Jude

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• Genre: Spirituality & Philosophy
• Movie Type: Religions & Belief Systems
• Release Year: 1978
• Run Time: 40 minutes

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[Greek Iouda, from Hebrew yəhûdâ.]

Jude (1st century), apostle and martyr. He is usually identified with Thaddaeus and Jude, the brother of James, one of the ‘brethren of the Lord’ and the author of the Epistle of Jude. Little is known of his life after Pentecost. According to Western tradition he joined with Simon in preaching the Gospel in Persia, where both were martyred. In modern times Jude has acquired considerable popularity as ‘patron of hopeless cases’ whose efficacy is testified even in the personal columns of The Times. This patronage is said to have originated because nobody invoked him for anything since his name so closely resembled that of Judas who betrayed the Lord; consequently he favours even the most desperate situations of his clients. There are at least three ancient English dedications to SS. Simon and Jude, but none to either of them alone. The relics of SS. Simon and Jude are believed to have been translated to St. Peter's, Rome, in the 7th–8th century: Reims and Toulouse also claimed notable relics. In art Jude's usual emblem is a club, the instrument of his death; otherwise (as often on East Anglian screens) he holds a ship, while Simon holds a fish, possibly because they were believed, as cousins of Zebedee, to follow the same calling as him. Feast: (with Simon) in the West, 28 October; in the East, Jude alone on 19 June.

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• NT passages are Luke 6: 16; John 14: 22; Acts 1: 13; Jude 1 (which was an important source of 2 Peter); AA.SS. Oct. XII (1867), 421–67; R. A. Lipsius, Die apokryphen Apostelgeschichten, ii (2), 142–200; see also arts. in D.C.A., i (1875), 891–3

Jude
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Directed by	Michael Winterbottom
Produced by	Andrew Eaton
Written by	Hossein Amini (screenplay) Based on the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Starring	Christopher Eccleston Kate Winslet Liam Cunningham Rachel Griffiths
Music by	Adrian Johnston
Cinematography	Eduardo Serra
Editing by	Trevor Waite
Distributed by	Universal Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release date(s)	October 4, 1996 (UK) October 18, 1996 (USA)
Running time	123 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English/Latin

Jude is a 1996 English film, based on the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The screenplay is written by Hossein Amini. The original music score is composed by Adrian Johnston.

Playing the title character, Christopher Eccleston shares a brief scene in the film with David Tennant. Nine years later, Tennant succeeded Eccleston in the lead role in Doctor Who. Jude remains the only time that the two have appeared together on-screen.

The majority of the film was shot in late 1994 in Edinburgh and locations in Country Durham including Durham Cathedral, Durham City, Ushaw College, Blanchland village and Beamish museum.^{[citation needed]}

Plot summary

In the Victorian period, Jude Fawley (Eccleston) is a young man who dreams of a scholarly university education. Circumstances conspire against him, however, forcing him into a job as a stonemason and an unhappy marriage to a country girl, Arabella (Griffiths). He remains true to his dream, however, and months later, after his wife's sudden departure, heads for the city, where he thinks education lies for any man who is willing to work hard. There he encounters his beautiful cousin, Sue Bridehead (Winslet), who shares his intelligence and disdain for convention, and the two develop a romantic relationship. These unlikely lovers must struggle to keep their relationship from a disapproving world, however, or else face the tragic consequences of public scandal.

Main cast

Actor	Role
Christopher Eccleston	Jude Fawley
Kate Winslet	Sue Bridehead
Liam Cunningham	Phillotson
Rachel Griffiths	Arabella
June Whitfield	Aunt Drusilla

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