks different opportunities... Read more

Starring Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Barbara Babcock, Robert Prosky
Director Ron Howard
Genres Drama

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Far And Away

A young couple, Joseph and Shannon, run away to America to begin a new life. Each seeks different opportunities...

Starring Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Barbara Babcock, Robert Prosky, Colm Meaney, Thomas Gibson
Director Ron Howard
Studio 4 FRONT VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 14 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama
Language English
Dubbed Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish
Subtitles Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 08 Sep 2003
Production year: 1992
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (4) of Far And Away

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Departing from his usual preoccupations and locales, André Téchiné explores the plight of the would-be immigrant in this credible, but unfocused drama. Employing a digi-video style for added immediacy, he concentrates on the human drama rather than dwelling on its socio-political considerations, while bringing unbearable tension to the drug smuggling and money laundering sequences. Yet, a surfeit of subplots distracts from the central premise, which sees trucker Stéphane Rideau promise to smuggle Mohamed Hamaidi from Tangiers to Spain if he can effect a reconciliation with Rideau's estranged girlfriend, Lubna Azabal, a Jew whose wealthy brother wants her to emigrate to Canada.

    • Radio Times
  • A change of pace for Cruise and Kidman, after the dismal Days of Thunder, with this old-fashioned period romance. In... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
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  • 7 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Is it a Film you're looking for Joseph?

    Watched this ages ago but only recently on dvd. What can I say-good good film. Nicole is believable. Tom is not bad-the accents in my opinon are good. The plot is a typical epic romantic historical film-as dad puts it 'its Titanic if the iceberg hadn't hit'

    Give this film a try-its worth it. The scenery in Ireland is well shot and the soundtrack fits the scenes and story in a complimentary way.

    No complaints-at all. Good film-if you enjoyed films like Titanic, Ned Kelly and gritty westerns-then give this a try as it combines the best elements of these films.

      • Jowolvo from wolves uk
  • Most recent members' review of Far And Away

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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    zzzzzz. Has it finished yet

    This is not my idea of fun or entertainment. You have two very talented actors, well 1?(he?s not very big) Nicole Kidman who is this sexiest woman on this planet, and then there?s Tom, who should stick to playing Americans(which he is).

    This film just didn?t do it for me, I was bored right the way through the film and didn?t see anything about this film that I liked(except Nicole).

    The story line has a lot of promise, but needs a different type of male actor to play it, not some 5ft 7in American, playing a Irish prize fighter.

      • Peter Day from Ampthill, Beds
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